2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nations | Canada United States |
| Dates | August – September |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 to 6 (in 4 to 6 host cities) |
The 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup is the 21st staging of the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). It will be held in Canada and United States from August to September 2027, and the second edition under the two-year cycles in odd-numbered years with an expanded format featuring 32 teams.
This will be the first edition since the tournament was rebranded the World Cup, after the FIVB adopted the name on 5 March 2026.[1]
The tournament will be the first World Cup to be hosted in North America since 1974 and only the second ever edition to be co-hosted, after 2022.
Italy are the defending champions.
Host selection
The three following bids were placed:[2]
The bidding procedure to host the 2025 and 2027 FIVB World Championships began in August 2023. National federations had until 31 August 2023 to register interest.[5] On 26 September 2025, Canada and United States were awarded the hosting rights at the FIVB meeting in Manila.[6][7][8]
Qualification
The host countries Canada and United States qualified for the competition as well as the defending champions Italy. The top three teams from each of the 2026 Continental Championships secured qualification. The final 14 places (reduced by 1 due to there being two co-hosts) belonged to top 14 teams as per FIVB World Ranking who had not yet qualified.[9]
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearances | Previous best performance[A] | WR[B] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Italy | Defending champions | 7 September 2025 | 14th | 1978 | 2025 | 14 | Champions (2002, 2025) | TBD |
| Canada | Co-hosts | 26 September 2025 | 12th | 1974 | 6 | Tenth place (2022) | TBD | |
| United States | 19th | 1956 | 17 | Champions (2014) | TBD | |||
Venues
Anaheim and Orlando are the first two cities confirmed as hosts, more are expected to be confirmed in the coming months leading up to the tournament. The final is planned to be held at the Honda Center in Anaheim,the same venue wich will host the sport during the 2028 Summer Olympics.[10][11]
| Anaheim will host preliminary round games, round of 16 knockout stage games, the semi-finals and final. Orlando is planned to host preliminary round games and the knockout stage up to the quarter-finals. |
| Anaheim | Orlando |
|---|---|
| Honda Center | TBA |
| Capacity: 18,336 | Capacity: TBA |
See also
- 2027 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup
- 2027 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship
- 2027 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship
Notes
References
- ^ "Volleyball World Cup takes the sport into a New Era". FIVB. 5 March 2026. Archived from the original on 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ "Orlando awaits FIVB decision amid bid to host volleyball world championships - Orlando Business Journal". 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Expression of Interest - 2027 Women's World Volleyball Championships".
- ^ "Türkiye Set to Host the 2026 CEV Women's European Volleyball Championship Finals". FTN News. 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Volleyball World launches host city bidding process for FIVB Men's and Women's Volleyball World Championships in 2025 and 2027" (Press release). FIVB. 2 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Volleyball World Championships lock in future hosts: USA & Canada to co-host Women's 2027 edition, Qatar awarded Men's 2029". 26 September 2025.
- ^ "FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Comes to the U.S. and Canada in 2027".
- ^ "U.S. and Canada awarded 2027 FIVB Women's World Championship". Volleyball Canada.
- ^ "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 Approved By The FIVB Board Of Administration" (Press release). FIVB. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Anaheim to host 2027 Women's World Volleyball Championships". The Orange County Register. 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Orlando lead contender to host 2027 FIVB Women's World Championship pool". Sportcal. 12 November 2025.