From Incentive to Development: The Evolving Regulatory Framework for Women’s Football in the Run-Up to the FIFA World Cup 2027 - By Alice LAURINDO, Felipe PESTANA & Sofia IERVOLINO

Introduction: The World Cup as an Opportunity

The long-awaited 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be held in Brazil, the first time the contest is taking place in South America. 35 years after its inaugural edition, the tournament has grown from 12 teams competing over two weeks to 32 teams across an entire month, thus reaching a level of global relevance that can no longer be treated as secondary.^[4]

As in any event of this magnitude, it is not only a chance for FIFA, as the organizer, to further consolidate the development of the women’s game worldwide, but also an opportunity for the host country, Brazil, to enhance all matters related to the sport at the national level, including its infrastructure,...

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