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INTRODUCTION
Foreword Governmental Representatives ......2
Foreword FA Presidents ...................................3
A. EVENT VISION AND KEY METRICS
1. Vision and strategy
Breaking New Ground – from local to global ......8
A strong partner for FIFA for the next era
of women’s football ............................................11
2. Women’s football: development
and legacy
Three common goals for women’s football
development in our host countries ....................14
Breaking New Ground for women’s
football around the world ...................................16
State-of-the-art infrastructure ............................17
3. Local promotion
Leveraging our advantages for
groundbreaking promotions ...............................20
4. General information: host countries
and host cities
Host countries ....................................................28
Host cities ..........................................................36
5. Event timing
Our proposed event period ................................64
B. INFRASTRUCTURE
6. Stadiums
A stadium concept that
will Break New Ground ......................................70
Abe Lenstra Stadium .........................................72
Arena AufSchalke ..............................................74
BVB Stadion Dortmund .....................................76
Cologne Stadium ...............................................78
Düsseldorf Arena ...............................................80
FC Twente Stadium ...........................................82
Johan Cruijff ArenA ............................................84
KAA Gent Arena ................................................86
KRC Genk Arena ...............................................88
PSV Stadium .....................................................90
RSC Anderlecht Stadium ...................................92
Stadium Feijenoord ...........................................94
ZebrArena Charleroi ..........................................96
7. Team and referee facilities
A home away from home .................................100
Proposed team base camp facilities ................101
Proposed venue-specific team facilities ...........113
Proposed referee base camp facilities .............126
8. IBC site
Three first-class options for the IBC site ..........130
9. Competition-related event sites
Experienced event sites ...................................136
10. FIFA Fan Festival sites
Groundbreaking fan experiences at
welcoming FIFA Fan Festival sites ...................140
C. SERVICES
11. Accommodation
Ideal accommodation infrastructure .................158
FIFA venue and VIP hotels ...............................159
FIFA HQ hotels .................................................172
12. Transport
BNG2027 transport strategy and concept .......176
Transport in our host cities ...............................179
Airports .............................................................192
13. Safety and security
Safe and secure host countries ........................204
Proven safety measures...................................205
The BNG2027 safety and security concept .....206
14. Health, medical and doping control
World leaders in healthcare ..............................210
High-level health services and infrastructure ...212
Experienced emergency services ....................213
15. IT&T
Robust IT&T networks and infrastructure ........216
Ambitious development plans ..........................219
D. COMMERCIAL
16. Revenues and contributions
Extensive revenue opportunities ......................224
Financial contributions ......................................228
E. SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
17. Sustainability and human rights
Our joint pledge ................................................234
Stakeholder engagement .................................237
Summary of our human rights strategy ............238
Environmental and climate impacts
and mitigation measures ..................................240
 Introduction
Foreword
Governmental Representatives
Dear Mr. Infantino,
Dear FIFA administration,
The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA), the Royal Netherlands Football Association
(KNVB) and the German Football Association (DFB) are jointly bidding to host the FIFA Women’s
World Cup 2027TM. On behalf of the governments of Belgium, the Netherlands and the Federal
Republic of Germany, we, the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, the Dutch Prime
Minister Mark Rutte, and the German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, pledge our full support for
this joint bid under the slogan of ‘Breaking New Ground’.
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are united in their love of football. People in our
countries have traditionally been passionate about this beautiful sport, and women’s football is
taking fans’ hearts by storm. Our national leagues are reporting record attendance figures, our
women’s national teams’ matches kick off in front of thousands in the stadiums while millions of
fans are watching the games on TV. There is no doubt that hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup
2027TM would further boost this positive trend and attract many girls and young women to football
and our clubs.
The tournament would also be an important milestone on the way to even greater equality,
more participation and diversity. Our commitment underlines our determination to promote female
empowerment, diversity, and inclusion.
As governments, we are also proud of how often our respective nations and national Football
Federations have shown their ability to combine organisational skills with emotion – both on the
pitch and in the stands – when hosting peaceful and joyful football festivals. And said experience
is not limited to the men’s sector only; allow us to remind you of the FIFA Women´s World Cup
2011TM in Germany, the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 in the Netherlands, and the UEFA Women’s
Under-19 Championship in 2023 in Belgium. Now’s the time to unite the (footballing) world in
the centre of Europe and make the FIFA Women’s World CupTM a lasting celebration of football,
peace, freedom, and joy of living.
The governments of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany promise to fulfil their
responsibilities within the framework set by legislation and to provide all the necessary means to
support the RBFA, KNVB and DFB in this great and magnificent undertaking.
We would be most pleased if FIFA and its member associations were to express its
confidence in our countries and associations by awarding the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM
hosting rights to the centre of Europe.
Alexander De Croo Mark Rutte Olaf Scholz
Prime Minister Prime Minister Chancellor
of Belgium of the Netherlands of Germany
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Introduction
Foreword
FA Presidents
Dear Mr. Infantino,
Dear FIFA administration,
It is with a sense of honor, excitement and great ambition that we present the BNG2027 bid book
as we pursue our efforts to gain support in hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM.
Women’s football is enjoying historical levels of growth and interest both on and off the pitch.
There is a heightened awareness, enthusiasm, and determination across the world in building
on this reality to further exploit the game’s potential in taking it to the next level. At the heart of
BNG2027 is the aim to shape a bid that will position the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM as an
important catalyst in meeting this ambition.
The modern history of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany is built around a set of
values based around a common understanding that where possible our success is best achieved
through a strong sense of collaboration. Our nations enjoy a rich football history, deep love and
affection for the game and a track record in hosting successful events of a global status. In
recent times, our federations have positioned themselves as vocal backers of FIFA’s efforts in
developing the women’s game. In this context, the bid book sets out clearly how we aim to Break
New Ground in hosting a competition of exceptional quality and impact. The aim is to provide
state of the art sporting infrastructure when it comes to stadiums and training facilities coupled
with transport links, which allow for fluid and easy access for fans. Fan accommodation will cater
for demands of all. BNG2027 will also seek to position a FIFA Women’s World CupTM as an outlier
to host of global tournaments across all sports seeking to organise competitions which are truly
sustainable.
But Breaking New Ground will not be limited to ambitions for the tournament itself or indeed
our three countries. The aim is to leverage a successful BNG2027 bid to support FIFA’s objective
to accelerate and deepen the growth of the game across all of its 211 Member Associations
and help these reach new levels in their efforts to develop women’s football domestically. The
commercial success of BNG2027 especially will be an important factor in supporting FIFA in
meeting this aim. Ultimately, BNG2027 will seek to encourage girls and women around the world
to take up football both on and off the pitch and see it as a pathway to human emancipation
and fulfilment. Beyond participation, an enhanced interest in following and engaging with the
women’s game for both men and women and stakeholders more generally is also at the heart of
what BNG2027 seeks to achieve.
As the bid book sets out, our ambition is to reach new levels when it comes to shaping all
aspects relating to the hosting of a FIFA Women’s World CupTM which will be key to supporting
FIFA’s wider ambitions for women’s football global development.
Pascale Van Damme Just Spee Bernd Neuendorf
President of RBFA President of KNVB President of DFB
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PART
EVENT VISION
AND KEY METRICS
1 Vision and strategy
Aligning with FIFA’s vision and Women’s Football Strategy,
the FAs of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have joined
forces to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM. We will
deliver a fan-focused, commercially attractive and sustainable
event that will be a catalyst for the further growth of women’s
football across all FIFA MAs – whether they participate or not.
We are BNG2027 and we are ready to Break New Ground.
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Event vision and key metrics
1.1
Breaking New Ground – from local to global
Vision and strategy for staging the FIFA Women’s World CupTM
Women’s football is growing like never
before. On and off the pitch, we are seeing
unprecedented interest. With every edition of
the FIFA Women’s World CupTM, we witness
the growing power of the women’s game –
and the most recent edition in Australia and
New Zealand has set the bar even higher.
The recent five-year celebration of the FIFA
Women’s Football Strategy underlined just
how far the women’s game has come and how
strong it is today.
But, women’s football is still young – there
is still much to be done in its development. And
the story of growth so far does not guarantee
success in the future. The momentum that has
been created thus far needs to be maintained
and further progress made.
We, the Football Associations (FAs) of
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, have
for a long-time been fully committed to the
growth of women’s football in our nations. We
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Breaking New Ground for the FIFA Women’s
World CupTM
For this 10th edition, we will celebrate the unique
and attractive tournament it has become, while
also showing just how much it can still achieve.
Using experience and innovation, we will take
are proud of our success so far, integrating the
this iconic tournament to the next level and
women’s game fully into the football culture
will develop new solutions that will support the
in each of our countries. And now, by joining
future success of the event, no matter where in
forces to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup
the world it goes next.
2027TM, we want to further support the forward-
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM will be:
thinking FIFA vision and Women’s Football
• A fan-focused tournament: Our compact
Strategy that will Break New Ground for this
tournament and our existing diverse
and future editions of the tournament.
fan-culture around women’s football will
But our ambition doesn’t stop there. For us,
this is about more than a football tournament. create a unique experience for a global
And it is about more than just the local growth fanbase.
of women’s football. It is about using the FIFA • A commercially attractive tournament:
Women’s World Cup 2027TM as a key driver for Women’s football has proven its
the further development of women’s football commercial success in our countries.
in all corners of the world. It is about moving Together with our partners we will set
our focus from local to global. Because only by new standards by hosting the most
growing together we will unlock the full power commercially successful women’s
of women’s football. tournament ever.
In 2027, together we will Break New Ground • A sustainable tournament: Our experience
for both the FIFA Women’s World CupTM and for in sustainability, innovation and technology
women’s football around the world. will come together to deliver solutions that
can be replicated around the world – a
true and lasting legacy for football.
1. Vision and strategy
Breaking New Ground for women’s football
around the world
For women’s football to continue to progress,
we must support the game’s development in all
FIFA Member Associations (MAs) – whether
they participate in the tournament or not. FIFA
reports an increase in the number of girls and
women playing organised football by nearly a
quarter compared to 2019 (up to 16.6 million),
and 88 per cent of MAs surveyed by FIFA
now have women’s football strategies. We will
continue to build on this success.
Following the FIFA Women’s World Cup
2027TM, women’s football will have:
• Stronger participation: The tournament
will be a catalyst for the sharing of
resources, tools and experiences to get
more girls and women playing football
around the world.
• Stronger management: As three strong
FAs, we will use the tournament to build
global management capacities related
to the growth of the women’s game and
female leadership.
• Stronger promotion: The tournament will
be an opportunity to share our experience
in positioning and promoting women’s
football – helping other football nations
to develop an attractive product worthy of
investment and recognition.
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Event vision and key metrics
Turning vision into action
Working closely with FIFA, the host cities and
local partners, BNG2027 will develop and
implement smart new ideas that can be used
for future women’s tournaments wherever they
may be hosted.
Imagine a tournament…
• Where every fan has their own 24/7
available Personal Coach in their pocket
– an AI-based personalised application
that enhances each person’s on-site
experience.
• Where the uniqueness of women’s football
culture is celebrated with United World
Cup Walks where fans come together
in a sustainable, healthy and fun way to
walk to the stadium.
• Where the compact nature of the
tournament is utilised to create
centralised, eco-friendly new Fan Base
Camps where fans from all over the world
can be accommodated – creating vibrant,
dynamic communities.
• Where the short distances and modern
transport infrastructure allows for the
development of Fan Game Day Passes,
allowing fans to take in multiple matches
in different venues in the same day.
• Where young fans from around the
world play an active part in making the
tournament more sustainable through
their participation in the Global Youth
Innovation Challenge.
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BNG2027 will support the further growth
of women’s football in FIFA MAs that are
interested.
Imagine programmes such as…
• KickstartHER, a global programme
that empowers girls through football,
promoting both a healthy lifestyle and a
more sustainable world, inspiring the next
generation of female players and change
makers.
• NextGen, that invites young talents from
interested MAs to get work experience
in our countries in the lead up to the
tournament.
• BNG Unite, a dynamic and educational
learning and sharing programme, where
26 virtual and on-site events will be
organised in the years before the
tournament, and with a 27th live event to
be the FIFA Women’s Football Convention
in 2027.
These and other ideas are further detailed
throughout this bid book, which showcases how
BNG2027 can deliver a technically advanced
tournament, as well as a groundbreaking one.
1.2
A strong partner for FIFA for the next era of women’s football
Alignment with FIFA’s vision and Women’s Football Strategy
Both FIFA’s vision and its Women’s Football
Strategy were integral to the development of
the BNG2027 vision and strategy. Like FIFA,
we believe in the power and potential of
women’s football. The recent accomplishments
shared by FIFA on the fifth anniversary of its
strategy underlines just how far the women’s
game has come. Yet, we believe that there is
so much more to be achieved. This is why our
vision and strategy initially focused on hosting
the best tournament women’s football has ever
experienced, while also making an impact
on the growth and development of women’s
football around the world.
However, we also know that by 2027 many
of the objectives in the current FIFA vision and
strategy will have been achieved. There will
likely be a new or extended FIFA vision and
perhaps a renewed women’s football strategy.
We therefore had to ask ourselves: is it enough
to simply align with the current objectives, or
do we need to be looking at how we can truly
contribute to the next big goals that FIFA sets
for women’s football?
1. Vision and strategy
This is what led us to further our own
ambition to include not only hosting the best
tournament and contributing to the continued
growth of the game, but to truly be a catalyst
for Breaking New Ground for women’s football.
BNG2027 is ultimately about working with
FIFA and all its MAs to mark the next steps for
women’s football.
The 10th edition of the FIFA Women’s
World CupTM is the perfect stage to celebrate
just how far the women’s game and FIFA’s
iconic women’s tournament has come. It will
also, however, be the perfect stage to launch
the start of a new era. The perfect time to
Break New Ground for women’s football – to
advance beyond the achievements that have
been made so far.
We believe that BNG2027, the result of
three strong and experienced FAs joining
forces, is the perfect partner to support FIFA
with the next steps of their vision and Women’s
Football Strategy. The perfect partner to
launch women’s football into a new era. An era
where it is more: more commercially valued,
more professional – on and off the pitch, more
global and more powerful.
We are BNG2027 – your partner in
Breaking New Ground!
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2 Women’s football:
development and legacy
BNG2027 has developed three common goals for the
development and legacy of women’s football within our own
countries. But hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM
is about more than just the local growth of the women’s
game. It is about the further development of women’s
football in all corners of the world – Breaking New Ground
for women’s football across all FIFA MAs – whether they
participate in the tournament or not.
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Event vision and key metrics 2. Women’s football: development and legacy

