Rio will receive the opening and final of the FIFA 2027TM Women's World Cup

Rio de Janeiro will be the stage for the opening and the grand final of the FIFA 2027TM Women's World Cup. The Maracanã was chosen to receive the first match of the competition, on June 24, with the Brazilian team in the field, and the decision of the world title, on July 25.

The announcement was made on Thursday (20/08), during the draw of the preliminary phase of the Feminine World Cup Repeal Tournament of FIFA 2027TM. Held in Zurich, Switzerland, the event also marked the release of the first version of the competition's game calendar, which will be held for the first time in Latin America.

The city of Rio will be one of the main headquarters of the competition, which will gather 32 selections and will have 64 matches distributed across eight Brazilian cities. In all, the Maracanã will receive nine games: six for the group phase and three for the mata, including one of the semifinals and the grand final.

Rio will also be the headquarters of the draw

Fifa confirmed on Monday (24/08) that Rio will receive the draw of the first phase of the Women's World Cup 2027, scheduled for December 11. The date was released on Monday at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) of Rio de Janeiro, the same place that will host the event in four months. The museum received a visit from the original World Cup, accompanied by Jill Ellis, football director of FIFA.

The draw that will take place in December will determine the groups of the Cup, with switching and confrontations of the initial phase. Brazil will be keyhead of the Group A and will be in the tournament opening game on June 24.

The expectation around the FIFA 2027TM Women's World Cup is already high. According to FIFA, about 800,000 people expressed interest in buying tickets to the competition and more than 95,000 registered as interested in acting as volunteers. The goal is to overcome the audience of the last edition, held in Australia and New Zealand, which took two million fans to the stadiums.

In Brazil, the tournament also promises to generate important impacts on the economy. According to a study conducted by FGV at Embratur's request, the world should move around R$8.8 billion in the Brazilian economy and generate approximately 73,000 new direct and indirect jobs.

Upon receiving the opening, one of the semi-finals and the final of the FIFA 2027TM Women's World Cup, Rio reinforces its role as one of the world's leading cities for major sporting events.