The Brazilian government announced on Tuesday its interest in applying for the country’s candidacy to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup and said that it is already negotiating the proposal with the Brazilian Confederation of
Soccer (CBF) and possible host cities.
The announcement was made by the Brazilian Minister of Sports, former volleyball player Ana Moser, in an interview given on Monday night to a television station and which was reproduced on Tuesday on the ministry’s social networks.
“That is our intention and we want to make a great effort to achieve it,” Moser said when asked if Brazil would bid to host the event.
The minister added that the candidacy proposal is being “built” by the Government with the country’s sports entities, mainly with the CBF, and with the authorities of the cities interested in hosting some of the World Cup matches.
He added that Brazil has until this month to express its interest to the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and until May to respond to the so-called “order book”, which are the requirements that the country must meet as a candidate.
Brazil already hosted the men’s soccer World Cups in 1950 and 2014, but until now it had never considered the possibility of applying for the women’s version.
The 2023 Women’s World Cup will be played from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand by 32 teams, including the Brazilian, who was paired in Group F along with the French, Jamaican and Panamanian.
Despite always being considered one of the favorites and having some of the most renowned soccer players in the world, such as Marta -six times chosen as the best in the world by FIFA-, Cristiane and Formiga, the Brazilian women’s team has not achieved so far no relevant international title.
To try to overcome that frustration, the CBF hired the Swedish Pia Sundhage, two-time Olympic champion with the United States, as its women’s coach in 2019.
EFE
