Linda Caicedo (picture up) and Vicky Lopez (picture down) won the IFFHS World’s Best Youth Player Award ! They led their teams Colombia and Spain to the qualifications for the World Cup 2027.
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2027 QUALIFIERS
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 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 USA, 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,, 13 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 , France, Spain and Denmark qualified as 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 (4 direct spots and 2 play off end of the year) or Africa’s CAF (4 direct and 2 playoff)in this summer) have qualified yet, several paths remain open across the confederations.