Next summer, Brazil will welcome the world's best players when the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off on June 24th. The tournament, which marks a historic first for the continent, runs through July 25th across eight cities, from Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã to São Paulo's Arena Corinthians.
Once play begins, 32 nations will compete for the title across 64 matches. The expected lineup includes defending World Cup champion Spain and the US women's national team, a four-time winner chasing a fifth star.
Teams Already Qualified for the 2027 Women's FIFA World Cup
With Brazil earning an automatic spot as host, the remainder of the world's top teams have already begun their qualifying runs. So far, 10 additional nations from four different continental federations have punched tickets to South America.
- AFC (Asia): Australia, China PR, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, and the Philippines all qualified via the 2026 Women's Asian Cup.
- CONMEBOL (South America): Argentina and Colombia qualified through the CONMEBOL Women's Nations League as the top two finishers behind Brazil.
- UEFA (Europe): Germany qualified as a UEFA Women's World Cup qualifying's League A group winner, while three more European teams will join once the league stage wraps up, with an additional seven spots decided via the upcoming UEFA playoffs.
- OFC (Oceania): New Zealand won the final Oceania qualifying knockout round to earn its direct spot.
While no teams from Concacaf or Africa's CAF have qualified yet, several paths remain open across the confederations.
Inside the Next Women's World Cup Qualification Format
UEFA is allotted 11 direct spots and one intercontinental playoff spot, with a qualifying campaign running February through December 2026. Four League A group winners qualify directly. The remaining seven European teams enter via two playoff rounds, while one final team enters through the intercontinental playoff.
Concacaf has four direct spots and two intercontinental playoff spots. Running November 24th through December 5th, the Concacaf W Championship features Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and the USWNT. The four semifinalists qualify directly, while the four quarterfinal losers compete for two intercontinental playoff tickets.
CAF has four direct spots and two intercontinental playoff spots. All four semifinalists from the rescheduled 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations — now set for July 25th through August 16th — will qualify. Four quarterfinal losers then via for two intercontinental tournament slots.
CONMEBOL has three direct spots, including host Brazil, plus two intercontinental playoff spots. Argentina and Colombia have already claimed the two non-host spots. The third- and fourth-place CONMEBOL Women's Nations League finishers then enter via the intercontinental playoff tournament.
Ten teams from six confederations will later battle for the final three FIFA Women's World Cup spots through a two-phase knockout tournament. So far, three of the 10 playoff spots are taken by Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan, and Papua New Guinea.
Women's World Cup 2027 Format and Group Stage
When the 2027 Women's World Cup finally kicks off, the teams will be split into eight groups of four.
Each team subsequently plays three group-stage matches, before the top two from each group advance to a single-elimination knockout round starting with the Round of 16.
The Women's World Cup takes the field on June 24th, 2027, streamed exclusively on Netflix.
