Women’s World Cup in South America for the first time from…
The Women’s World Cup will be held in South America for the first time after Brazil’s victory. The honor of hosting the 2027 edition comes at a time when Palestine proposed to end Israel’s membership at the 74th FIFA General Assembly held in Bangkok. for the attack on Gaza.
After the success of the 2023 edition in Australia and New Zealand, which reaped $570 million in commercial profits and awarded participants a record $110 million in prize money, FIFA continued its efforts to expand women’s soccer to new continents.
The representatives of the federations affiliated to FIFA voted, with 119 votes for Brazil and 78 votes for the joint file between Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, bringing the tenth edition of the tournament to the country of Samba. The decision sparked celebrations in the hall through the Brazilian file.
“We knew it was going to be difficult,” said Ednaldo Rodriguez, president of the Brazilian confederation. This victory is for South American football and Latin American women’s football.
The Brazilian file scored more points in the evaluation than the competing European file.
The United States and Mexico, which will co-host the men’s World Cup with Canada in 2026, withdrew last April, focusing on the 2031 edition.
FIFA regulators said South America’s hosting of the World Cup “will have a major impact on women’s football in the region”.
Brazil’s portfolio for the 2014 Men’s World Cup includes 10 stadiums, including the iconic Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, proposed to host the opening and final matches.
But there is still some work to be done, especially at the Amazonia Stadium in Manus, which has not been used for ten years.
Unlike the men’s team, which has won five World Cups, the women’s samba team – including the legendary Marta and Formiga – has never won a World Cup title before. Group level in 2023.
The United States holds the record with 4 titles, two for Norway and one each for Japan and Spain, who won the last edition thanks to a forced kiss on the mouth of the former president of the federation, Luis Rubiales. Player Jenny Hermoso during the medal ceremony.
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Gaza is there.
The General Assembly discussed the Palestinian Federation’s request to impose sanctions on its Israeli counterpart, including an immediate suspension of membership due to the ongoing war in Gaza.
Although the Palestinian cause’s request for a vote was rejected, FIFA president Gianni Infantino promised that his organization would take independent legal advice to review the three requests made by the Palestinian federation and ensure that FIFA’s rules apply. In the right way” and the result will be displayed before next July 20.
Infantino continued, “Given the urgency of the situation, an extraordinary meeting of the FIFA Council will be held before July 20 to assess the results of the evaluation and make the appropriate decision.”
The Palestinian Federation hopes to reach an immediate ban on Israeli membership, expressing displeasure at some of the incidents, similar to the scenes shown by Israeli media in December 2023 of dozens of stripped Palestinians detained in a Yarmouk stadium.
Last March, the Israeli league called for a protest against the inclusion of soccer teams in settlements built on Palestinian land, which includes the Palestinian Football Association, “the killing of at least 92 soccer players” and the destruction of all sports infrastructure in the city, citing anti-Palestinian discrimination. and lack of serious conflict with racism.
After leaving the hall on behalf of Iran and Iraq, Israel Football Association president Shino Moshe Zoares took to the stage to give a speech.