Goal 2: Enhance female empowerment provided new role models and increased

2.1
Three common goals for women’s football development Driven by a united commitment to a world media coverage and support from sponsors
in our host countries where men’s and women’s football are equal, and fans. To further boost the commercial
Women’s football in the host countries and the manner in which the competition contributes BNG2027 seeks to further enhance female value, we set ourselves the following new
to the development locally and regionally empowerment. We aim to support women goals:
in coaching, refereeing and administration, • In Belgium, we want our national team
involve more women in national and regional players to be fully professional, and work
Within the BNG2027 host countries, women’s Belgium – 10 per cent increase in female
boards, and offer education programmes and towards an increased visibility of women’s
football has a 70-year long history. Today, it is players every year until 2027.
networks. To do this, the Belgium, Dutch and football.
a vital part of the football culture and is growing Tactics:
German host association will each: • After establishing a financial compensation
like never before, with more players, more fans • Providing free activities for schools.
• Offer education programmes for coaches parity for Dutch men’s and women’s
and more opportunities. • Hosting foot festivals together with the
in professional leagues and at the national teams in 2023, we will be
regional associations.
grassroots level (e.g., the KNVB ‘more now focusing on professionalising the
Women’s football in numbers • Supporting clubs to actively recruit girls
women in football technical functions’ Women’s Eredivisie and moving from
and women.
programme). incidental highlights to a structural high
+30% players in the • Developing a plan to increase the visibility
~50,000 • Raise awareness of our education level.
NO. OF PLAYERS

last three years and awareness of women’s football.

100% equal pay
~135,000 for equal play
2x winner of the FIFA
~200,000 Women’s World CupTM
Our FAs have existing women’s football
strategies that were developed in alignment
with FIFA’s Women’s Football Strategy:
• The World at our Feet (RBFA)
• Women’s Football Strategy (KNVB)
• Fast Forward FF27 (DFB)
The tournament offers the ideal platform
to create synergies with the existing strategies,
while also committing to three new common
goals, which are also in alignment with FIFA’s
strategy.
Goal 1: Increase the number of players
Today, 10 to 15 per cent of all players within
our FAs are women and BNG2027 aims to be
a catalyst to further increase this. Each FA has
a specific objective for this goal:
The Netherlands – 15 per cent increase
to 155,000 female players in four years.
Tactics:
• Enhancing the early participation
opportunities for girls.
• Providing equal opportunities by actively
promoting inclusivity and diversity within
football clubs.
• Investigate potential participation growth
areas to bind more girls and women to
football.
• Emphasise and actively deploy the
strength of the social profile and
accessibility of women’s football.
Germany – 25 per cent increase in
female participation, referees and
coaches by 2027.
Tactics:
• Developing and implementing dedicated
• Ensure safe environments
strategic plans together with the German
• Expand opportunities
regional associations.
• Expanding the Girls’ Football Day so that
• Support awareness
every third club hosts it annually.
• Establishing girls’ football teams in all
schools across the country.
programmes for current and former top • In Germany, building on the record
female players. attendances at women’s national and
• Run campaigns to attract female referees. league matches, our goal is now to
• Enhance the visibility of role models professionalise the Frauen-Bundesliga,
and create networking opportunities for and to increase visibility and attendance
women in football and sport (e.g., the DFB by 200 per cent.
Female Brilliance Network).
BNG2027 will be a catalyst to further
• Implement diversity strategies to further
boost the commercial value of the women’s
push female empowerment.
game. The aim is to host the most commercially
Goal 3: Boost commercial value successful FIFA Women’s World CupTM ever,
Women’s football has experienced allowing us to further support our own initiatives
considerable growth across our three to increase the number of fans, further
countries, mainly due to the success of our professionalise our top domestic leagues and
women’s national teams and the top domestic optimise the structures of our national teams.
leagues. This has elevated the visibility,
BNG2027 legacy for women’s football
Increase the number Enhance female Boost commercial
of players empowerment value
• Support women in coaching, • Increase the number of
refereeing and administration spectators and viewers
to play football • Involve more women in • Further professionalise
national and regional boards the leagues
campaigns and initiatives • Offer education programmes, • Optimise structures
of clubs campaigns and networks of national teams

