2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Eight Brazilian Stadiums Confirmed as Super Falcons Miss Tournament

Brazil will host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup across eight stadiums, all of which were also used during the 2014 FIFA Men’s World Cup.

The tournament is scheduled to run from June 24 to July 25, 2027, and will mark the first time the FIFA Women’s World Cup is staged in South America. A total of 32 teams will compete across 64 matches in eight host cities.

The confirmed venues are the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Estádio Nacional in Brasília, Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Arena Castelão in Fortaleza, Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, Arena Itaquera in São Paulo, Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador and Arena Pernambuco in Recife.

The Maracanã will take centre stage, hosting Brazil’s opening match on June 24 before staging the final on July 25. The famous Rio stadium will also host a quarter-final and semi-final, adding to its long list of major international football occasions.

São Paulo’s Arena Itaquera will also have a major role in the knockout stages, with the stadium scheduled to host a quarter-final, a semi-final and the third-place match. Brasília, Porto Alegre, Recife and Salvador will stage matches through the round of 16, while Belo Horizonte and Fortaleza will host quarter-final fixtures.

For Nigerian football fans, Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre carries a familiar World Cup memory. The stadium was the venue for Nigeria’s 3-2 defeat to Argentina during the group stage of the 2014 Men’s World Cup and hosted five matches during that tournament.

Several of the other venues also have strong connections to the 2014 competition. Mineirão hosted Germany’s 7-1 semi-final victory over Brazil, while Arena Castelão staged Brazil’s quarter-final win over Colombia. Arena Fonte Nova hosted six matches, including Spain’s 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands, while Arena Pernambuco staged five games.

Estádio Nacional in Brasília hosted seven matches in 2014, including the third-place play-off between Brazil and the Netherlands. Arena Itaquera hosted the opening match between Brazil and Croatia as well as the semi-final between Argentina and the Netherlands.

The 2027 tournament will be the 10th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and will bring the world’s leading women’s national teams to eight Brazilian cities. However, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will not feature after failing to secure one of Africa’s direct qualification places at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria subsequently lost 2-1 to South Africa in the play-off for the remaining African route to the World Cup.

Four of the 12 stadiums used at the 2014 Men’s World Cup were not selected for the 2027 women’s tournament: Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá, Arena da Amazônia in Manaus, Arena das Dunas in Natal and Arena da Baixada in Curitiba. The selected venues will instead provide the setting for a historic Women’s World Cup that will culminate at the Maracanã