Brzil win good stadiums over Europe bid Europe bid is good but lacked stadium and made no sense to return Europe Club world cup should go to Europe bid About time South America got WWC Brazil lack practicallity but redeemes with great stadiums and potencial development benefits Europe can no longer fob off feds with small stadiums, England should take notes. compensatio for 2030

Brazil are deserved winners in 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup bidding

A week ago in Bangkok, Thailand, 211 FIFA members had a big decision thta would choose the road that growth of women football would take in the near future. There were two great bids with differing strenghs, but also different naritives. Was it South America's turn to host the biggest women's sporting event in the world or would Europe reign supreme and host the event for the fourth time?

In the end, after a tight battle, the Brazilian bid brought the Women's World Cup the South America, with the golden letter showcasing a Bralian flag sparking excitement from the bidding team. Brazil's bid ended up winning by 119 votes to Belgium, Germany and Netherlands' 79.

My Thoughts

Overall, the right choice was made. While it wasn't South America's time in 2023 to receive the Women's World vup with the Colombian bid, Brazil, after withdrawing their 2023 bid came in this time round with more moventum than before. Unlike in 2023, where their bid came out of nothing, the 2027 bid was known about early in the bidding process. The government of Brazil offered support early on, plus the federsation lobbied to FIFA during the Copa Liberidores final at the Maracana in November 2023. In regards to the South American bids, the biggest difference between the Colombian bid in 2023 and Brazil's now is the plethora of stadiums the Brazilians had on offer. Brazil's stadiums were undeniably exceptional. Ten stadiums from the 2014 World Cup with lowest capacity stadium being the 42,788 capacity Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá. To put that into propective, Switzerland's biggest stadium for the 2025 Women's Euro, the St. Jakob-Park in Basel, is only 38,512. The Arena Pantanal has a bigger capacity than seven of the ten stadiums used at the 2023 Women's World Cup. Even though concerns have been raised about the lack of activity in some grounds, especially in Manaus, those worries should be fixed in no time. Practicallity is the only major problem in Brazil's bid, so while teams can be transported to each host city relatively easily by plane, fans of a country might struggle to keep up with their nation's journey unless you have money. Although, this issue could in thoery be fixed if groups were regionalised. An important plus for the application was the pontencial for subtanial growth in a whole continent that loves football but hasn't given women football the same interest as in Europe and North America. This tournament could be a huge stepping stone for the growth in women's football in South America. It's still a known fact that despite the leaps and bounds the women's game has made in the region, more still needs to be done to ensure a sustained development continues and that a platform, in the way of televising rights for league and better time slots etc, exists.

Now for a bit on the losing bid. The bid from Belgium, Germany and Netherlands was the first known application we had. The bid was great, and excessantly practial tournament with every proposed venue at a 300km radius of each other. Each national team would've had great support from their country and the stadiums would've almost 100% been sold out for every game, which is a slight worry I have for Brazil's bid. If I am being honest, the worst part of the bid was Belgium. Belgium offered very little. Unlike in Netherlands and Germany, where their venues were superb and those two clearly put all in their effort in the bid, Belgium seemed lazy. Belgium's proposed venues were only 20,000 capacity stadiums in medium-sized cities such as Anderlecht, Gent, Genk and Charloaroi (although Gent is a very nice city). The biggest three venues in Belgium, based in Brussels, Brugges and Liege, were not picked, with Brussels' excuse being they didn't have time to renevate the biggest stadium in the country's roof. It would have been a great backdrop for the Women' World Vyp in Belgium but they didn't bother. You could debate that FIFA should've statred the bidding process quicker and given the winning bid more time to prepare, but while that's a fair argument, the Belgians knew how much time they had and if they weren't able to give their best, they should've withdrawn as a co-host and let the other two apply instead. Also, in the bid book, it states that the legal framework of Belgium was also deemed very difficult to FIFA, which definately hindered the bid too. It is a shame because Netherlands and Germany really tried their best. Anpther big problem in the European's bid was their region they were reprrsenting. Had Europe won, it would've been the fourth Women's World Cup held in the region, which, to me, just wouldn't have made sense. Europe has a lot other competitions that at the moment do a solid job of continuing Europe's development of the sport (Women's Euro and Women's Champions League), so hosting a Women World Cup just isn't needed and wouldn't be used as well in regards to developmeting women's football as it could in other regions, like South America. They did propose a good legacy plan, promising to use all the revenue made by the tournament to invest in women's football across the world. Although, it's too vague in my opinion and doesn't merit giving the World Cup to Europe again.

