O president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) met with Gianni Infantinopresident of FIFA, and with Samir Houdpresident of the CBF, to debate the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Carlo Ancelotti, coach of the men’s team, also participated in the meeting, which took place this Monday (26) at Palácio do Planalto.
“We discussed how this World Cup could be a milestone for women’s football, strengthen sporting practice in the country and inspire girls and boys across Brazil. We also reinforced the importance of using the event’s visibility for social issues, especially the fight against violence against women”, Lula wrote in X after the meeting.
Infantino, Xaud and Ancelotti also participated, on Sunday (25), . The event took place in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, and featured legends of women’s and men’s football, such as Formiga, Cristiane, Ronaldo and Cafu.
The 2027 Women’s World Cup will be hosted for the first time in South America, with Brazil as the home ground.
2029 Club World Cup
The meeting mainly focused on women’s football. But the 2029 Club World Cup, a competition for which Brazil must present a candidacy, was also on the agenda of the meeting.
According to Samir Xaud, the first edition took place in 2025 in the United States.
“We believe that Brazil is ready to host this great event, but this requires a lot of conversations. Brazil will, yes, put forward its candidacy for 2029”, said Xaud about the Club World Cup.
See Lula’s note about the meeting in full
Today I had the honor of receiving top football representatives at Palácio do Planalto: the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, the president of the CBF, Samir Xaud, and the coach of our national team, Carlo Ancelotti.
We talked about the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Brazil between June 24 and July 25, 2027, with 32 teams in 8 Brazilian cities! We discussed how this World Cup could be a milestone for women’s football, strengthen sports in the country and inspire girls and boys across Brazil. We also reinforce the importance of using the event’s visibility for social issues, especially the fight against violence against women.
I am confident that together we will make this World Cup a historic moment for the sport and for our country!