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 A B C D E
Event vision and key metrics
2.2
Breaking New Ground for women’s football around the world
Positive legacy effects targeted for women’s football in the host countries and abroad
As outlined in our vision (see Chapter 1),
BNG2027 will Break New Ground for women’s
football around the world, resulting in stronger
participation, stronger management and
stronger promotion of the women’s game
across the globe.
We will turn this vision into action by
connecting FIFA MAs, particularly those that
are in the early stages of their women’s football
journey, through the delivery of innovative
programmes linked to the hosting of the FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2027TM. Here are three
programmes that FIFA MAs will be able to
access through BNG2027 in the lead up to the
2027 tournament.
KickstartHER is a groundbreaking new
global programme that champions the power
of women’s football to transform lives and
our world. The programme inspires and
encourages young girls to lace up their boots,
kick the ball, and embrace the beautiful
game while also learning skills on how to be
a changemaker and champion for a greener,
more sustainable world.
The programme, developed and delivered
by BNG2027 FAs, will create a brighter future
where every girl knows that she can make a
difference – on and off the field.
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NextGen is a groundbreaking programme
that bridges the gap between young talent
of all genders from FIFA MAs and the
three BNG2027 FAs. By offering structured
internships and mentorships opportunities,
the programme empowers young talents from
interested MAs to gain invaluable international
work experience in Belgium, the Netherlands
and Germany in women’s football in the lead
up to the tournament in 2027.
BNG Unite, a dynamic and educational
learning and sharing programme, where 26
virtual and on-site events will be organised
in the years before the tournament, and with
a 27th live event to be the FIFA Women’s
Football Convention in 2027. The staff of FIFA
MAs will connect with one another through
online workshops, podcasts, field trips, and
other formats to learn, share and inspire
one another – with the ultimate goal to make
women’s football participation, management
and promotion, stronger. By uniting with each
other, the true potential of women’s football will
be unlocked.
And this is just the start, more innovative ideas
will come that will Break New Ground for
women’s football around the world.
2.3
State-of-the-art infrastructure
Sporting and other infrastructure planned to be developed in the host countries
Thanks to well-developed training sites and
stadium infrastructure across the three host
countries, the foundation for the sustainable
development of women’s football in recent
years has been possible. As has the
opportunity to celebrate the successes of the
national teams. BNG2027 aims to ensure that
this level of infrastructure is further improved
throughout the three countries in order to give
every girl and woman the opportunity to play
the game professionally and to enjoy football –
now and in the future.
Equal access
Our three FAs share the aim to make the
excellent infrastructure in their respective
countries equally accessible to women’s and
men’s football teams. For example, more and
more women’s teams are using the same
stadiums for their home matches as the
men’s teams. The FIFA Women’s World Cup
2027TM will support this momentum and further
promote equality in the use of national and
regional infrastructure.
In the build up to 2027, BNG2027 will
work with the football community, especially
2. Women’s football: development and legacy
the leagues and local clubs, to explore ideas of
how to ensure that everyone can play the sport
in the most professional way possible moving
forward.
The structures surrounding BNG2027 will
promote more exchange between the three
host countries and our FAs. This will help to
share experiences and develop new paths for
the future.
Perfect conditions
In addition to the existing training and
competition facilities, new sites will be opened
in the coming years across the three BNG2027
host countries to cope with the growth in the
number of players.
Moreover, existing facilities will be
modernised and upgraded to ensure that the
best possible training conditions are maintained
in the future. In this regard, we will work closely
with the clubs, owners and partners to ensure
that the quality of the facilities is upheld and
that an ideal environment is created for the
development of football. Thereby, we will focus
on developing new infrastructure that is as
sustainable and accessible as possible.
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3 Local promotion
Our promotion strategy for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM
in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany will facilitate a fan-
focused, commercially attractive and sustainable tournament,
promoting women’s football around the world. The strategy
combines local and global engagement, leveraging the three-
host country concept, diverse communication channels, and
collaborations with multiple stakeholders.
 A B C D E
Event vision and key metrics
3.1
Leveraging our advantages for groundbreaking promotions
Initial concept for local promotion
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM in
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany will
celebrate women’s football in our host cities,
across our countries and around the entire
world.
As multicultural countries with over 200
nationalities and a proven track record of sold-
out stadiums for women’s football matches,
we will create an unforgettable tournament
experience that integrates fans and cultures
from all participating countries and ensures
strong interest in every match.
In addition, our compact hosting concept,
which allows easy travel to and within the
tournament, will create a unique atmosphere
that will not only enliven and excite the entire
host region, but also further enhance the
tournament’s appeal to fans from all over the
world.
To spark interest and enthusiasm, on the
local, national and international level, we have
created a groundbreaking promotion strategy
that leverages the unique advantages of our
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3. Local promotion
We will focus on global and local fans The implementation of our strategy will
and tourists, but also on grassroots players. be based on in-depth market research and
Even though it is a women’s tournament and supported by local and national stakeholders,
we want to inspire young girls and women for such as: our municipalities and governments;
and through our sport, it is very important to our national and regional football federations;
promote the event equally to both girls and our stadiums: grassroots, sports and youth
three-host country concept: our huge home
boys in order to reach and encourage the clubs; as well as schools, universities, and
crowds and strong football culture, our three-
largest possible audience. tourism organisations.
country strong communications power and
To capture the biggest audience, our Given the rapid development of the
our extensive experience using innovation and
promotion strategy consists of different communications landscape, our proposed
technology to reach global audiences across
activities and is divided into three different strategy is designed to exploit the opportunities
various channels.
phases: appointment as the host (2024 – of relevant social media channels and
Getting started), the years leading up to the ambassadors while being able to adapt to new
Our promotion strategy
tournament (2025 – Going above) and the innovations.
We propose a consolidated and holistic
tournament itself (2026 - 2027 – Going beyond). Moreover, we will leverage the benefits
approach, that will reach the biggest audience
In each of the three phases, we will use of working together to ensure comprehensive,
ever for a FIFA Women’s World CupTM.
multiple communication channels ranging from efficient, and effective promotions that will help
A blend of local, national and global
global social media platforms to on- and offline us, and FIFA, to Break New Ground for the
interactions lies at the heart of our strategy. We
activities in every host city. By following this tournament and women’s football around the
will create an exciting and inspiring atmosphere
approach, we will continuously increase the world.
that showcases the power of women’s football
awareness of and interest in the tournament
and offers the best experience for everyone
while fostering the fan experience and
– players, coaches, referees, fans, local
commercial opportunities of the tournament.
population, and football enthusiasts worldwide.
Drawing from our longstanding experience
in hosting and promoting major events, our
BNG2027 promise
promotion strategy combines our expertise
with diverse and innovative measures to raise Breaking New Ground for the FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2027TM and
awareness and engage with our target groups.
women’s football around the world.
Consolidated and holistic promotion strategy
Go above and beyond to create the biggest stage for the FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2027TM by combining both global and local
promotion and accelerating the experience for everyone.
Local promotion in our host cities
Engage and interact with local communities and stakeholders by promoting
the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM and our goals in each host city.
Activate Inspire Inform
Developing an integrated Implementing an ‘always on’ Collaborating with tourism
storyline featuring local strategy by being present at offices to ensure everyone
heroes and ambassadors. different events. is informed and supported.
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2024 | Getting started • Engaging with governments, businesses, Main activities to include:
With an excellent foundation of interest in schools, grassroots and professional • Providing all stakeholders with tailor-
women’s football generated from previous football clubs, as well as fan networks to made content and toolkits that can be
events, such as the UEFA Women’s Under-19 build awareness and enthusiasm after the used to maximise their existing promotion
Championship 2023 in Belgium, the UEFA host announcement. and communications capabilities.
Women’s EURO 2017 in the Netherlands, • Leveraging international media
and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011TM partnerships, in collaboration with FIFA,
2025 | Going above
in Germany, we will take the next step in to create the biggest media stage ever for
Once BNG2027 has been appointed as the
capitalising the potential and building an a FIFA Women’s World CupTM.
host for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM,
impactful event promotion strategy to involve • Partnering with community leaders,
we will launch a diverse and inclusive promotion
both local and international fans. ambassadors and influencers to broaden
campaign to advocate the tournament narrative
Main activities to include: our reach.
locally and globally throughout 2025.
• Local, national and international • Developing a modern and strong brand,
Through our three federations, and varied
celebrations that build on the interest including an easily recognisable event
communications channels, we will further raise
generated from various events hosted logo, official posters and an official
awareness and celebrate the world of football
throughout the bidding process. mascot.
and all it has to offer.
• Building on the extensive networks of
our three countries to engage schools,
universities, and grassroots clubs to
create awareness among youth and
young adults.
2026 - 2027 | Going beyond
In the year leading up to the tournament, as well
as during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM
itself, our promotion and communications
programme will culminate in the delivery of a
friendly, accessible, and hospitable experience
for everyone.
Main activities to include:
• Collaborating with tourism bodies and
embassies to launch and drive ticket
sales.
• Leveraging the global football community
through the creation of a unique platform
where fans can engage with each other.
It will also be a place where local fans
can open their doors to travelling fans to
create even more connection.
• Activating families and grassroots players
to ensure a football and family-friendly
atmosphere as well as full stadiums.
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3. Local promotion
• Creating contemporary and inspiring
digital content, alongside FIFA and its
partners, aimed at engaging fans around
the globe.
• Building on the strong foundation of
volunteer programmes set by previous
tournaments to inspire domestic and
international audiences.
• Distributing tailor-made toolkits for all
host cities and media stakeholders to
ensure coverage of local, national, and
international promotion.
• Partnering with current and former football
legends and ambassadors, as well as
influential creators in other industries, to
channel the art of football.
• Installing host city dressing and signage
during the event period at all competition
sites, key points of entry as well as
throughout the host cities.
• Hosting promotional events in all host
cities.
• Implementing a 24/7 available AI-based
personal assistant.
Personal Coach – your AI-based
personal assistant
We want to create a friendly,
accessible, and hospitable experience
and offer the best service possible
to everyone. Therefore, we will
develop an easily accessible and 24/7
available AI-based personal assistant
in a smartphone application, which will
provide information and assistance
in all possible languages. By using
artificial intelligence and features
like ChatGPT, our personal assistant
will ensure tailor-made support to all
fans and a friendly, accessible, and
hospitable experience for everyone.
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Local promotion within our host cities
For each host city, we will adapt our overall
approach to promotion to local circumstances
by developing comprehensive concepts and
strategies, in close consultation with FIFA, that
promote local engagement, create a strong
fan base and deliver the best stage for the
tournament.
The tailored local promotion strategies will
include a variety of activities and events which
will be implemented in cooperation with local
and regional stakeholders and bundled around
three pillars: Activate, Inspire and Inform.
Together these pillars will enable us to
maximise the audiences while providing a
friendly, accessible, and hospitable spectator
experience for everyone on site and around
the world, making the FIFA Women’s World
Cup 2027TM in Belgium, the Netherlands and
Germany a unique event for everyone.
Activate
We will introduce an integrated storyline
with local heroes representing the strength
of women’s football, motivating fans and
enthusiasts to become part of the tournament
by supporting their heroes in our stadiums.
Vital ‘hero-moments’ such as qualifiers,
squad reveals, the schedule reveal, and
other local relevant events, such as cultural
celebrations of the participating countries, will
activate fans to engage in the tournament.
These ‘hero-moments’ will vitalise and
accelerate our promotions and showcase
how the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM
in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany is
Breaking New Ground for the tournament and
for women’s football around the world.
Inspire
From the very beginning, we will implement an
‘always on’ strategy to present the tournament
on a broad stage and to a broad audience.
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3. Local promotion
Therefore, we will be present at various • Paid promotion: We will implement digital
important football events at grassroots and and offline out of home campaigns and
professional level, as well events outside of local advertising (including print, online Our strength lies not only in
the fact that we are a unique
the football eco-system, to anchor the FIFA and video material) and will collaborate
three-host country organiser,
Women’s World Cup 2027TM in the minds of the with ambassadors within and outside of
but that we are three strong
population and across the media landscape. football.
and experienced football loving
This will allow us to raise awareness, inspire countries. Therefore, we will
Furthermore, we will organise promotional
a diverse audience and engage with our target provide an unprecedented
events in collaboration with FIFA in all host cities
groups. promotions platform – truly
to stimulate the awareness for the matches of
Breaking New Ground for the
the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM.
Inform FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM
To further supplement the friendly, accessible, and women’s football around
and hospitable spectator experience, we will the world.
establish both physical and digital information
helpdesks in cooperation with local tourism
offices. These helpdesks will provide all
participants with the information and support
they need before and during the tournament
in a simple, quick, and accessible way, adding
value to the overall experience. This could
include, for example, assistance with ticket
purchase and travel planning, dissemination
of travel tips, and information about local
culture, football culture or activities beyond the
tournament.
We will also harness multiple owned, earned,
and paid promotion channels:
• Owned promotion: We will use the (online)
media channels of the Belgian, Dutch
and German FA, including but not limited
to social media. We will collaborate with
the communications teams of our host
stadiums and our governments. We will
also activate our professional players and
clubs to share their enthusiasm about the
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM.
• Earned promotion: We will implement
multiple media-collaborations, public
relation activities and collaborations
with grassroots networks, schools,
universities, and relevant ambassadors.
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host countries and
host cities
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ would be staged
in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany: Three strong
countries that are connected by their shared history,
culture, geography and passion for football. Countries
that are aligned in their politics, societal values and
their commitment to equality. BNG2027 offers a compact
and sustainable tournament hosted by up to thirteen
experienced and innovative cities that are ready to
welcome the world with open arms.
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Key Facts Belgium The Netherlands Germany

4.1
Host countries
Population 11,711,480 17,696,050 84,300,000
Overview of the host countries
Description of the main public holidays
Size 30,528 km² 41,545 km² 357,592 km²
Overview of tourism and the top major sporting events Average June 12-21°C June 12-21°C June 9-19°C
Political information relating to the host countries temperature July 14-23°C July 13-23°C July 13-21°C
August 15-23°C August 13-23°C August 14-22°C

Languages Dutch, French, Dutch German

Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are
much more than geographical neighbours.
As founding members of the European Union
(EU), and part of the Eurozone and Schengen
area, they are true partners working side-by-
side in many areas.
The three countries have strong
economies, high standards of living and
modern infrastructure. They participate in the
EU’s single market which promotes the free
movement of goods, services, capital and
people within the member states. All of them are
attractive bases for world-leading companies
in various sectors, including manufacturing,
technology and engineering.
Within and between Belgium, the
Netherlands and Germany, are well-developed
transportation infrastructures, with extensive
networks, including roadways, railways and
waterways. They each have major international
airports and important seaports that facilitate
travel, trade and commerce.
All three countries are modern and
advanced societies that have very progressive
policies in regard to gender equality, diversity
and inclusion. They also share a strong
commitment to education, with internationally
regarded education systems, and renowned
universities and research institutions that
contribute to innovation and knowledge-based
economies.
The three BNG2027 countries provide
a diverse landscape boating coastal regions,
forests, mountains, hills and lowlands. There is
plenty to experience and discover in the varied
geography across each country.
Sport plays an important role in each
of the countries. While many sports such as
cycling, tennis, field hockey or athletics are
very popular, most people in Belgium, the
Netherlands and Germany are passionate
about football, making it the national sport in
all three countries. The passion for football is
particularly evident in the high number of active
players as well as the enthusiastic fan scene –
in both men’s and women’s football.
German
Political system Federal
constitutional
monarchy
Registered number 520,579
of people playing (October 2023)
football
Registered number 52,554
of women playing (October 2023)
football
Belgium, the home of the European
Union in Brussels, is the European political
capital and a hub for Europe’s international
affairs. Its strategic location within Europe has
made it a centre for international trade and
logistics, serving as a gateway to the continent.
It is a culturally diverse country reflected in
its three languages that have shaped the
country’s history. It boasts a diverse landscape
encompassing the rolling hills of the Ardennes
Forest in the southeast, the sandy beaches of
the North Sea coast, and the level plains of the
Flanders region at the heart of the country.
The Netherlands plays host to several
inter-governmental organisations and
international courts. In particular, the Dutch
city of The Hague is referred to as the world’s
legal capital. A vibrant and dynamic country,
with overseas territories in the Caribbean, the
Netherlands is the 16th most densely populated
country in the world and the second-most in
Constitutional Federal state and
monarchy parliamentary
democracy
1,150,773 2,250,965
(October 2023) (June 2023)
133,262 196,280
(July 2023) (June 2023)
the European Union. The Netherlands has a
vibrant startup ecosystem and is known as a
leader in high-tech industries and innovation.
It is also known for strong logistics and
transportation sectors, agriculture sector and
its robust financial sector.
Germany is the largest economy
in Europe and is known as a global
economic powerhouse. Home to several
world-leading companies, it is renowned for
its manufacturing sector. A highly competitive
country, Germany is also known for its skilled
and educated workforce that contributes to its
innovating and technically advanced society.
Germany is a country of incredible variety and
diversity in terms of its landscape but also of
its inhabitants. It is the country with the most
shared border, as in addition to Belgium and the
Netherlands it also neighbours Austria, Czech
Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg,
Poland and Switzerland.

