ByTasnim Chowdhury
BBC Sport journalist
The 10th edition of the Women's World Cup will take place in Brazil between 24 June-25 July 2027.
Eight venues will host matches in the tournament. These were all previously used for the men's 2014 World Cup.
It will be the second and final year to have 32 teams in the competition, with the 2031 edition expanding to 48 teams.
Brazil have already qualified as they are hosting the 2027 World Cup.
Current champions Spain beat England to win their first World Cup title in 2023.
What are the qualifying groups for Europe?
European team qualifying matches for the World Cup take place between February and December 2026.
Fifty-three European teams are split into three leagues which are set by the 2025 Uefa Women's Nations League: 16 teams in each of Leagues A and B, and 21 in League C.
Four League A group winners will get direct qualification to the 2027 World Cup.
The League A groups are:
A1: Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Serbia
A2: France, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Ireland
A3: Spain, England, Iceland, Ukraine
A4: Germany, Norway, Austria, Slovenia
The other 12 teams will enter the play-offs.
The top three teams in each of the four League B groups and the six group winners and two best runners-up in League C also enter the play-offs.
League B groups:
B1: Wales, Czech Republic, Albania, Montenegro
B2: Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Turkey, Malta
B3: Portugal, Finland, Slovakia, Latvia
B4: Belgium, Scotland, Israel, Luxembourg
League C groups:
C1: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Estonia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein
C2: Croatia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Gibraltar
C3: Hungary, Azerbaijan, North Macedonia, Andorra
C4: Greece, Faroe Islands, Georgia
C5: Romania, Cyprus, Moldova
C6: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia
Teams in all groups will also be competing for promotion or relegation for the next edition of the Nations League.
What about the other countries?
A total of 32 teams will qualify from six confederations and the inter-confederation play-off tournament:
Europe: 11 slots
Asia: Six slots
Africa: Four slots
North America, Central America and the Caribbean: Four slots
South America: Three slots
Oceania: One slot
Inter-confederation play-off tournament: Three slots
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The Maracana in Rio de Janeiro hosted both the 1950 and 2016 men's World Cup finals
In May 2025, Fifa announced that Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo would be the host cities.
Eight stadiums have been selected for the matches:
Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
Estadio Nacional, Brasilia
Arena Castelao, Fortaleza
Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Arena de Pernambuco, Recife
Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro
Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Arena Itaquera, Sao Paulo
The legendary Maracana in Rio, which hosted the 1950 and 2014 men's World Cup finals, is the largest stadium selected with a capacity of 78,838. It was also the stage for the final of the women's Olympic football tournament in 2016.
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