The municipality of Rotterdam plans to invest in De Kuip. Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb informed the municipal council of this in a letter. The Women’s World Championship will take place in the summer of 2027 and the Netherlands may be one of the organizing countries.
The Netherlands, together with Belgium and Germany, wants to organize the FIFA Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2027. The countries will present their ‘bid’ in December. If the three countries are awarded the global football tournament, Mayor Aboutaleb expects Rotterdam to become one of the host cities. Since the city has ‘the most attractive stadium in Europe’. But then De Kuip must be upgraded, according to the council. The municipality of Rotterdam expects that around 1.7 million euros will have to be invested to bring the World Cup to Rotterdam.
In addition to Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Enschede and Heerenveen are also possible host cities for the Women’s World Cup in the Netherlands. It is expected that there will be three Dutch host cities left where World Cup matches will be played.