The abundant beauty of Brazil will be on show for all the world to see yet again in 2027. The Land of Samba has been chosen by FIFA to host the next Women´s World Cup. Despite the hiccups experienced by Brazil in hosting the men´s version of the World Cup in 2014, the female edition in ´27 is sure to thrill fans and visitors in a country where the Cup is always welcome.
Why Was The Brazil Bid Best?
Earlier in May this year, Brazil cruised to the top in a vote by the 211 member federations that comprise FIFA, world soccer´s governing body, according to Fabio Sá for Minute Media. The South American giant snagged 119 votes, easily beating the second-place submission, a joint proposal by Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, which managed 78 in the final count held in Thailand. (The U.S. bid fell by the wayside with organizers there mainly concerned with the Men´s World Cup in 2026).
The way Brazilians have always played ´the beautiful game´ (o jogo bonito in the local Portuguese lingo) turns out to be almost the same as the title of their triumphant bid for ´27: ´As Natural as Football.´ What would truly be natural for Brazil, and all other countries for that matter, is to see soccer played by women and men at the same level, with the same amount of engagement, and most importantly, investment. Sambaland´s winning proposal is a solid step in that direction.
The Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) included several key pillars in their bid that clearly secured international votes: The chance to normalize women´s soccer in the country, dismantle the current obstacles and prejudices that plague the female game, as well as the opportunity to approach the globe´s biggest tournament in a more environmentally sustainable way, in the words of The Athletic.
Hopefully, the CBF´s enthusiastic plan will bear fruit, allowing the world to see and participate in efforts to combat climate change, protect biodiversity, and deal with deforestation, which continues in South America´s biggest country at a breakneck pace.
You´ve Come A Long Way!
The country in question wasn´t the only one to historically ban women from playing soccer. But ironically, Brazil was the only nation to guarantee that prohibition by law in 1941 when Getúlio Vargas was president. Back then, Decree 3,199 set up the National Sport council, along with banning females from playing organized sports altogether. In 1979, the law was finally overturned, and Brazil´s first female selection took the field in 1986 (only a year after the USWNT suited up for their initial games in ´85).
Of course, the time between now and the ´27 Women´s World Cup is incredibly short, and won´t ensure the needed conditions to produce the next great generation of female athletes to follow in the giant footsteps of Marta, Christiane, and Formiga, the Ant Woman. Aline Lopes da Silva Candeo, a Brazilian expert in sports ethics and integrity, exclaimed to Brazil Reports:
“This is fundamental when we think about the legacy that the tournament can leave. The greatest example of a legacy plan is England with the Women’s Euro 2022, which was part of a 10-year action plan that the Football Association dedicated to the growth of women’s football in the country. This led to England winning a title—it was the push needed for women’s football to become popular in the country.”
Marta Dreams of Women´s World Cup
Brazil´s pedigree as one of the globe´s top soccer nations, on both the women´s and men´s side of the ball, has never been in any doubt. The head coach who´ll lead the local women into the Women´s World Cup in ´27, Arthur Elias, was in a celebratory mood. “Brazil, in addition to the passion of its people for football, has the greatest player of all time (Marta), a runner-up in the World Cup (2007), an international tradition in women’s football, and has been making a series of investments in recent years,” Elias declared.
The queen of women´s soccer was also on hand for the FIFA festivities. A quicksilver attacker, who was voted the best player in the world on six separate occasions, Marta admitted that featuring in a World Cup at home is the burning desire of innumerable Brazilian girls.
“That’s why I want to thank everyone who was part of this achievement, and let’s continue together building the future that women’s football in Brazil, South America, and the world deserves,” mused Marta.
Maybe the Brazilian team will even get to keep the Women´s World Cup at home this time around in ´27, an accomplishment Marta and the Samba Girls never quite managed in all their previous tries.
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Veteran soccer writer Will Beebe has closely followed brilliant Brazilian performances in the 10 World Cups he´s seen in person so far. His recent book, Soccer Giants of Brazil: One American´s Take on Samba Soccer Culture, is now on Amazon. | www.soccergaintsofbrazil.com | Connect with Will on X: @WABeebe11
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