FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ bid evaluation report

FIFAWOMEN‘SWORLDCUP2027™ BIDEVALUATIONREPORT 3 CONTENTS01. 05. 06. 07. INTRODUCTION 4 INDIVIDUALBIDEVALUATION 54 INDIVIDUALBIDEVALUATION 120 ANNEXES 172 ForewordbythemembersoftheBidEvaluation BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS/GERMANY BRAZIL A.Belgium/Netherlands/Germany 173 TaskForce 5 5.1Description 55 6.1Description 121 Technicalevaluationscores 173 5.1.1Generalinformation–hostcountry 6.1.1Generalinformation–hostcountry B.Brazil 176 2 02. 2.1Conclusionandkeyobservations9 2.2BNG2027executivesummary18 2.3Brazil2027executivesummary28 5.2.6 Commercial 88 6.2.6 Commercial 148 5.3 Riskassessments 91 6.3 Riskassessments 150 OVERVIEWOFTHEBIDDINGPROCESS 40 5.3.1 Competition-relatedeventsites 91 6.3.1 Competition-relatedeventsites 150 3.1Background 41 5.3.2 Transport 94 6.3.2 Transport 152 3.2Competitionformat 43 5.3.3 Safetyandsecurity 96 6.3.3 Safetyandsecurity 154 3.3Timeline 44 5.3.4 Health,medicalandanti-doping 98 6.3.4 Health,medicalandanti-doping 156 5.3.5 IT&T 100 6.3.5 IT&T 158 04. 5.3.65.3.75.3.8 EventtimingSustainability,humanrightsand environmentalprotection Legal 102104108 6.3.66.3.76.3.8 Eventtiming environmentalprotection Legal 162164168 BIDEVALUATIONMETHODOLOGY46 5.3.9Compliance1166.3.9Compliance170 03. andhostcities55 5.1.2Hostingvisionandstrategy58 5.1.3Women’sfootball:developmentandlegacy59 EXECUTIVESUMMARIES 8 5.1.4Communicationsandeventpromotion61 5.2Technicalevaluation64 5.2.1Stadiums64 5.2.2Teamandrefereefacilities78 5.2.3Accommodation82 5.2.4IBCsite84 5.2.5FIFAFanFestivalsites86 andhostcities121 6.1.2Hostingvisionandstrategy122 6.1.3Women’sfootball:developmentandlegacy123 6.1.4Communicationsandeventpromotion124 6.2Technicalevaluation126 6.2.1Stadiums126 6.2.2Teamandrefereefacilities138 6.2.3Accommodation142 6.2.4IBCsite144 6.2.5FIFAFanFestivalsites146 Technicalevaluationscores176 Contents BidEvaluationReport C.Legalbidevaluationmethodology180 Sustainability,humanrightsand 4.1Components47 4.2Scoringsystemforthetechnicalevaluation48 4.3Sourcesofinformation50 4.3.1Biddocumentation50 FIFAWomen’sWorldCup2027™ 4.3.2Inspectionsandverificationofinformation51 5 01. FOREWORDBYTHEMEMBERSOFTHEBIDEVALUATIONTASKFORCE LessthanayearsinceSpainemergedtriumphantattheFIFAWomen’sWorldCup2023™inAustraliaandNewZealand,FIFAhasalreadylaidthegroundworkfortheFIFACongresstoselectthehost(s)oftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCup2027™intheformofthisBidEvaluationReport. 01.Introduction ItwassaidoftheFIFAWomen'sWorldCupthat"thesleepinggianthasawoken"andthesamecanbesaidofwomen'sfootballgenerally.Manyteamseclipsedtheirbestpreviousperformance,withsidesfromfiveofthesixconfederationsprogressingtotheknockoutstage,andestablishedgiantsofthegameexitingthetournamentearly.Matcheswerefaster-paced,thestandardofcoachingwashigher,andplayerswerefitterandtacticallymoreastute.Women’sfootballresoundinglyprovedthatithasgreaterstrengthindepththaneverbefore.Themonth-longfestivaloffootball“downunder”wasarecord-breakingtournament,withmorecountriescompetingthaneverbefore,recordticketsalesandtwobillionfanswatchingontelevision. BidEvaluationReport Now,aswebeginourpreparationsforthelandmarktentheditionoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCup™,thechallengeforFIFAandthehost(s)istodojusticetothelegacycreatedbythe2023instalmentbyonceagainraisingthewomen’sgametoevengreaterheightsandinspiringthenextgenerationofwomenandgirls.Thisisachallengethatourtwobids,whosestrengthreflectstheburgeoningstatusofthewomen’sgame,areeagertotakeon.Wewouldliketothankthemforthewarmwelcomethattheyextendedtousduringourinspectionvisitstotheircountriesandfortheirresponsivenessinaddressingourquestionsandrequestsforinformation. WeshouldalwaysrememberthatFIFAismadeupofnationalfootballassociationsrepresenting211countriesfromaroundtheworld.Eachofthemhasthesamedutytopreserve,protectandpromotefootball,andeachhasanequalrighttoberespectedfordoingso,inwaysthatareappropriatetoitsenvironment.Inkeepingwiththatprinciple,FIFAhasevolvedthevotingprocedurefordesignatingthehost(s)oftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCup2027.Thisforeseesthatthehost(s)ofthewomen’stournamentwillbedesignatedbytheFIFACongressforthefirsttime,andthattheresultofeachballotandtherelatedvoteswillbemadepublic. ThebiddingprocessthatwelaunchedinMarch2023wasthemostthoroughinthehistoryoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCup.ItbuiltonallofthekeyelementsfromtheFIFAWomen’sWorldCup2023biddingprocess,suchasthepublicationofkeycontentanddocumentation,theinclusionofrobustrulesofconductandtheimplementationofacomprehensiveevaluationmodel.Furthermore,the2027processwasenhancedbyadditionalintegritymeasures,includingtherequirementforeachbiddertoappointabidcomplianceandethicsofficertomonitoritscomplianceandtheestablishmentoftheFIFABidEvaluationTaskForcetoevaluateallsubmittedbids. FIFAWomen’sWorldCup2027™ Ithasbeenourprivilegetobemembersofthetaskforce.WhenthebiddingprocessconcludesinBangkokon17May,wetrustthatyouwillfindthattheevaluationshavebeenconductedinanopenandobjectivemanner,andthatwehaveprovidedthedetailsrequiredfortheFIFACongresstomakeaninformeddecisiononwhichofthebidsoffersthebestconditionsforthes