September 4 – Twelve Brazilian cities, including Belem and Natal, have come forward to host matches at the 2027 Women’s World Cup, FIFA confirmed on Wednesday.
The Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) proposed Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo as the other ten candidate host cities. They all served as host cities during the 2014 World Cup. The Maracana will be the leading candidate to stage the tournament’s final.