Seventeen countries have secured places at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, with more teams expected to join the list as qualification campaigns across the different confederations continue.
Brazil will automatically participate as hosts, while 16 countries have already qualified through their respective continental competitions.
Africa’s latest qualifiers are Cameroon and Malawi, who joined Algeria and Morocco after reaching the semi-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
The four WAFCON semi-finalists earn Africa’s four automatic tickets to the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
Cameroon secured their place after defeating Nigeria’s Super Falcons 1-0 in the quarter-finals, while Malawi stunned Ghana 2-1 to reach the last four.
Algeria and Morocco had already booked their places by reaching the semi-finals.
Full list of qualified teams
Host
Brazil
AFC — Asia
Australia
China
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Philippines
The six Asian representatives were determined at the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
Australia, China, Japan and South Korea qualified after reaching the quarter-finals, while the Philippines and North Korea secured the remaining two direct places through the subsequent play-offs.
CAF — Africa
Algeria
Cameroon
Malawi
Morocco
The four teams reached the semi-finals of the 2026 WAFCON and consequently secured Africa’s four automatic World Cup places.
Cameroon’s qualification came at Nigeria’s expense after the Indomitable Lionesses defeated the Super Falcons 1-0 in the quarter-finals.
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The result ended Nigeria’s hopes of winning a record-extending WAFCON title and forced the Super Falcons into a separate play-off route for a potential World Cup place.
CONMEBOL — South America
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Brazil qualified automatically as hosts, while Argentina and Colombia secured the two available direct qualification places from the South American competition.
OFC — Oceania
New Zealand
New Zealand qualified after winning the final stage of the Oceania qualifying tournament.
UEFA — Europe
Denmark
France
Germany
Spain
Germany became the first European country to secure qualification, followed by Denmark, France and Spain.
Spain will enter the tournament as the reigning world champions after winning the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The remaining Concacaf qualifiers will be determined through the 2026 Concacaf W Championship.
More teams still to qualify
The 2027 Women’s World Cup will feature 32 teams, meaning several qualification places remain available.
UEFA still has seven automatic qualification places to determine, while the Concacaf W Championship will provide four direct tickets and two places in the inter-confederation play-offs.
South America will also have teams competing for places through the remaining qualification route, while Africa’s two remaining quarter-finalists’ play-offs will determine which two nations represent CAF in the inter-confederation play-offs.
The inter-confederation play-offs will determine the final three teams for the tournament.
Super Falcons still in contention
Nigeria missed out on an automatic World Cup ticket after their quarter-final defeat by Cameroon.
However, the Super Falcons can still qualify for Brazil 2027 by winning their WAFCON quarter-final losers’ play-off against South Africa.
The winners of the two African play-offs will advance to the FIFA inter-confederation play-offs, where they will compete for the remaining World Cup places.
When is the 2027 Women’s World Cup?
The 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be held in Brazil from June 24 to July 25, 2027.
The tournament will be the first Women’s World Cup to be staged in South America and will feature 32 teams.
The final is scheduled to take place at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
