Belgium, Germany, Netherlands bid | |
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for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
Bid Details | |
Bidding nation | Belgium, Germany, Netherlands |
Bidding federation | RBFA, DFB, KNVB |
Proposed venues | 13 (in 13 cities) |
The Belgium–Germany–the Netherlands bid for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup is a joint bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup by the football associations of Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The bid was announced on 24 March 2023.[1]
Background
Belgium and the Netherlands have previously co-hosted the UEFA European Championship in 2000, and Belgium had hosted it earlier in 1972. Germany has been the host for the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011, the UEFA Women's Euro 2001, the FIFA Men's World Cup in 1974 and 2006, and the men's UEFA Euro 1988. Germany is also slated to host the men's UEFA Euro 2024. Both Germany and the Netherlands hosted several matches during the multi-national UEFA Euro 2020. The Netherlands was the host nation for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.
Proposed venues

The proposed host cities in Germany are Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen, and Cologne, all located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.[2] The host cities in the Netherlands would be Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Enschede, Heerenveen, and Rotterdam.[3] Possible host cities in Belgium are Genk, Anderlecht, Gent and Charleroi. While Brussels, Bruges and Liège were not selected as cities for Belgium. Charleroi will have a new stadium to be built in time should the Belgium-Germany-Netherlands bid be awarded. Either Amsterdam or Dortmund could host the final.[4]
Dortmund | Gelsenkirchen | Düsseldorf |
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Signal Iduna Park | Veltins-Arena | Merkur Spiel-Arena |
Capacity: 66,099 | Capacity: 62,271 | Capacity: 54,600 |
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Cologne | Amsterdam | Eindhoven |
RheinEnergieStadion | Johan Cruyff Arena | Philips Stadion |
Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 54,990 | Capacity: 35,000 |
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Enschede | Heerenveen | Rotterdam |
De Grolsch Veste | Abe Lenstra Stadion | De Kuip |
Capacity: 30,205 | Capacity: 27,224 | Capacity: 51,117 |
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Genk | Anderlecht | Gent |
Cegeka Arena | Lotto Park | Ghelamco Arena |
Capacity: 23,718 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 20,175 |
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Charleroi | ||
ZebrArena Charleroi (New stadium) | ||
Capacity: 20,219 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany announce joint bid for 2027 Women's World Cup". 24 March 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "Frauen-WM 2027: DFB bewirbt sich mit vier NRW-Städten - Stadien in Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf und Köln". Eurosport (in German). 9 August 2022.
- ↑ "KNVB maakt mogelijke speelsteden voor WK 2027 bekend" [KNVB announces possible host cities for the 2027 World Cup] (in Dutch). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Breaking New Ground 2027 Bid Book" (PDF). FIFA.com. 9 December 2023.