Brazil's bid to host Women's World Cup tops European rival

Brazil's bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup scored higher than its rival — a joint bid from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany — in a FIFA evaluation report released on Tuesday. The world soccer governing body bid report came ahead of the vote at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok on May 17, which will decide where the next Women's World Cup will be held. Based on the results of the technical evaluation, the Brazil bid received the highest overall average score of 4.0 out of 5, followed by the joint bid with 3.7. "The Bid Evaluation Task Force has determined that both bids qualify for consideration by the FIFA Council and the FIFA Congress, as both bids have exceeded the minimum requirements for hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 in the technical evaluation," FIFA said in a news release.