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HEERENVEEN

AMSTERDAM
4.1.2
ENSCHEDE Tourism and major sporting events
ROTTERDAM
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany Slovenia), or in 2023 when Belgium and
LONDON are all experienced major sporting event Germany co-hosted the Women’s European
hosts, with each country investing in and Volleyball Championship (together with
GELSENKIRCHEN DORTMUND
EINDHOVEN
successfully delivering a wide range of events. Estonia and Italy). The successful co-hosting
GHENT
DÜSSELDORF The experience of hosting major sporting between our countries will also continue in
BRUSSELS (ANDERLECHT)
GENK
COLOGNE events together has always been positive the future, for instance with the 2025 IHF
with successful collaboration between the World Women’s Handball Championship in
LIÈGE

CHARLEROI
countries. This became evident, for example, the Netherlands and Germany or the 2026
when the 2019 Men’s European Volleyball Men’s & Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup to
Championship was hosted by Belgium and be hosted in Wavre (Belgium) and Amstelveen
FRANKFURT
the Netherlands (together with France and (Netherlands).
LUXEMBOURG

Belgium – Top major sporting events

4.1.1 PARIS Event Hosting period Athletes Audience
Public holidays 2027
The BNG2027 countries share many of the Day of Vesak for Buddhists and Diwali for FIH Hockey World Cup July – August 2026 32 teams n/a
2026 (Men & Women)
same public holidays. In addition to these, Hindus. Other significant days are also widely
various ethnic and religious days are also celebrated but are not public holidays, for UEFA Women’s 18 July – 30 July 2023 8 teams 15,000
Under-19
observed by citizens in each country including example International Women’s Day and Championships 2023
Holy Days for Jews, Ramadan for Muslims, Earth Day.
UCI 2021 Road 18 September – 26 September 1,204 1,500,000
World Championship 2021
Date for 2027 Holiday Belgium The Netherlands Germany Flanders
1 January New Year’s Day UEFA European Futsal 28 January – 8 February 2014 12 teams 91,000
Championship 2014
26 March Good Friday
UEFA Euro 2000 10 June – 2 July 2000 16 teams 35,000 per match
28/29 March Easter
27 April Kingsday
1 May Labour Day
5 May Liberation Day
6 May Ascension Day
16 May Pentecost
17 May Whit Monday
21 July National Holiday
15 August Assumption of the
Virgin Mary
3 October German Unity Day
1 November All Saints Day
11 November Armistice
25/26 December Christmas/
Boxing Day

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The Netherlands – Top major sporting events employment. Despite the challenges posed by 4.1.3
the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the country Political information
Event Hosting period Athletes Audience still managed to welcome more than 20 million The countries of BNG2027 each have
UEFA Nations 14 June – 18 June 2023 4 teams 150,000 overnight stays, with 26 per cent of those on independent and distinct political structures,
League Finals 2023 the Belgian coastline. yet they are not strangers to working together.
Rotterdam / Enschede Besides the coastline, cities such as The three countries are founding members of
UEFA Women’s 3 June 2023 2 teams 35,000 Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven, the European Union where they collaborate
Champions League
Liège, Mechelen, Namur and Oostende are closely on a wide range of political and
Final 2023
Eindhoven important destinations for visitors. Antwerp economic issues and participate in institutions
stands out as the most popular, drawing the such as the European Council and European
UEFA EURO 2020 11 June – 11 July 2021 6 teams 61,000*
(4 matches in largest number of tourists every year. Parliament, working together to shape policies
Amsterdam) and legislation. On the international level they
Euro Hockey 4 June – 12 June 2021 16 teams 27,000* The Netherlands saw tourists spend are all members of the North Atlantic Treaty
Championship 2021 almost 90 billion EUR during their visit to Organization (NATO) where they collaborate
Amsterdam the country in 2019. 20 million foreign guests
(Men & Women) on matters of defence, security and joint
visited the Netherlands that year and the Dutch military operations. On the regional and local
UEFA Women’s EURO 16 July – 6 August 2017 16 teams 240,000
spent some 26 million nights in their own level, the countries cooperate on various
2017
country. Overall, the tourism industry employs issues including trade, investment, security
*Limited audience due to COVID-19 restrictions
approximately 780,000 people and generates and cultural exchanges. They often engage in
about 4.4 per cent of the country’s GDP. cross-border collaborations on issues such as
Besides its capital Amsterdam, especially transport, security, infrastructure, environment,
Germany – Top major sporting events
popular for its monumental city centre, the canal tourism and cross-border workforce.
Event Hosting period Athletes Audience cruises, and the large museums, other major
cities such as The Hague or Rotterdam, best Belgium is a federal constitutional
Rhine-Ruhr 2025 17 June – 26 June 2025 10,000 n/a
FISU World University known for its large port, the skyline and special monarchy divided into three regions –
Games architecture, are the main places visited. the Flemish Region, Walloon Region, and
UEFA EURO 2024 14 June – 14 July 2024 24 teams n/a the Brussels Capital Region. The country is
Special Olympics 17 June – 25 June 2023 7,000 330,000 Germany is one of the ten most visited also divided into three communities which are
World Games 2023 countries in the world with 40 million based on language.
FIFA Women’s World 26 June – 17 July 2011 16 teams 845,000 international tourists per year. Until 2020, The federal constitutional monarchy
Cup Germany 2011™ annual revenues of approximately 50 billion includes three levels of government – federal
FIFA World Cup 9 June – 9 July 2006 32 teams 3,360,000 EUR were generated, which corresponded state, federal government, and political parties.
Germany 2006™ to 1.5 per cent of the GDP and around 9 per The state power is divided into legislative,
cent of all employees were working directly or executive, and judicial powers, with each
indirectly in the tourism industry. power controlling and limiting the others:
The most popular tourist attractions are
• The federal legislative power, exercised
Tourism is a key economic contributor in Belgium, its culture and cuisine, as the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the Cologne
by the parliament and the king, makes
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. All well as the various landscapes attract Cathedral, the Black-Forest in Baden-
laws and controls the executive power.
three countries are top tourist destinations for 18 million people each year. In 2019, the Württemberg, Schloss Neuschwanstein in
The parliament has two chambers – the
visitors from around the world for business, tourism industry contributed 9.1 per cent to Bavaria and the Historic Port of Hamburg.
Senate, and the House of Representatives.
pleasure and sport. Belgium’s GDP and 9.5 per cent to the total

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• The federal executive, exercised by the
King and his government of ministers and
state secretary, governs the country and
ensures that the laws are applied and
complied with in specific cases.
• The judiciary rules on disputes and is
exercised by courts and tribunals. It also
checks the legality of the actions of the
executive.
The principle of separation of powers
extends to the level of communities and
regions, where they have distinct legislative
and executive powers. Nevertheless, the
judiciary is exercised by the same institutions
for the federal government, communities,
and regions. The separation of powers is not
explicitly stated in the constitution, nor is it
absolute.
The Netherlands is a constitutional
democracy with its political structure based
on a parliamentary democracy, constitutional
monarchy, and a decentralised unitary state.
As such, the state is divided into 12 provinces
and 342 municipalities. The political structure
is divided into three main levels:
• National level: The government
constitutionally consists of the King
and the Council of Ministers. Under the
constitution, the ministers initiate policy
and laws while the powers of the monarch
are limited. Another player on the national
level is the Dutch Parliament or states
general, which consists of the parliament
and senate. Both discuss proposed
legislation and the policies of the cabinet.
The parliament also has the right to
propose or amend legislation.
• Provincial level: The provinces together
form the middle government of the country
– between the national government
and the local government. They can
decide independently on many matters,
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implement a number of national laws • The basic law for the Federal Republic of guard. The states are mainly responsible for
and perform different tasks, for example Germany determines that all state power security, police, civil defence, and education.
in spatial planning, traffic and transport; emanates from the people, who delegate However, some responsibilities are shared
stimulation of the regional economy; it to the parliament for the duration of a between the federal and state levels.
supervision of municipalities and water legislative period. The administrative apparatus has three
boards. levels: federal, state and local. Federal and
The federal government is primarily
• Local level: The Municipal Executive state administrative authorities are considered
responsible for preparing political decisions
governs the municipality. The mayor is institutions of ‘direct’ administrations while
and legislation, while the federal states are
president of the executive and chairman local administrative authorities are considered
mainly responsible for administrative duties.
of the municipal council. The municipal ‘indirect’ administrations. The hierarchical
Tasks are generally managed at the state or
council is the highest governing body administrative-political structure has six
local level, with a few exceptions that must
in the municipality and controls the administrative levels: federation, federal states,
be undertaken by federal authorities, such as
municipal executive. The members of administrative districts, districts, administrative
foreign service, federal finance, armed forces,
the municipal council make all decisions communities and municipalities.
federal waterways, and the federal border
that are important to the municipality, e.g.,
education, new construction or the level
of taxes. Besides the tasks given to the
mayor by the municipal executive, e.g.,
finance and economic affairs, the mayor
is also responsible for public order and
safety in the municipality.
The constitution lays down the basic
civil and social rights of Dutch citizens and
defines the function and position of executive,
legislative and judicial power. Legal power rests
with the judiciary. The judiciary operates with
complete independence from the government.
Germany is a federal state and a
parliamentary democracy with 16 federal
states, consisting of 13 states and three city
states, as its members. On both levels, power
is divided into the executive, the legislative
and the judiciary, as assigned to it in the
constitution.
• The executive power is placed in the
Cabinet formed by the Federal Chancellor
and the 16 Federal Ministers.
• The legislative power is placed in the
Parliament consisting of the Bundestag
(elected) and the Bundesrat (appointed).
• The judicative power is placed in a court
system with two levels, federal and state.
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the 1998 UEFA Champions League Final, League four times and the UEFA Cup, making

4.2
Host cities the UEFA European Championships in 2000 them one of the most successful European
Information about the proposed host cities and 2021 and the 2016 European Athletics football clubs. This success is equally evident
Championships as well as multiple Speed in the women’s team, which has won the
Skating World Championships. The Olympic
HOST CITY MAP league championship0 twice and the 5km KNVB
AMSTERDAM
Stadium, built for the Olympic Games in 1928, Cup five times, cementing their position as a
Our very compact and sustainable BNG2027 12th globally on quality of living for environment HOST CITY MAP 0

concept currently considers thirteen host cities and infrastructure by Mercer in 2022. It is a AMSTERDAM
has been completely restored and is A8now used dominant force in women’s football.
for cultural and sporting events, such as the
A8

that are all within a diameter of 300 kilometres. tolerant and inclusive city and hosts more than
Amsterdam Marathon. A8
These diverse and experienced host cities 180 nationalities. A8
Amsterdam is home of the world-known

will welcome the world for an incredible FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2027™. Together, they
provide a perfect stage for Breaking New
Ground for the tournament in well-connected
and iconic stadiums that will offer a unique and
exciting experience for players and fans from
around the world.
Amsterdam
Primarily known for its artistic heritage, 2m
football club AFC Ajax. With 36 leagueA8 titles and
the elaborate canal system with narrow canal
20 Cup wins, AFC Ajax is both record league 882,000
houses and the well-preserved legacies of the (in 2022)
Champions and record KNVB Cup winner.
city’s 17th-century, Amsterdam attracts millions
The club has also won the UEFA Champions A8 June 12-19°C
of visitors annually. The compact size of the T Akersloot July 12-21°C
city means that almost everything is within Alkmaar
August 12-21°C
walking distance, but a modern and efficient
public transport system is in place. Besides A5

