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 rest of the world's top teams have been busy locking up their places. As of mid-August, 18 nations across five continental federations have punched their tickets to South America.
AFC (Asia)
Australia, China PR, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, and the Philippines qualified via the 2026 Women's Asian Cup.
CAF (Africa)
Algeria, Cameroon, Malawi, and Morocco booked their spots as the four semifinalists at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, with tournament debutant Malawi and eventual champion Cameroon among the WAFCON surprise stories.
CONMEBOL (South America)
Argentina and Colombia qualified through the CONMEBOL Women's Nations League as the top two finishers behind Brazil.
UEFA (Europe)
Denmark, France, Germany, and Spain all qualified as League A group winners, with seven more European spots still to be decided via the upcoming UEFA playoffs.
OFC (Oceania)
New Zealand won the final Oceania qualifying knockout round to earn its only direct spot.
CONCACAF (North America, Central America, Caribbean)
While no teams from CONCACAF have qualified yet, the region's berths will be settled this fall — with the USWNT among its chief contenders.
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 already qualified directly. The remaining seven European teams enter via two playoff rounds, while one final team enters through the inter-confederation playoff.
Concacaf has four direct spots and two 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 playoff tickets.
CAF has four direct spots and two intercontinental playoff spots. All four semifinalists from WAFCON 2026 — Algeria, Cameroon, Malawi, and Morocco — earned direct qualification. The four quarterfinal losers subsequently advanced to fight for two inter-confederation tournament slots.
CONMEBOL has three direct spots, including host Brazil, plus two intercontinental playoff spots. Argentina and Colombia have already claimed the two non-hosting spots. The third- and fourth-place CONMEBOL Women's Nations League finishers then enter via the playoffs.
FIFA World Cup Playoff Tournament Sets the Inter-Confederation Stage
Ten teams representing six confederations will battle for the final three FIFA Women's World Cup spots through a two-phase knockout tournament kicking off November 24th.
In November's preliminary round, Chinese Taipei (AFC), Uzbekistan (AFC), South Africa (CAF), Ghana (CAF), Papua New Guinea (OFC), Ecuador, and Venezuela each play three matches. The top two finishers then advance to face two CONCACAF teams and one UEFA team in the playoff's final round.
Women's World Cup 2027 Format & Group Stage
When the 2027 Women's World Cup finally lands in Brazil, the teams will be split into eight groups of four.
Each team will square off in three group-stage matches, before the top two from each group advance to single-elimination knockouts starting with the Round of 16.
The Women's World Cup takes the field on June 24th, 2027, streaming exclusively on Netflix.
