National sta­dium selec­tion of the DFB — FIFA Women's World Cup 2027™ Bid

At the begin­ning, a pre-selec­tion of poten­tial can­did­ate cities was made based on the geo­graph­ical prox­im­ity to the two part­ner nations as well as the basic require­ment regard­ing sta­dium capa­city. Eight cities in the state of North Rhine-West­phalia with a sta­dium of at least 30,000 seats in national league mode were iden­ti­fied and invited to take part in the offi­cial selec­tion pro­cess. During an eight-week pro­cessing period, the poten­tial can­did­ate cities were asked to describe their motiv­a­tion to host the tour­na­ment as well as the meas­ures and con­cepts for the pro­mo­tion of women in foot­ball. Fur­ther, meas­ures for the pro­mo­tion of women, diversity and equal­ity beyond foot­ball, which had already been imple­men­ted or are planned for the future, were asked for. The DFB-bid team eval­u­ated the received feed­back and pre­pared a recom­mend­a­tion for action for the DFB Exec­ut­ive Com­mit­tee. At the meet­ing on 9 Septem­ber 2022, the DFB Exec­ut­ive Com­mit­tee fol­lowed the recom­mend­a­tion and decided to select Dortmund, Duis­burg, Düs­sel­dorf and Cologne as the German Can­did­ate Cities for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Bid. Together with the Dutch and Bel­gian can­did­ate cities, they will be part of the inter­na­tional bid to FIFA.