These places will be earned at the 2026 Concacaf W Championship, an eight-team bracket which will be held in November 2026. (While there is a qualifying period for the W Championship, the U.S. is expected to bypass that gantlet as one of the region’s two highest-ranked nations.)

The 2027 edition of the Women’s World Cup will be shown on free to air television after the BBC and ITV struck a deal over the rights to broadcast the tournament.

Building on the successful collaboration for previous major tournaments, the partnership will bring every key moment, match, and story from the global stage to millions of fans across the UK

The partnership between ITV and BBC that has seen record audiences over the 2025 Euros will also show the upcoming World Cup.

The FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup final between India’s Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh remains undecided after the second classical game also ended in a draw, setting the stage for a thrilling tiebreak finale in Batumi,

Divya walked a tight-rope in search of a win, but avoided Humpy's traps to gain a draw in game 2 of the final.

The 2031 women’s World Cup will be played at stadiums throughout the U.S. and Mexico, FIFA confirmed earlier this year by announcing the North American entry was the only “valid bid” the organization received. For the first time, the competition will expand to 48 teams.