Also, a big pet peeve I have when nations organise women's sporting events is when they don't used the best facilities in their country. But these days, especially in women's football, there is no excuse for it. So like I mentioned before, where Belgium's portion of the bid lacked great stadiums, Brazil's bid offered ten world-class venues that many any nation would dream of about having one of them. It's a common practice in women's football that is slowly becomig rarer and rarer to see. European bids in the past could get away with not using their best stadiums, (take France and England in recent history) but women's football is getting igger and bigger by te year and there's no excuse to not use the best you have got. So when Brazil's bid contains their best venues, it is not not a good look from Europe that they are not doing the same (it led to the European's bid getting a medium risk assessment on their stadiums, compared to Brazil's low risk). I hope my country England is taking notes for their future bid because from now on, only the best facilities are sufficient for a Women's World Cup bid. 

However, despite my issues, I do think that Belgium, Germany and Netherlands could be great hosts for the inaugural Women's Club World Cup in 2026 due to their pratcially and likely relaxed rules regading stadiums for the new competition.

From a FIFA prospective also, giving CONMEBOL the 2027 tournsamnet after not really receiving the 2030 World Cup could act as the biggest compensation, and the biggest one so far, following a surge in South Americans hosting FIFA competitions.

To end this article, I will make a blunt statement. It was South America's time.


Club world cup should go to Europe bid

Qualified teams edit

2026 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Dates4 December – 13 December
Teams16
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
← 2024
2028 →

The 2026 Men's World Floorball Championships will be the 16th edition of this competition. It will held from 4 to 13 December 2026 in Tampere, Finland.[1]

Host selection edit


Finland and Czech Republic both had expressed an interest in this event.[2] In 1 December 2022, the Finnish Floorball Federation announced a bid for 2026. The bid had support from the Finnish government and the federation had already sent preliminary letters to Denmark and Latvia about a possible co-host.[3] On 24 March 2023, Finland officially sent an application for the tournament. [4] During January and February, the Finnish Floorball Federation stated that they had a lot of interest from multiple cities, but chose Tampere due to their arenas and fans. The negotiations with Denmark and Latvia for a potential joint bid never materialized to an official bid as Finland submitted a solo bid.[5][4] Finland was given the hosting rights on 24 May 2023 at a meeting in Malmö.[1][6][7][8][9][10]

Preparation edit

After a bid for the 2026 men's and 2027 women's was announced, the Finnish Floorball Federation announced they wanted to do a two-year project, with sponsors and organisation in mind.[3]

Qualification edit

Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host nation May 24 2023 1   Finland
European Qualification 1 2026 10
European Qualification 2 2026
European Qualification 3 2026
Americas Qualification 2026 1
Asia-Oceania Qualification 2026 4
Total 16

Venues edit

The three arenas are situated in Tampere. The quarterfinals onwards will be in the Nokia Arena.[1][11]

Tampere Tampere Tampere
Nokia Arena
Capacity: 13,000
Hakametsä Ice Hall
Capacity: 7,000
Kauppi Sports hall
Capacity: 1,300
     

