Brazil’s first staging of the Women’s World Cup is beginning to take shape well before the opening match. FIFA has approved a major rise in preparation funding for every one of the 32 teams heading to the 2027 finals, alongside travel and accommodation standards intended to match those used at the men’s 2026 World Cup.
Each participating federation will receive about €2.23 million for tournament preparation, more than double the roughly €857,000 allocated per team for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The decision was taken by the FIFA Council Bureau at its 15 October meeting in Zurich.
Quick facts
- Brazil 2027 will be the first Women’s World Cup held in South America.
- All 32 finalists are set to receive about €2.23 million in preparation support.
- The overall preparation fund is approximately €71.3 million.
- Federations are expected to have access to the money before December 2026.
- Players will receive business-class or charter travel and single rooms during the tournament.
The funding package is designed to give national associations more room to organise training camps, arrange warm-up matches and meet other costs involved in preparing for the finals. FIFA expects the money to be available before December 2026, allowing qualified teams time to plan their programmes.
The increase comes as the women’s tournament continues to expand in sporting reach, public attention and commercial appeal. Brazil will host a 32-team competition, taking the event to South America for the first time.
Travel and hotel standards aligned with men’s tournament
FIFA has also confirmed that players in Brazil will have transport and hotel arrangements equivalent to those for the men’s World Cup in 2026. The provisions include business-class flights or charter aircraft, as well as individual hotel rooms throughout the competition.
The move addresses disparities that remained visible at the 2023 tournament. A FIFPRO survey found that only 80% of players travelled home in business class after that World Cup.
FIFA’s new framework is intended to create more consistent treatment between the men’s and women’s events, both in the tournament environment and in the practical demands placed on international players.
Prize-money structure still to be settled
Some elements of the financial model remain open. FIFA has said that, should Brazil 2027 produce a surplus, part of it will be shared among the participating federations and a specified portion will be set aside for the players.
However, the result-based prize money for the 32 teams has not yet been confirmed. The remaining details of the distribution system are scheduled for discussion in December 2026.
For now, the certainty is in the preparation support and tournament conditions: every finalist arriving in Brazil will do so with a substantially larger budget than four years earlier, and with standards aimed at narrowing the remaining gap between the women’s and men’s World Cups.