4.2.1 being loved by tourists it is also an architectural T Akersloot

A10
Amsterdam hotspot of conference, meeting and event Alkmaar
HQ

Amsterdam is the most populous city of the venues, both modern and historic. VIP

VIP
A10

country and ranked the 9th city in the world to Besides its cultural heritage, Amsterdam
A5
live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit and has an extensive experience and history
in hosting major sporting events. In 1928,
VIP
A5
A9 A10
Amsterdam hosted the Olympic Games, T T A1
HQ HQ
the World Gymnaestrada in 1991 and 2023, VIP
A10
Amsterdam, capital of the VIP
Games of NFL Europe from 1996 to 2007,
Netherlands, is a designated A4 A1

UNESCO World Heritage A9

Site and well known for its Katwijk

T Sassenheim A9
museums, its cultural and A5
VIP

historical artefacts as well as A9

its nightlife and festival culture. T T A1

HQ

A4
A2

A9
Katwijk
T Sassenheim A9

Stadium T Venue-specific team hotel HQ FIFA HQ hotel IBC site 38 Motorway

Airport Venue-specific training site VIP FIFA VIP hotel FIFA Congress site Railway

Main Station FIFA Fan Festival site

A2

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4.2.2 example the 1950 European Athletics clubs in the direct proximity of Brussels. R.S.C
Brussels (Anderlecht) Championships, multiple European Cup Finals Anderlecht, for example, not only holds the
Brussels offers stunning architecture, art Moreover, Brussels is a city of endless between 1964 and 1996 as well as the Football record for being the most successful football
museums, and delicious cuisine on the one and unusual events that go far beyond sports – Tournament of the Olympic Summer Games club in the Belgian Pro League, boasting
hand and a hub of international power as music, art and cultural festivals and exhibitions in 1920. It was also one of the host cities of 34 national and six European titles, but also
CITY MAP home to European Union and NATO on the take place permanently in the city. Major the 1972 and 2000 UEFA EURO. Today, stands as the most accomplished women’s
0 5km

USSELS
HOST CITY MAP
(ANDERLECHT)
other hand. With its diverse population, vibrant
BRUSSELS (ANDERLECHT)
cultural scene, iconic landmarks like the
Atomium, Grand Place, and the Manneken Pis
statue, along with its renowned chocolates,
waffles, and beers that can be enjoyed in local
cafes and restaurants, Brussels isA12a sought-
after spot for both touristsA12
and expats alike. The
city also has the highest number of diplomats
sporting events are 0hosted regularly 5kmsuch
as the Brussels Marathon, the 20 kilometres
through Brussels and the Brussels Cycling
Classic, one of the oldest semi classic bicycle
E19
races on the international calendar. E19 Brussels
is also bidding to host the UCI World Road
Championships 2030.
In the 20th century the city hosted
the Memorial Van Damme athletics event,
Belgium’s foremost track and field competition,
which is part of the World Athletics Diamond
League, takes place in the King Baudouin
Stadium.
The importance of football is also
underpinned by the success of the football
team in the country, having secured victory in
the Belgian Cup 10 times. Moreover, Royale
Union Saint-Gilloise, after years of absence,
is the surprising new team in Belgium’s Pro
League and in European competitions.

(Anderlecht)
and foreign press correspondents in the world. numerous international championships, for 57m

Brussels
1,235,000
(in 2022)

June 12-21°C
July 14-23°C
E40
T
August 15-23°C

E40
T E40

Brussels, the capital of Belgium,

T is a unique blend: European capital
and cosmopolitan city inside one
big multicultural village.
T V

T E40

T V

E19

E411

Stadium Airport Venue-specific training site FIFA Fan Festival site 38 Motorway

Draw / Team Workshop site Main Station T Venue-specific team hotel V FIFA venue hotel Railway

E19

E411
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4.2.3 multiple-times Belgian champion, is the most

Charleroi successful club in the Champions League in 136m

Charleroi is the fourth biggest city in Belgium
and the municipality of the Wallon region. It
is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the
south-west of Belgium, not far from the border
with France.
In the 19th century, the city developed into
an important location for the production of flat
glass and coal. In recent decades, Charleroi’s
economy has increasingly diversified, helped
by the establishment of universities, like the
Université libre de Brussels, and the opening
of the Aéropole Science Park, a technology
park located in a district close to the city.
Charleroi attracts visitors with its unique
Charleroi
mine, which was declared a UNESCO World table tennis with five titles. In addition, the city 202,000
Heritage Site in 2012, along with three other is home to a number of successful teams in (in 2022)
Walloon mines. In addition, there are various football. Action 21 Charleroi has won the UEFA
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Charleroi. Furthermore, various theatres, Pays de Charleroi, was one of the venues for
dance halls, and cultural centres are part of the the 2000 UEFA EURO, and its women’s team
Charleroi, home to a UNESCO World
city, which is also known as a huge centre of play in Belgium’s highest division. Heritage Site, is the third largest city
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range of sports and is home for a lot of Tubize transport hubs of the country.
successful clubs. Spirou Charleroi has already
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Cologne League. Cologne has also proven to be a
53m
Cologne attracts millions of visitors a year 2020 UEFA Europe League Final, the IIHF reliable partner for women’s football. The

due to its over 2,000 years of city history, its
iconic Cologne Cathedral (a UNESCO World
Cologne
1,073,000
World Championships in 2001, 2010, and women’s football team of 1. FC Köln garners a
(in 2022)
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Heritage Site) and its cultural and culinary IHF World Championships in 2007 and 2019,
July 14-24°C
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so-called fifth season, is also a strong visitor
attraction.
With more than one million inhabitants
from over 180 different nations, Cologne is
the fourth most populated city in Germany and
the biggest city in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The city boasts a thriving range of large and
small businesses, sports, arts, and cultural
attractions, making it one of top five economic
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UEFA EURO, Cologne has been chosen as
one of the host cities.
Alongside the Lanxess Arena, the biggest
event venue in Germany, the Müngersdorf
Sports Park is an important location for sport
in Germany, as it is home to the RheinEnergie
Stadium (football), the German Sport
Moreover, the Women’s DFB Cup Final is
staged in Cologne since the 2009/10 season.
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place in front of 44,808 spectators in a sold-out Rhine is one of the most important
stadium for the first time in its history.
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4.2.5 ISU Figure Skating World Championships in attendance of 81,171 spectators the club ranks
Dortmund 1964, 1980, and 2004; the Gymnastics World 2nd place in international comparison.
A look at Dortmund’s history and development largest canal port in Europe, it has a connection Championships in 1966 and 1994; as well as Since 2020, Borussia Dortmund together
P shows how much it benefits from cultural to important seaports on the North Sea. the FIFA World Cup 2006TM and the 2024 UEFA with the city developed and implemented a
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The region has adapted since the collapse is the home of the German football museum However, Dortmund’s sporting flagship and improve women’s football within and
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and shifted to high-technology biomedical the world, the German Handball Association Dortmund, one of the most successful clubs example the women’s team of Borussia
technology, micro systems technology, and (DHB) and the German professional handball in German football history and home to the Dortmund already attracts up to 10,000
also services. league Handball-Bundesliga (HBL). Some largest football stadium in Germany (Signal spectators despite still developing from the
Furthermore, Dortmund is an important major sporting events hosted in Dortmund Iduna Park, known as Westfalenstadion). In lower tiers to the top league.
transport junction, especially for the surrounding are the 2001 UEFA Cup Final; the ITTF World the last decades, Borussia Dortmund has
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Europe (Benelux countries), and, with the World Championships in 1961 and 2007; the such as the Bundesliga, the DFB Cup as
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4.2.6
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is known well beyond the region
thanks to its glorious old town, its fashion and
art scenes, the renowned shopping boulevard
– the Königsallee – and countless museums
and galleries, the great promenade along the
World Championships in 1955, 1975 and 1983 (football) and the Düsseldorfer EG (ice
and the Tour de France in 2017. Moreover, it hockey). The development of women’s football
sports facilities for both popular and professional will serve as one of the host cities for the Rhine- is considered of great importance both for the
sports and numerous major sporting events Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. professional and local football clubs. As such,
have been attracted to Düsseldorf. Major After the FIFA World Cup 1974TM, when five comprehensive and sophisticated initiatives
sporting events include matches of the Tennis games were played in Düsseldorf, and the and cooperations to foster women’s football
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Düsseldorf Carnival. It is also known as a trade-
fair hub with very strong international links.
Since the end of the 1990s, the city has
regularly invested in the construction of new
DÜSSELDORF
Super Cup from 2018 to 2020, the ISTAF Düsseldorf hosted two games, the city will also implemented.
Indoor Düsseldorf (annually since 2021), the be one of the524venues 524
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2011 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup on the EURO 2024, once again hosting five matches.
banks of the Rhine, the opening match of the A total of 36 clubs are represented with
2024 EHF European Championships, the IIHF their sports at least in the regional league, of 38m

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4.2.7 Swimming World Championships and 2014 Eindhoven has won numerous titles, including
Eindhoven IPC European Swimming Championships, the UEFA Champions League in 1988, the
Eindhoven, originally located at the confluence The city has a thriving sports scene, the 2010 European Short Course Swimming UEFA Cup in 1978, 24 league championships,
of the Dommel and Gender, is a vibrant and with an extensive infrastructure of facilities Championships, and the FINA Swimming and ten cup victories. The women’s team of
energetic city, that witnessed rapid growth and clubs that include skate parks, boxing World Cup in 2013, 2017 and 2018. PSV also plays in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the
starting in the 1900s due to the textile and clubs, Gaelic football clubs, baseball clubs, Furthermore, Eindhoven hosted the 1978 top Dutch division.
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knowledge and educational institutions, local in football and swimming, showcasing its Championships, the 2006 UEFA Cup Final and
authorities, investors and designers was impressive sports culture. The ‘Pieter van the 2023 UEFA Women’s Champions League

Eindhoven
17m
established, also well-known as the Brainport den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium’ hosted Final.
The premier sporting club PSV Eindhoven, 238,000
Eindhoven. Nowadays, the city has a delightful multiple international top events in the last (in 2022)
blend of quaintness
31 and ingenuity, fuelled by decade such as the European Championships playing in the PSV Stadium, is a cornerstone
the presence of tech companies that shape in swimming, diving and synchronised of Dutch football. As one of the three most June 12-20°C
successful clubs in the Netherlands, PSV July 14-23°C
both its culture and population. swimming and water polo, the 2010 IPC
August 15-23°C

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Enschede
Enschede 160,000
Since the Middle Ages, Enschede gradually Enschede has also gained recognition (in 2022)
grew into a town with the development of the in the world of both men’s and women’s June 11-20°C
textile industry in the 19th century. After the football. FC Twente, the local football club, July 13-22°C
second world war, Enschede was rebuilt and has achieved one-time Dutch championship August 13-22°C
became a centre for education and technology,
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Twente and various high-tech companies. As football team of FC Twente holds the record of
such, the region of Enschede is famous for its being the champion in the Vrouwen Eredivisie Enschede is located in the eastern part
Rijksmuseum, green surroundings, and many and is the three-time winner of the Dutch Cup. of the Netherlands in the province of
ancient buildings. Moreover, Enschede was one of the host Overijssel at the border of Germany.
Its history dates back to the Middle Ages
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and Enschede is known for its lively
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ENSCHEDE connections. It has been a participant in the cementing its status as a significant player in
range of cultural activities.
EUREGIO, the first regional cross-border the football scene.
partnership in Europe, since its foundation in
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the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011TM and is