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "IFF CB Meeting News 2/2023: WFC hosts awarded, Future of Floorball status and upcoming events". IFF Main Site. May 24, 2023.
  2. ^ https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2022/11/Minutes-for-IFF-CB-meeting-11.11_final.pdf
  3. ^ a b "Hallitustiedote: Suomi hakee miesten vuoden 2026 MM-kisoja - selvitystyö salibandyn kehityssuunnista alkaa". Suomen Salibandyliitto. December 1, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Salibandyn miesten MM2026-kisoja haetaan Tampereelle ja naisten MM2027-tapahtumaa Turkuun". Suomen Salibandyliitto. March 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Salibandyn miesten MM2026-kisoja haetaan Tampereelle ja naisten MM2027-tapahtumaa Turkuun | Suomen Salibandyliitto ry". www.sttinfo.fi.
  6. ^ "Miesten salibandyn MM2026-kisat".
  7. ^ "Salibandy sai täysosuman – miesten MM-kisat pelataan Tampereella 2026 ja naisten MM-turnaus Turussa 2027". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat. May 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Events and Organisers 2023-2026". IFF Main Site.
  9. ^ ""Harvinaista herkkua" – Tampere järjestää miesten MM2026- ja Turku naisten MM2027-kisat | Suomen Salibandyliitto ry". www.sttinfo.fi.
  10. ^ Tiira, Jaakko (May 24, 2023). "MM-kisat Suomeen! Nokia-areena toimii päänäyttämönä". Ilta-Sanomat.
  11. ^ "Tampereella järjestetään miesten Salibandyn MM-kisat vuonna 2026 [Tampereen kaupunki - Ajankohtaista]". www.tampere.fi. May 25, 2023.

Category:Floorball World Championships Category:International floorball competitions hosted by Finland Category:Sports competitions in Tampere

2027 Women's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Finland
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates3 December – 12 December
Teams16
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
← 2025
2029 →

The 2027 Women's World Floorball Championships will be the 16th edition of this competition. It will held from 3 to 12 December 2027 in Turku, Finland.[1]

Host selection edit

In late October 2022, the Finnish Floorball Federation announced their intent bid for a 2027 bid.[2] The bid had support from the Finnish government.[3] On 24 March 2023, Finland officially sent an application for the tournament. [4] During January and February, the Finnish Floorball Federation stated that they had a lot of interest from multiple cities, but chose Turku due to their facilities and fans.[5][4] Finland was given the hosting rights on 24 May 2023 at a meeting in Malmö.[1][6][7][8][9][7][10][11]

Preparation edit

After a bid for the 2026 men's and 2027 women's was announced, the Finnish Floorball Federation announced they wanted to do a two-year project, with sponsors and organisation in mind.[3]

Qualification edit

Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host nation May 24, 2023 1   Finland
European Qualification 1 2027 11
European Qualification 2 2027
European Qualification 3 2027
Americas Qualification 2027 1
Asia-Oceania Qualification 2027 3
Total 16

Venues edit

Both venues for the tournament are in Turku.[1] Unlike the 2026 men's edition, the bigger arena, the Gatorade Center, will play host to group games and not just knockout games.

Turku Turku
Gatorade Center
Capacity: 11,800
Kupittaa Sports hall
Capacity: 2,850
   

References edit

Category:Floorball World Championships Category:International floorball competitions hosted by Finland Category:21st century in Turku Category:Sports competitions in Turku

2030 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Dates28 November – 15 December
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Next →

The 2030 EHF European Women's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2030, will be the 19th edition of the EHF European Women's Handball Championship, the biennial international women's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF.

Bid process edit

Bidding timeline edit

The bidding timeline was as follows:[1]

2 August 2023 Invitation to National Federations to provide a letter of intent to the EHF for hosting the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032
1 November 2023 Deadline for submitting the letter of intent and request for the bidding documents by the interested federations
November 2023 Dispatch of the manual for staging the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032 together with the relevant specifications and forms by the EHF
1 June 2024 Applications available at the EHF Office and deadline to submit a formal bid
21 June 2024 Approval of applications by EHF EXEC
July and September 2024 Site inspections
End of September Confirmation of bids for the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032
December 2024 Allocation at the EO EHF Congress 2024

Bids edit

On 3 November 2023, it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Bidding process open for EHF EUROs 2030 and 2032". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  2. ^ "High interest for hosting EHF EUROs in 2030 and 2032". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

External links edit

Category:European Women's Handball Championship Category:2030 in European sport European Championship, Women, 2030 European Championship, Women, 2030 European Women's Category:Women's handball in Serbia Category:Women's handball in Montenegro

2032 EHF European Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Dates2–19 December
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Next →

The 2032 EHF European Women's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2032, will be the 20th edition of the EHF European Women's Handball Championship, the biennial international women's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF.

