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Maracanã to host opening game and final at next year’s Women’s World Cup
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Maracanã to host opening game and final at next year’s Women’s World Cup

The Guardian Football about 3 hours 1 mins read
  • Stadium has hosted two men’s World Cup finals

  • Arena Itaquera in São Paulo will host 10 matches

The Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro will host the opening game and the final of next year’s Women’s World Cup. The 78,838-capacity stadium, which hosted the finals of the 1950 and 2014 men’s World Cups as well as the finals of the Olympic football competitions in 2016, will be the venue for Brazil’s Group A match on 24 June and the final on 25 July.

Fifa released the schedule on Thursday for all 64 matches for the tournament, which features 32 teams. The draw will take place this year after more of the qualification playoffs have been contested.

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