Where Are The Next 5 FIFA Women's World Cups?

Every four years, women’s national soccer teams from around the world compete for international glory at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Since 1991, the tournament has been considered the peak of international women’s soccer. Read on to learn about the host countries of the next five tournaments.

*The bidding process for hosting usually starts the spring of the previous tournament’s year and closes the following spring.

2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. From July 20 to August 19, 2023, the group stage and knockout stage tournaments will be hosted by venues throughout both countries.

The six Australian venues for the 2023 tournament are Stadium Australia, Sydney Football Stadium, Lang Park, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Perth Rectangular Stadium, and Hindmarsh Stadium. The four New Zealand venues for the 2023 tournament are Eden Park, Wellington Regional Stadium, Forsyth Barr Stadium, and Waikato Stadium.

2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup

The location and venues for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup has not yet been determined, but four official bids have been placed. The bidding process was opened in March 2023 and shall run until December 2023.

So far, the four bids submitted by FIFA member nations include Brazil, South Africa, a joint bid by Mexico and the United States, and a joint bid by Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The organizing committee will declare their host choice(s) on May 17, 2024.

2031, 2035, and 2039 Women’s World Cups

The locations for the 2031, 2035, and 2039 Women’s World Cups are currently unknown. Official bidding by eligible countries typically opens early the year of the previous tournament, so the bidding process for the 2031, 2035, and 2039 Women’s World Cups will likely start, respectively in early 2027, 2031, and 2035.

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