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270,000
meantime, the city’s central location has made all football. No other German city has seen The city’s sporting flagship is FC Schalke
(in 2022)
it a highly sought-after area for all kinds of the birth of so many national football players, 04 as seven-time German champions and
UEFA Cup winners in 1996/97. The Arena June 12-20°C
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August 15-23°C
cultural and recreational magnet in the west of Altintop. But Gelsenkirchen is also a hotspot League final in 2004, group matches and a
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Germany. For example, with the very popular for women’s football in Germany. This is quarter-final of the FIFA World CupTM in 2006
zoo ‘Zoom Erlebniswelt’ or the famous opera where the captain of the German national and in 2024, it will host group matches and
house ‘Musiktheater im Revier’, the city attracts team, Alexandra Popp, went to school and a round-of-16 match of the upcoming UEFA
With 270,000 inhabitants from 150
numerous national 31 and international visitors, graduated from high school. Steffi Jones, one EURO. nations, Gelsenkirchen is a major
including from the neighbouring countries of of the icons of German women’s football, lives city in the heart of the Rhine-Ruhr
Belgium and the Netherlands. and works here. The former national coach Metropolitan Region, famous for
its industrial tradition and the
surpassing passion for football.
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4.2.10
Genk
Genk has undergone significant development
since 1900, largely due to the discovery of coal
in 1901 and subsequent structural changes
from the 1960s onwards. Prior to the coal
discovery, the city was renowned for its natural
However, the discovery of coal resulted in a
surge of immigration and economic growth.
Today, Genk serves as the industrial hub of
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from 107 different ethnic backgrounds.
which includes an important open-air museum,
a large playground, and the Bokrijk Arboretum
botanic garden.
After being promoted from the second
division in 1996, KRC Genk, the major
football club in Genk, rose to become one
of Belgium’s leading clubs, winning multiple
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also competes in the top-tier Belgian Women’s
Super League. As such, the Luminus Arena,
home to KRC Genk, has become a prominent
venue for both sporting and non-sporting
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environment and attracted artists and painters In addition to its industrial significance, Belgian Pro League championships (most
who used it as inspiration for their work. the city is also famous for its Domein Bokrijk, recently in 2019) and the Belgian Cup (most
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4.2.11 Super League and is two-time winner of the
Ghent E34 Belgian Women’s Cup. Ghent also hosts and
Ghent’s historic buildings, medieval castles, sports in Ghent, both for the population and hosted several athletics events, like the annual
cathedrals and canals, combined with a as a host city for international sporting events. World Athletics Meeting, the indoor Flanders
colourful ecological diversity make the city an Noteworthy annual events are the Six Days of meeting, and the 2000 European Athletics 5m
exciting place for both visitors and inhabitants. Ghent, a six-day track cycling race, taking place Indoor Championships, as well as the 2001
266,000

Ghent
The 2020 census revealed that 35.5 per cent
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5km Gymnastics World Championships, the 2007 (in 2022)
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of the inhabitants had roots outside of Belgium Cycling World Championships. In Belgian first European Fencing Championships and the
June 12-21°C
and 15.3 per cent had a non-Belgian nationality. division, Ghent is represented by K.A.A. Gent, 2015 Davis Cup Final.
July 14-23°C
Ghent’s diversity is also represented in who won the Belgium Pro League for the first August 13-23°C
the sporting events hosted. As throughout all time in its history in 2015. The K.A.A. Women’s
of Belgium, football and cycling are important football team plays in the Belgian Women’s

Ghent, Belgium’s third largest city,

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HEERENVEEN
frequently hosts international events such Heerenveen hosted the UEFA U-21
Heerenveen as the World or European Championships European Championships in 2007. The town’s
Heerenveen was founded around 1550 as are numerous hiking and cycling trails, as well in both speed skating and short track speed football team, SC Heerenveen, has a strong
a location for the purpose of digging peat, as opportunities for fishing, boating, and horse skating. Additionally, the ‘Sportstad’ initiative presence in the first tier and has regularly
which was used for fuel. It is the oldest peat riding. was completed in 2006, which includes a participated in the European League. Their
channel village in the Netherlands, which However, the city’s sports infrastructure gymnastics hall, a swimming pool, and an women’s football team also plays in the
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‘lord’, veen is ‘peat’. Nowadays, it is a popular times. At the forefront is the Thialf speed in close proximity.
destination for outdoor enthusiasts, as it is skating arena, a pioneering 400 metres indoor
surrounded by beautiful countryside. There ice rink that attracts large audiences and

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4.2.13 Tournament. Furthermore, Rotterdam hosted and Excelsior also having a women’s team
Rotterdam the 2010 Grand Départ of the Tour de France, playing in the Vrouwen Eredivisie. Thereby,
Strategically located in Western Europe, the contemporary architecture. The city is a the 2017 UEFA Women’s EURO and the 2023 Feyenoord is one of the most successful
Rotterdam is a bold, forward-thinking and melting pot of over 180 nationalities, reflecting UEFA Nations League Finals. teams in the country having won 15 national
entrepreneurial city. Rotterdam is continuously its reputation for cultural diversity. Football is undoubtedly the most popular titles and the 1970 Champions League title,
reinventing itself, focusing on innovation, Rotterdam takes pride in its inclusive sport in Rotterdam, and with the three clubs and their passionate fan base fills the iconic
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the picturesque
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5 Event timing
BNG2027 proposes the preferred dates of 18 June to 18
July to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM. This
proposal, based on a comprehensive analysis of criteria
on both national and international level, sets the stage for
full stadiums, vibrant host cities, and the overall sporting
and commercial success of the tournament. We are fully
committed to working with FIFA to select the optimal
dates in 2027.
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FIFA Women’s International Match mild to warm temperatures with relatively

5.1
Our proposed event period
Proposal for an event period considering football calendars, other major sporting
events, climatic conditions, tourism and holidays
In this 10th edition of the FIFA Women’s World
CupTM, we aim to celebrate the unique and
attractive tournament it has become while also
showing just how much it can still achieve.
To accomplish this, the timing of the event is
extremely important and we are fully committed
to working with FIFA to select the optimal dates
in 2027.
After careful consideration, we propose
to stage the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM
in the period between mid-June to end-July
2027. The preferred dates would be 18 June
to 18 July.
MAY JUNE JULY
Proposed
event period
Local football
calendar
This proposal is the result of a
comprehensive analysis of different criteria,
including, among others:
• FIFA Women’s International Match
Calendar to apply in 2027
• International, continental and local football
calendars
• Other major sporting events
• Climatic conditions
• Tourism and holidays
The proposed event period provides
the best backdrop for the marketing and
commercial success of the tournament.
AUGUST SEPTEMBER
International and continental
football calendars
Local football
calendar
Holidays
Calendar to apply in 2027
Our proposal for the event period is based
on current developments and the existing
calendar for the women’s competitions, which
is available until 2025. If appointed, we would
collaborate with FIFA to align the proposed
event period as soon as the 2027 calendar
becomes available.
International, continental and local
football calendars
Within the proposed event period there aren’t
any clashes with major A-level national football
tournaments that would negatively impact the
tournament. Instead, it strategically aligns
with the national women’s and men’s football
competitions in our three host countries.
Similarly, there will be no major international
or continental football events staged in Europe
during this time frame, as both the European
club finals and the UEFA Nations League Final
will have already taken place.
Other major sporting events
There are currently no other major or
international sporting events planned in our
host countries during the proposed event
period. This allows us to capture not only the
attention of the football family but also of all
sports enthusiasts, the general public and
other stakeholders.
Additionally, the infrastructure capacities
in all three host countries would be solely
available for the tournament.
Climatic conditions
The proposed event period offers an ideal
period in terms of climatic conditions. Generally,
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany enjoy
low precipitation in June and July. The daily
average temperatures in our host cities will
be around 21°C in June and July. These
favourable conditions will ensure an excellent
environment for players, fans and the overall
tournament experience.
Tourism and holidays
Hosted in the beginning of summer, the
tournament would benefit from tourists visiting
our three countries. This is an important target
group as they will contribute to the commercial
success of the tournament. At the same time,
school holidays will not have started yet in
almost all host cities. Hence, a large part of
the local population would be at home, making
it possible to attract many local spectators
– particularly the youth, one of our most
important target groups.
The proposed event period
between mid of June to end
of July, with the timeframe
from 18 June to 18 July as our
preferred option, is ideally
suited to set the stage for
an incredible 10th edition of
the FIFA Women’s World
CupTM. We will have focused
audience attention, perfect
weather conditions, extensive
commercial opportunities,
full stadiums and vibrant host
cities. The perfect stage to
Break New Ground.

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6 Stadiums
The BNG2027 stadium concept proposes 13 stadiums
that are emblematic of modernity, sustainability, and
accessibility, all while balancing substantial seating
capacities with the promise of sold-out venues. The three-
country partnership provides one of the most compact
concepts to date, and together, the selected stadiums,
all engrained with a rich football history and experience
hosting major football matches, provide the perfect stage
for a groundbreaking FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM.
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BNG2027 stadium concept map

6.1
A stadium concept that will Break New Ground
Overview of the proposed stadium concept HAMBURG

ABE LENSTRA STADIUM

BNG2027, due to its deeply rooted and rich host a global sporting mega-event such as the km

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football history, can proudly offer 13 established FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM. Regardless
stadiums that rank among the most modern, of the outcome of our bid, the ZebrArena JOHAN CRUIJFF ARENA
sustainable, and conveniently located sports Charleroi will be under construction between FC TWENTE STADIUM
facilities in the world. 2024 and 2026.
STADIUM FEIJENOORD
With the proposed stadiums, BNG2027 Despite being spread across three LONDON
aims to provide the perfect balance between countries, the proposed stadiums are located
offering large capacities and being able to within a diameter of 300-kilometres. Within ARENA BVB STADION DORTMUND
PSV STADIUM AUFSCHALKE
have sold-out venues. All the stadiums are this range, there’s a modern fast-train railway
built to the highest international requirements system, a high-capacity motorway network, KAA GENT ARENA
DÜSSELDORF ARENA
KRC GENK
in terms of functionality, sustainability, design, and a total of nine airports, ensuring convenient ARENA
RSC ANDERLECHT STADIUM COLOGNE STADIUM
comfort and visitor experience. and comfortable access to the venues. This
All but one of the proposed stadiums are compact layout will greatly benefit the teams,
match-ready and have proven their functionality officials, media representatives, spectators, ZEBRARENA CHARLEROI

and versatility in numerous international and FIFA staff, making the tournament highly
tournaments and events. This underscores our accessible.
commitment, reliability, and preparedness to FRANKFURT

LUXEMBOURG
BNG2027 stadium concept overview
Stadium Host city Capacity
Abe Lenstra Stadium Heerenveen 26,742 seats PARIS

Arena AufSchalke Gelsenkirchen 54,442 seats

BVB Stadion Dortmund Dortmund 66,099 seats
Cologne Stadium Cologne 45,987 seats
Düsseldorf Arena Düsseldorf 50,040 seats
FC Twente Stadium Enschede 30,250 seats
Johan Cruijff ArenA Amsterdam 55,445 seats
KAA Gent Arena Ghent 20,185 seats
KRC Genk Arena Genk 20,040 seats
PSV Stadium Eindhoven 35,200 seats
RSC Anderlecht Stadium Brussels (Anderlecht) 20,144 seats
Stadium Feijenoord Rotterdam 49,850 seats
ZebrArena Charleroi Charleroi 20,219 seats