Bid process edit

Bidding timeline edit

The bidding timeline is as follows:[1]

2 August 2023 Invitation to National Federations to provide a letter of intent to the EHF for hosting the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032
1 November 2023 Deadline for submitting the letter of intent and request for the bidding documents by the interested federations
November 2023 Dispatch of the manual for staging the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032 together with the relevant specifications and forms by the EHF
1 June 2024 Applications available at the EHF Office and deadline to submit a formal bid
21 June 2024 Approval of applications by EHF EXEC
July and September 2024 Site inspections
End of September Confirmation of bids for the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032
December 2024 Allocation at the EO EHF Congress 2024

Bids edit

On 3 November 2023, it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:[2]

Stated an interest edit

Confirmed to bid edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Bidding process open for EHF EUROs 2030 and 2032". EHF. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ "High interest for hosting EHF EUROs in 2030 and 2032". EHF. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ^ "German Handball Association Confirms Interest in Hosting Further Major Handball Tournaments". handball-world. dpa, chs. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

External links edit

Category:European Women's Handball Championship Category:2032 in European sport European Championship, Women, 2032 European Championship, Women, 2032 European Championship, Women, 2032 European Women's Category:Women's handball in Serbia Category:Women's handball in Montenegro Category:Women's handball in Germany Category:Women's handball in Denmark Category:Women's handball in Poland

2030 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Dates10–27 January
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Next →

The 2030 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2030, will be the 19th edition of the EHF European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF.

Bid process edit

Bidding timeline edit

The bidding timeline was as follows:[1]

2 August 2023 Invitation to National Federations to provide a letter of intent to the EHF for hosting the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032
1 November 2023 Deadline for submitting the letter of intent and request for the bidding documents by the interested federations
November 2023 Dispatch of the manual for staging the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032 together with the relevant specifications and forms by the EHF
1 June 2024 Applications available at the EHF Office and deadline to submit a formal bid
21 June 2024 Approval of applications by EHF EXEC
July and September 2024 Site inspections
End of September Confirmation of bids for the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032
December 2024 Allocation at the EO EHF Congress 2024

Bids edit

On 3 November 2023, it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:[2]

Confirmed to bid edit

References edit

External links edit

Category:European Men's Handball Championship Category:2030 in European sport European Championship, Men, 2030 European Championship, Men, 2030 European men's

2032 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Dates15 January–1 February
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Next →

The 2032 EHF European Men's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2032, will be the 20th edition of the EHF European Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Europe organized by EHF.

Bid process edit

Bidding timeline edit

The bidding timeline was as follows:[1]

2 August 2023 Invitation to National Federations to provide a letter of intent to the EHF for hosting the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032
1 November 2023 Deadline for submitting the letter of intent and request for the bidding documents by the interested federations
November 2023 Dispatch of the manual for staging the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032 together with the relevant specifications and forms by the EHF
1 June 2024 Applications available at the EHF Office and deadline to submit a formal bid
21 June 2024 Approval of applications by EHF EXEC
July and September 2024 Site inspections
End of September Confirmation of bids for the EHF EUROs 2030 & 2032
December 2024 Allocation at the EO EHF Congress 2024

Bids edit

On 3 November 2023, it was announced that the following nations sent in an official expression of interest:[2]

Confirmed to bid

References edit

External links edit

Category:European Men's Handball Championship Category:2032 in European sport European Championship, Men, 2032 European Championship, Men, 2032 European men's


Mexico, United States bid
for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
Bid details
Bidding nationMexico, United States
Bidding federationFMF and USSF
Proposed venues16 (in 16 cities)

The Mexico–United States 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup bid is a joint bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup by the soccer associations of Mexico and the United States. The bid was announced on April 19, 2023.

