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Aline Pellegrino and Cris Gambaré next to the 2027 Women’s World Cup trophy at the 2nd FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Host Cities and Stadiums WorkshopCredits: Lívia Villas-Boas/Agência Staff

The CBF took part in the 2nd FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Host Cities and Stadiums Workshop, which brings together, from August 24 to 26, representatives from FIFA, the Federal Government, the CBF, and the venues that will host the teams during the competition. The meeting is discussing the organization of the tournament with a focus on transportation, security, sustainability, volunteering, and the FIFA Fan Festival. The aim of the event is to align the infrastructure and operations of each host city for the World Cup.

The opening was led by Jill Ellis, FIFA’s Football Director. Next were Roberto Oliveira, from the CBF’s international affairs department, and Aline Pellegrino, executive director of legacy and institutional relations for the 2027 Women’s World Cup and also CBF women’s competitions manager. Both highlighted the CBF’s commitment to the world’s top women’s competition, which will be held in Latin America for the first time.

Minister of Sports Paulo Henrique Cordeiro also took part in the meeting and highlighted everyone’s efforts to make the World Cup a sporting and attendance success, while providing a legacy for women’s football in the country. He also reinforced the need to align strategies and strengthen integration between governments and FIFA.

The event features specialized forums and addresses specific and essential topics for hosting the World Cup in Brazil, such as transportation, security, stadium management, technology, infrastructure, sustainability, human rights, volunteering, spectator services, communication, marketing, legacy, and the FIFA Fan Festival.

Cris Gambaré, CBF Women’s National Teams coordinator, was present at the Workshop and emphasized the importance of the meeting: "We are ten months away from the World Cup, and the information shared was extremely relevant and provides direction for even better work. I’m very happy to represent the Women’s National Teams department and to see the participation of the federations and representatives from all the World Cup stadiums, as well as the interaction among everyone here, talking about women’s football at such an important moment."

Roberto Oliveira, Julio Avellar, Aline Pellegrino, Cris Gambaré, Matheus Senna, and Gustavo Barbosa represented the CBF at the 2nd FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 Host Cities and Stadiums WorkshopCredits: Lívia Villas-Boas/Agência Staff

Another point highlighted was the opportunity to connect with the stakeholders who will play an active role in the competition. "I see this interaction very positively. We still have a lot of work ahead of us, together with FIFA, the Federal Government, federations, stadiums, and municipalities, all with the same goal, which is to deliver a wonderful World Cup in our country," Cris Gambaré added.

In addition to Roberto Oliveira, Aline Pellegrino, and Cris Gambaré, the event also included other CBF representatives: Julio Avellar, competitions director; Matheus Senna, development and projects director; and Gustavo Barbosa, institutional relations director.

About the World Cup

Last Thursday (20), FIFA announced the competition schedule, which will take place between June 24 and July 25 next year. As the host nation is the top seed in Group A, the release of the schedule revealed Brazil’s path in the group stage and its possible routes in the tournament.

In the first phase, the Brazilian National Team will make its debut at the Maracanã in Rio on June 24, play its second match on June 29 at Arena Itaquera in São Paulo, and close out the first phase on July 4 at the National Stadium in Brasília. If it finishes first in the group, Brazil will play in Fortaleza on July 10; if it finishes second, it will go to Belo Horizonte on July 11 to compete in the round of 16.

In total, eight state capitals will host the tournament’s 64 matches. In addition to Rio, São Paulo, and Brasília, the list of host cities also includes São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Salvador, Recife, and Fortaleza.

The tournament will be held from June 24 to July 25, 2027. This is the first Women’s World Cup in South America, with 32 teams. There will be 64 matches in total.

Attention, volunteers!

Expressions of interest are now open for those who wish to volunteer for the competition. Find more information here.

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