São Paulo to stage 10 Women's World Cup matches including Brazil and a semi-final | OneFootball

São Paulo will stage 10 Women's World Cup matches in 2027, including Brazil's second group game, with ties in every round at Corinthians' Neo Química Arena.

FIFA announced the match calendar on Thursday for the first Women's World Cup to be held in Brazil, confirming the opening game and the final at the Maracanã.

The city had explored hosting the opener, which would have required expanding Neo Química Arena beyond its current capacity of about 48,000, but the plan did not advance.

Six group games plus last 16, quarter-finals, a semi-final and the third-place play-off will be staged in the city.

Brazil top Group A. They open at the Maracanã, then play in São Paulo and Brasília.

If they win the group, the route is Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte and back to São Paulo for the semi-final. As runners-up, it would be Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza and a Rio semi-final.

Opponents will be decided in December's draw. The tournament runs from 24 June to 25 July.

The finals feature 32 teams. Fourteen spots remain, seven via UEFA, four from Concacaf, with a 10-team intercontinental play-off for the last three.

The play-off prelims run 24 November to 5 December with Taiwan, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Ghana, Ecuador and Papua New Guinea. The final phase, 23 February to 6 March, adds Venezuela, two Concacaf sides and one from UEFA to decide the last three places.

Source: Globo.com

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