Rio hosts the second Host Cities and Stadiums Workshop for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027

The CBF took part in the second Host Cities and Stadiums Workshop for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027, which brings together representatives of FIFA, the federal government, the CBF and the venues that will receive the teams, from 24 to 26 August. The meeting discusses the organisation of the tournament with a focus on transport, security, sustainability, volunteering and the FIFA Fan Festival. The aim is to align the infrastructure and the operation of each host city for the tournament. The opening was led by Jill Ellis, FIFA's Chief Football Officer. She was followed by Roberto Oliveira, of 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 the CBF's women's competitions manager. Both stressed the CBF's commitment to the biggest women's competition on the planet, which will take place in Latin America for the first time. Brazil's Minister of Sport, Paulo Henrique Cordeiro, also attended, and highlighted the effort being made so that the World Cup is a success both on the pitch and in the stands, leaving a legacy for women's football in the country. He also stressed the need to align strategies and strengthen integration between governments and FIFA. The event includes specialist forums covering specific subjects that are essential to staging the World Cup in Brazil, such as transport, security, stadium management, technology, infrastructure, sustainability, human rights, volunteering, spectator services, communications, marketing, legacy and the FIFA Fan Festival. Cris Gambare, the CBF's women's national teams coordinator, attended the workshop and underlined its importance: "We are ten months from the World Cup and the information given here is extremely relevant and gives direction for better work. I am very happy to represent the women's national teams department and to see the participation of the federations and of representatives from every World Cup stadium, and the interaction between everyone here, talking about women's football at such an important moment." Roberto Oliveira, Julio Avellar, Aline Pellegrino, Cris Gambare, Matheus Senna and Gustavo Barbosa represented the CBF at the workshop. Credit: Livia Villas-Boas/Agencia Staff. Another point highlighted was the chance to connect with the people who will play an active part in the competition. "I see that interaction as a good thing. We still have a lot of work ahead, together with FIFA, the federal government, the federations, the stadiums and the municipalities, all with the same goal, which is to deliver a wonderful World Cup inside our country," Gambare added. Besides Roberto Oliveira, Aline Pellegrino and Cris Gambare, the event was attended by other CBF representatives: Julio Avellar, competitions director, Matheus Senna, development and projects director, and Gustavo Barbosa, institutional relations director. FIFA announced the tournament schedule on Thursday 20 August. The competition runs from 24 June to 25 July next year. Because the host nation is the top seed in Group A, the schedule revealed Brazil's route through the group stage and its possible paths in the tournament. In the first round, Brazil open at the Maracana, in Rio, on 24 June, play their second match on 29 June at the Arena Itaquera, in Sao Paulo, and close the group stage on 4 July at the Estadio Nacional, in Brasilia. If they finish top of the group, Brazil play in Fortaleza on 10 July; if they finish second, they go to Belo Horizonte on 11 July for the round of 16. In total, eight state capitals will host the 64 matches of the tournament. Alongside Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia, the list of host cities is completed by Porto Alegre, Salvador, Recife and Fortaleza. The tournament will be played from 24 June to 25 July 2027. This is the first women's World Cup in South America, with 32 teams and 64 matches in total. Expressions of interest are open for anyone who wants to volunteer at the competition.