Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has bestowed his endorsement on the nation’s bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
Should Brazil be awarded this honor, it might mark a historic first for Latin America, because the area has by no means earlier than performed host to this international occasion.
Lula was joined by the president of the Brazilian soccer confederation, Ednaldo Rodrigues, and Sports Minister Ana Moser at an official ceremony Thursday to substantiate the bid. Rodrigues and Moser have been working to type a bid that’s but to be delivered to FIFA.
A joint bid from Belgium, Netherlands and Germany in addition to one other from South Africa are additionally in competition. U.S. soccer executives contemplating a bid to host the match both in 2027 or 2031.
“It will be an extraordinary event. It will motivate the construction of a political conscience of the Brazilian people so they understand women’s effective participation in every field they can and want to take a part of,” Lula stated through the occasion at Brazil’s presidential palace.
The 77-year-old Brazilian president, in his first public look since he recovered from pneumonia, lifted the Women’s World Cup trophy through the occasion. The trophy is touring to all 32 international locations competing on this 12 months’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The mayors of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have every expressed curiosity in having their cities host the ultimate if Brazil wins the bid.
Brazil hosted the lads’s World Cup in 1950 and 2014.
The Brazilian ladies’s workforce was runner-up on the 2007 World Cup in China, shedding the ultimate 2-0 to Germany.
FIFA is predicted to announce its selection of host for 2027 subsequent 12 months.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