Johan Cruijff ArenA

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Abe Lenstra Stadium

Main planned tournament overlay

6.2
AbeLast Kilometre
Lenstra Stadium Map
Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information
Current use and envisaged legacy
Enhanced accessibility services
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation / volunteer centre, LOG point, brand activation area,
Abe Lenstra Stadium, located in The stadium was one of the four venues for parking, outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
Heerenveen, is a football-only stadium the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Renovation safe standing to seated capacity
with a current capacity of 26,742 seats. It serves in 2007 and hosted qualifiers of the FIFA Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
mainly as the home ground for Eredivisie club Women’s World CupTM in 2018 and the UEFA access control)
sc Heerenveen. The stadium was inaugurated Women’s EURO in 2019. While primarily
in 1994 and has since undergone regular used for football matches, the stadium has
Stadium map
renovations. In 2008, the most substantial occasionally hosted other events, including
expansion took place, almost Logistics Compound
doubling the concerts. 1,400 sqm
original capacity.
Outdoor Hospitality Areas 4,500 sqm

Stadium information
TV Compound 1,200 sqm
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Key facts Stadium owner
Accreditation Sportstad Heerenveen BV
Centre 750 sqm P TV Compound
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competition stage 3rd-place-match
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Major event 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (group matches, semi-
experience final)
2018 FIFA Women’s World CupTM qualifier (Netherlands – Slovakia)
P
2019 UEFA Women’s EURO qualifier (Netherlands – Turkey) Ticketing
Transport 10 min by public transport from the city centre
access 2 km / 4 min by car from the city centre
139 km / 80 min km by car from Schiphol Airport
No. of parking 4,153 for cars / 50 for buses
spaces (stadium
precinct)

Planned renovations P Parking Areas

Currently no renovations are planned
Outer Security Perimeter

0 500m

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Arena AufSchalke
Main planned tournament overlay

6.3
Arena AufSchalke
Last Kilometre Map Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information
Enhanced accessibility services
Current use and envisaged legacy
2
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Field of play / competition area (e.g., team benches, indoor warm-up area)
Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
The Arena AufSchalke is an extremely a perfect location for a wide range of sports Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre, LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
versatile football stadium, renowned for and entertainment events. In an all-seater outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
the exciting atmosphere during the matches of configuration, it has a capacity of 54,442. Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
its main tenant, FC Schalke 04. Since its opening in 2001, the venue access control)
The city of Gelsenkirchen is located at has hosted five matches of the FIFA World
P
the heart of Germany’s coal-mining region. Cup 2006TM, the opening match of the 2010
Stadium map
In order to avoid long-term mining damages IIHF World Championships (ice hockey) with P
to the stadium, it deviates from the standard
Logistics Compound a record attendance of 77,803
1,400 sqm spectators, as
north-south-orientation and is aligned parallel well as the quarter-final of the UEFA Europa P
Outdoor HospitalityLeague
to mining shafts that run underneath. Areas 2020. Furthermore,
9,200 sqm Arena AufSchalke

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Main tenant Centre
Gelsenkirchen-Schalke
2,30004 e.V.
sqm
Field of play Pitch type / surface Natural turf TV Compound P
Volunteer Centre
Brand Activation Area 5,600 sqm
Dimensions 105 x 68 m Ticketing

Lightning lux power 2,339 lux Logistics

P

Hospitality
Stadium use Current / legacy use Football (home ground of FC Schalke 04), Compound
P Village
concerts, events
Accreditation
Average attendance 60,694 (season 2022 / 2023)
Centre
Proposed Group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals,
competition stage 3rd-place-match, semi-finals
P
Major event 2006 FIFA World CupTM (group matches, quarter-final) P
experience 2020 UEFA Europa League (quarter-final) P
2024 UEFA EURO (group matches, round-of-16)
Transport 14 min by public transport from the city centre P
access 6 km / 12 min by car from the city centre
46 km / 35 min by car from Düsseldorf Airport
No. of parking 13,175
P for cars /Areas
Parking 1,379 for buses
spaces (stadium
precinct) Outer Security Perimeter

Planned renovations
Currently no renovations
0 are planned 500m

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BVB Stadion Dortmund

Main planned tournament overlay

6.4
BVB Stadion Dortmund
Last Kilometre Map Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information
Enhanced accessibility services
Current use and envisaged legacy
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Field of play / competition area (e.g., team benches, indoor warm-up area)
Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
The BVB Stadion Dortmund was purpose- is Europe‘s largest standing tribune with a Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre, LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
built for the FIFA World Cup 1974TM with capacity of 25,000 during regular Bundesliga outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
an initial capacity of 54,000. Since then, it matches. For international matches, the Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
has been expanded several times. Today, it stadium can be transformed into an all-seater access control) PP
is Germany’s largest stadium with a record with 66,099 seats. In the past, the stadium P Accreditation Centre / Ticketing
attendance of 81,365 spectators (standing hosted countless football matches and will
Stadium map Volunteer Centre
and seated) and is renowned for its electric serve as a venue for four group matches, a P
atmosphere. Logistics Compound round-of-16 match, and sqm
1,200 a semi-final of the
P
The stadium comprises of four fully UEFA EURO 2024. Stadium Media Centre
covered grandstands. The Outdoor
southern Hospitality
terrace Areas 15,000 sqm
Hospitality
Village P P
TV Compound 5,700 sqm
Stadium information P
New Hall

Accreditation Centre 350 sqm

Key facts Stadium owner Borussia Dortmund GmbH & CO KGaA
P
Main tenant Borussia Dortmund GmbH
Volunteer Centre 1,000&sqm
CO KGaA P
Brand
Field of play Pitch type / surface Hybrid

Main Stand
Ticketing 500 sqm Activation Area
Dimensions 105 x 68 m P
Stadium
Lightning Media 2,685
lux power Centrelux 3,000 sqm P
TV Compound
Stadium use CurrentBrand
/ legacy use Football
Activation Area (home ground6,200
of Borussia Dortmund),
sqm
events P
Logistics
Average attendance 81,228 (season 2022 / 2023) Compound

Proposed Group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals,

competition stage
Major event 2001 UEFA Cup Final
3rd-place-match, semi-finals, opening match
and the final
Team Supporters A
Bus Parking

experience 2006 FIFA World CupTM (group matches, semi-final)

2013 UEFA Champions League (semi-final)
2024 UEFA EURO (group matches, round-of-16, semi-final)
Transport 16 min by public transport from the city centre
access 3 km / 8 min by car from the city centre
14 km / 25 min by car from Dortmund Airport
No. of parking 10,930 for cars / 300 for buses 54
spaces (stadium
precinct) P Parking Areas

Outer Security Perimeter

Planned renovations
Currently no renovations are planned

0 500m

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Cologne Stadium
Main planned tournament overlay

6.5
Cologne Stadium
Last Kilometre Map Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information P
Enhanced accessibility services
Current use and envisaged legacy
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Field of play / competition area (e.g., team benches, indoor warm-up area)
P
Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
Cologne Stadium was purpose built for attendance of more than 38,000 spectators at Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre,
P LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
the FIFA World Cup 2006TM. The award- a regular women’s Bundesliga match. outdoor hospitality
P (if requested by FIFA))
winning facility is the home ground of the local The stadium has proven its versatility Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
Bundesliga team of 1. FC Köln and regularly by hosting the 2020 UEFA Europa League access control)
hosts matches of the German men’s and Final on short notice during the COVID-19
women’s national team. pandemic. With a capacity of 45,987 seats for
Stadium map
Since 2010, the stadium is the traditional international matches, Cologne Stadium will
Accreditation Centre /
venue for the Women’s National Cup Compound
Logistics Finals. host five matches 1,500
of the UEFA
sqm EURO 2024. Ticketing
In April 2023, the stadium saw the record P
Outdoor Hospitality Areas 9,400 sqm

Stadium information TV Compound 5,900 sqm

Hospitality Village
Key facts Stadium owner Kölner Sportstätten GmbH
Accreditation Centre 540 sqm Brand Activation Area
Main tenant 1. FC Köln
Volunteer Centre
Field of play Pitch type / surfaceCentre
Volunteer Natural turf 650 sqm
TV Compound
Dimensions 105 x 68 m

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Ticketing (included in Accreditation) Stadium Media Centre
Lightning lux power 2,500 lux Logistics Compound
Stadium use CurrentStadium
/ legacy Media
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Football 2,300
of 1.sqm
FC Köln),
concerts, events
Brand Activation Area 5,100 sqm
Average attendance 49,800 (season 2022 / 2023)
P
Proposed Group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals,
competition stage 3rd-place-match, semi-finals P

Major event 2006 FIFA World CupTM (group matches, round-of-16)

experience 2020 UEFA Europa League (final)
2024 UEFA EURO (group matches, round-of-16)
Women’s National Cup Finals (annually)
Transport 30 min by public transport from the city centre
access 7 km / 15 min by car from the city centre
20 km / 25 min by car from Cologne Airport
No. of parking 7,600 for cars / 100 for buses
spaces (stadium
precinct)
P

Planned renovations
P Parking Areas
Description of measure Date of completion
Outer Security Perimeter
Press tribune (upper stand west) 2024
P
VIP area (new furniture) 2024

0 500m
P 264
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Düsseldorf Arena
Main planned tournament overlay

6.6
Düsseldorf Arena 44
Last Kilometre Map Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information
Enhanced accessibility services
Current use and envisaged legacy
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Field of play / competition area (e.g., team benches, indoor warm-up area)
Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
Düsseldorf Arena is a multi-functional It is, therefore, well suited to also host Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre, LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
football stadium, which serves as the large scale concerts and indoor sporting P
outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
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home ground for Fortuna Düsseldorf, and events, such as the 2023 Invictus Games. Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
regularly hosts matches of the German national Düsseldorf will see a total of five matches access control) P

teams. The stadium can be transformed into of the UEFA EURO 2024, including one quarter
a fully covered arena due to its retractable final. The arena is further scheduled to host P
Stadium map
roof and has a capacity of 50,040 seats for the opening and closing ceremonies of the P

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Outdoor Hospitality Area 5,740 sqm
Stadium information Accreditation Centre /
TV Compound 3,200 sqm Ticketing Logistics Compound
Key facts Stadium owner City of Düsseldorf Volunteer Centre Spielplatz

Accreditation Centre
Main tenant Fortuna Düsseldorf 250 sqm

Field of play Pitch type / surface

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2024 UEFA EURO (group matches, round-of-16, quarter-final)
2025 FISU Summer World University Games
Transport 15 min by public transport from the city centre
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Planned renovations P Parking Areas

Description of measure Date of completion
Outer Security Perimeter
LED floodlight system 2023
Press conference & media centre 2024
Commentary control
0 room 2024 500m

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FC Twente Stadium
Last Kilometre Map Main planned tournament overlay

6.7
FC Twente Stadium
Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information
Current use and envisaged legacy
Enhanced accessibility services
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre, LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
FC Twente Stadium serves as the home The stadium hosted one semi-final as outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
ground for Eredivisie club FC Twente well as the final of the UEFA Women’s EURO Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
Enschede. The stadium was opened in 1998 2017. Further, the 2023 UEFA Nations League access control)
and saw two main phases of expansion, in Finals took place in Enschede (together with
2008 and 2011, leading to the current all- Rotterdam). Stadium map
seated capacity of 30,250 spectators. One of
Logistics
the distinctive features of the stadiumCompound
is the 600 sqm
remarkable atmosphere it generates.
Outdoor Hospitality Areas 4,000 sqm
Accreditation Centre
Stadium information TV Compound 1,200 sqm P

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Key facts Stadium owner FC Twente '65 B.V.
Accreditation Centre 250 sqm
Main tenant FC Twente Enschede
Field of play Volunteer
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Hosptality Village TV Compound
Proposed Group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals,
competition stage 3rd-place-match
Major event 2017 UEFA Women’s EURO
experience 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals
Transport 5 min by public transport from the city centre
access 6 km / 13 min by car from the city centre
140 km / 80 min by car from Dortmund Airport
No. of parking 2,123 for cars / 60 for buses
spaces (stadium
precinct)