Background edit

Before his resignation in 2017, former U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro expressed an interest in having the U.S. host the tournament, stating "I believe we can and should host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027."[1] However, it was not known where current president Cindy Parlow Cone could have stood on a possible bid. If successful, the U.S. would host the Women's World Cup one year after co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup and one year before Los Angeles hosts the Summer Olympics again.[2] The United States has previously hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup and this tournament twice in a row in 1999 and 2003. It was reported on August 6, 2021, that U.S. Soccer was considering a bid for the 2031 Women's World Cup as an alternative before reinstating its plan for 2027 on June 17, 2022.[3][4]

On June 21, 2022, the president of the Mexican Football Federation, Yon de Luisa, announced interests in hosting the 2027 edition and would seek to make a bid for it. Mexico has never hosted a FIFA Women's World Cup, but has hosted the men's World Cup twice, in 1970 and 1986, and will do so again as joint host for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[5] A joint bid between the United States and Mexico was announced on April 19, 2023, prior to a friendly match between the men's teams.[6]

FIFA football tournament hosting experiences edit

Together, Mexico, and the United States have hosted 8 FIFA events and are scheduled to host the 2026 World Cup, which is the most of any duo of geographically connected nations.

In addition, both countries have hosted at least one Olympic football tournament. Mexico in Mexico City 1968, and the United States hosted twice – in Los Angeles 1984 and Atlanta 1996. The Atlanta Games were the first to include a women's tournament.

Proposed venues edit

The United States and Mexico have jointly announced their preparedness to host a World Cup, intending to utilize the same venues, infrastructure, and protocols as employed for the Men's World Cup the previous year.[7] 16 cities (5 in Mexico and 11 in the United States) were confirmed by the bid book.[8]

A † denotes a stadium used for previous men's and women's World Cup tournaments.
A ‡ denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.

Mexico edit

Mexico City Monterrey
(Guadalupe, Nuevo León)
Guadalajara
(Zapopan, Jalisco)
Estadio Azteca Estadio BBVA Estadio Akron
Capacity: 87,523
(Bid book capacity: 83,280)
Capacity: 53,500
(Bid book capacity: 53,460)
Capacity: 46,232
(Bid book capacity: 48,071)
     
Querétaro León
Estadio Corregidora Estadio León
Capacity: 34,130 Capacity: 32,000
   
Location of the candidate cities of Mexico

United States edit

New York/New Jersey
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)
Dallas
(Arlington, Texas)
Kansas City Houston
MetLife Stadium AT&T Stadium Arrowhead Stadium NRG Stadium
Capacity: 82,500
(Bid book capacity: 87,157)
Capacity: 80,000
(Bid book capacity: 92,967)
Capacity: 76,416
(Bid book capacity: 76,640)
Capacity: 72,220
       
Atlanta Los Angeles
(Pasadena, California)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Rose Bowl Stadium
Capacity: 71,000
(Bid book capacity: 75,000)
Capacity: 88,432
   
Philadelphia
Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 69,796
(Bid book capacity: 69,328)
 
Seattle San Francisco Bay Area
(Santa Clara, California)
Boston
(Foxborough, Massachusetts)
Miami
(Miami Gardens, Florida)
Lumen Field Levi's Stadium Gillette Stadium Hard Rock Stadium
Capacity: 69,000
Capacity: 68,500
(Bid book capacity: 70,909)
Capacity: 65,878
(Bid book capacity: 70,000)
Capacity: 64,767
(Bid book capacity: 67,518)
       

References edit

  1. ^ Yang, Stephanie (November 7, 2017). "What US Soccer presidential candidates are saying about the women's game". SB Nation. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Goff, Steven (June 13, 2018). "U.S., Mexico and Canada win joint bid for 2026 World Cup, topping Morocco in FIFA vote". Denver Post. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Willians, Bob (August 6, 2021). "US Soccer now considers bidding for the 2031 Women's World Cup". SportsPro. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "USSF plans to bid to host either 2027 or 2031 Women's World Cup". Just Women's Sports. June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "México buscará ser sede de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA femenil". June 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "U.S. Soccer Federation And Mexican Football Federation Will Launch Bid To Co-Host The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation submit the "New Heights" bid for the right to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "New Heights - 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Mexico-USA Bid Book" (PDF). FIFA.com. December 9, 2023.

External links edit