Planned renovations
Currently no renovations are planned
P Parking Areas

Outer Security Perimeter

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Last Kilometre Map

Main planned tournament overlay

6.8
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information
Current use and envisaged legacy
Enhanced accessibility services
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre, LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
Inaugurated in 1996, the Johan Cruijff UEFA EURO 2020. Further notable matches outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
ArenA is the largest football stadium in include the 1998 UEFA Champions League Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
the Netherlands. It is home to AFC Ajax and Final and the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final. access control)
regularly hosts the Dutch men’s national team. The Johan Cruijff ArenA is a socially
After a major extension in 2022, it boasts an committed and sustainable venue, spurred Stadium map
all-seater capacity of 55,445 spectators during on by continuous innovation. The CO2-neutral P

football matches. Through itsLogistics Compound

retractable 1,600
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Outdoor Hospitality Areas tbd
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more sustainable
Volunteer Centre
Accreditation
EURO 2000 as well as the pan-European world.
Centre / Ticketing Brand Activation Area
Accreditation Centre 900 sqm
TV Compound
Stadium information Volunteer Centre 1,000 sqm
Key facts Stadium owner Stadion Amsterdam N.V. Brand Activation Area
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Brand Activation Area 5,000 sqm
Lightning lux power 3,149 lux
Brand Activation Area
Stadium use Current / legacy use Football (home ground of AFC Ajax, matches
of the Dutch national team), concerts, events
Average attendance 50,100 (season 2022 / 2023)
Proposed Group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals,
competition stage 3rd-place-match, semi-finals, opening match
and the final
Major event 2000 UEFA EURO (group matches, quarter-final, semi-final)
experience 2013 UEFA Europa League Final (Chelsea – Benfica)
2020 UEFA EURO (group matches, round-of-16)
Transport 18 min by public transport from the city centre
access 8 km / 12 min by car from the city centre
18 km / 13 min by car from Schiphol Airport
No. of parking 12,445
P
for cars / Areas
Parking 60 for buses
spaces (stadium
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Outer Security Perimeter
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KAA Gent Arena 516K11

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Key facts 1,200 sqm

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Accreditation Centre 250 sqm

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Lightning lux power 1,697 lux

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Ticketing 225 sqm

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Transport 22 min by public transport from the city centre

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Infrastructure 6. Stadiums

KRC Genk Arena

Last Kilometre Map Main planned tournament overlay

6.10
KRC Genk Arena
Key stadium information
Current use and envisaged legacy
Planned renovations and tournament overlay
KRC Genk Arena is a multi-purpose
stadium that is used mostly for matches
of KRC Genk. The current seating capacity for
international matches is 20,040. The stadium
was inaugurated in 1990 and saw two major
phases of modernisation in 2002 and 2007.
Logistics Compound
From 2016 to 2020, the arena was
transformed to be the first CO2-neutral stadium
in Belgium. The cooling and heating systems
were modernised for this purpose. In addition,
a photovoltaic system with 400 solar modules
was installed on the stadium roof.
800 sqm
Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Enhanced accessibility services
Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre, LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
access control)
Stadium map

Stadium information Outdoor Hospitality 4,000 sqm

P
Key facts Stadium owner KRC Genk vzw
TV Compound 1,200 sqm
Main tenant KRC Genk vzw
Stadium Media Centre
P
Field of play Accreditation
Pitch type / surface Centre
Hybrid 300 sqm Logistics Compound
TV Compound
Dimensions 105 x 68 m
Volunteer Centre 500 sqm Volunteer Centre Main
P
Lightning lux power 1,513 lux
Stan
Left d
P

d
S ta n
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/ legacy use (incl.ground
Football (home in Office Area)Genk)
of KRC

Main

d
Stan
Hospitality Village

osite
Average attendance
Stadium 17,079 (season 20221,000
Media Centre / 2023)sqm

Opp
Main
Sta

Proposed Group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals, Office Area / Righ nd

t
Brand Activation Area
Brand Activation Area Ticketing
competition stage 3rd-place-match 5,000 sqm
P
Major event UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA
experience Conference League (group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals)
Transport 17 min by public transport from the city centre
access 6 km / 10 min by car from the city centre
55 km / 45 min by car from Liège Airport P

No. of parking 3,690 for cars / 30 for buses

spaces (stadium
precinct)

Planned renovations
Currently no renovations are planned

Accreditation
P Parking Areas Centre

Outer Security Perimeter

0 500m

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Infrastructure 6. Stadiums

PSV Stadium
Last Kilometre Map Main planned tournament overlay

6.11
PSV Stadium
Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information
Current use and envisaged legacy
Enhanced accessibility services
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre, LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
Since 1913, the PSV Stadium has been The stadium currently holds a four- outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
the home of PSV Eindhoven. What star rating by UEFA and regularly hosts the Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
started as a football pitch for employees with a Dutch men’s and women’s national teams. access control)
single wooden stand has evolved into the third- Furthermore, the PSV Stadium was the
largest football stadium in the Netherlands. location for three UEFA EURO 2000 group Stadium map
The completion of the four corners in 2002 stage matches, the 2006 UEFA Cup Final as
P
eventually led to its current capacity
LogisticsofCompound
35,200 well as the 2023 UEFA Women’s
tbd Champions
seats and its world-class amenities. League Final. Aside from football-related
Outdoor Hospitality Areas tbd
purposes, the ground is occasionally used for
TV Compound stadium concerts. 1,600 sqm P
P
Accreditation Centre 500 sqm
Stadium information
Key facts Stadium owner Centre
Volunteer PSV NV inside Stadium
TV Compound
Main tenant PSV Eindhoven
Ticketing (incl. in Accreditation) Brand Activation Area
Field of play Pitch type / surface Hybrid P
M
a in
Stadium Media 105
Dimensions Centre
x 68 m inside Stadium St
an
d

Lightning lux power 2,179 lux P

Brand Activation Area 5,000 sqm
Stadium use Current / legacy use Football (home ground of PSV Eindhoven),
concerts
Average attendance 26,631 (season 2022 / 2023) Accreditation Centre /
Ticketing
Proposed Group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals,
competition stage 3rd-place-match
Major event 2000 UEFA EURO (group matches)
experience 2006 UEFA Cup Final
2023 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final
Transport 4 min by public transport from the city centre
access 3 km / 9 min by car from the city centre
7 km / 10 min by car from Eindhoven Airport
No. of parking 1,848 for cars / 60 for buses
spaces (stadium
precinct)
P Parking Areas

Planned renovations Outer Security Perimeter

Currently no renovations are planned

0 500m

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Infrastructure 6. Stadiums

RSC Anderlecht Stadium

Last Kilometre Map Main planned tournament overlay

6.12
RSC Anderlecht Stadium
Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information
Current use and envisaged legacy
Enhanced accessibility services
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre, LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
RSC Anderlecht Stadium is located in setting for football matches and providing fans outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
Brussels (Anderlecht) and home to the with an up-close matchday experience. Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
Royal Sporting Club (RSC) Anderlecht. It The history of the stadium is steeped in access control)
was initially opened in 1991 and stands on Belgian football tradition. Besides national
the historic grounds of former Émile-Versé- league cup matches and international fixtures, Stadium map
Stadium, dating back to 1917. In 2012, the the stadium has seen its fair share of UEFA
stadium was brought up to modern standards
Logistics Compound Champions League and UEFA
1,800 sqm Europa League
and now has a seating capacity of 20,144 for appearances of RSC Anderlecht.
Outdoor Hospitality Areas 4,300 sqm
international matches, offering an intimate
P
TV Compound 1,200 sqm
Stadium information
Accreditation Centre 250 sqm
Key facts Stadium owner RSC Anderlecht NV Hospitality Village
Volunteer Centre
Main tenant RSC Anderlecht 500 sqm P

Field of play Pitch type / surface Hybrid P

Stand
Ticketing 250 sqm P Brand Activation Area
Dimensions 105 x 68 m Stadium Media Centre

Main
Stadium Media Centre Ticketing
Lightning lux power 3,195 lux 1,500 sqm Hospitality Village
Accreditation /
P
Stadium use CurrentBrand
/ legacy use Football Volunteer Centre
Activation Area (home ground of RSC
5,000 sqmAnderlecht) P

Average attendance 20,282 (season 2022 / 2023) TV Compound Logistics

Compound
Proposed Group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals,
competition stage 3rd-place-match
Major event UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA
experience Conference League (group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals)
Transport 23 min by public transport from the city centre
access 6 km / 16 min by car from the city centre
25 km / 25 min by car from Brussels Airport
No. of parking 970 for cars / 23 for buses
spaces (stadium
precinct)

Planned renovations
P Parking Areas
Currently no renovations are planned
Outer Security Perimeter

0 500m

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Stadium Feijenoord
Main planned tournament overlay

6.13
Stadium
LastFeijenoord
Kilometre Map Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information
Current use and envisaged legacy
Enhanced accessibility services
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre, LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
Stadium Feijenoord, nicknamed ‘De In 1994, it was converted to a 49,850 outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
Kuip’, is one of the most iconic and most all-seater stadium. Throughout the years, a Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
traditional football stadiums in Europe. After record of 10 European finals have taken place access control)
its opening in 1937, it has seen numerous in this stadium, including the 2002 UEFA Cup Temporary giant screens
modernisations and modifications. Still, it has Final. The stadium regularly hosts the Dutch P

retained much of its classic charm, including men’s national team, as well as the final
Stadium map
the distinctive oval shape with a continuous ring matches of the UEFA EURO 2000 and the
of seating that provides excellent sightlines.
Logistics Compound2023 UEFA Nations 6,800League
sqm Final (together
with Enschede). P
Outdoor Hospitality Areas 5,000 sqm

Stadium information TV Compound 3,000 sqm Stadium Media Centre

P
Key facts Stadium owner Stadion Feijenoord N.V. Hospitality
Accreditation Centre 700 sqm TV Compound
P
Village P
Main tenant Feyenoord Rotterdam N.V.
P
Field of play
Volunteer CentreNatural turf
Pitch type / surface 1,050 sqm S ta
nd
P
in
M a L e ft
P

Ma
Dimensions 105 x 68(incl.
m in Accreditation)

in S
Ticketing
Accreditation Centre /

ta n
Lightning lux power 2,139 lux

Op

d
Ticketing

pos
ite
Stadium Media Centre 2,000 sqm

Sta
nd
Stadium use Current / legacy use Football (home ground of Feyenoord Brand Activation Area in
S ta
Ma Righ
nd
t
Volunteer Centre
Brand Activation Rotterdam,
Area matches of the Dutch national
5,000 sqm
team)
Average attendance 42,500 (season 2022 / 2023)
Proposed Group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals,
competition stage 3rd-place-match, semi-finals
Major event 2000 UEFA EURO (group matches, quarter-final, final)
experience 2002 UEFA Cup Final
2023 UEFA Nations League Finals
Transport 19 min by public transport from the city centre
access 6 km / 15 min by car from the city centre
15 km / 20 min by car from Rotterdam Airport
No. of parking 10,696 for cars / 230 for buses
spaces (stadium
precinct)

P Parking Areas
Planned renovations
Outer
Currently no renovations are Security Perimeter
planned

0 500m

94 95
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ZebrArena Charleroi
Last Kilometre Map
Main planned tournament overlay

6.14
ZebrArena Charleroi
Broadcasting facilities (e.g., broadcast compound, TV studio’s, presentation platforms)
Key stadium information
Current use and envisaged legacy
Enhanced accessibility services
Planned renovations and tournament overlay Media facilities (e.g., media tribune, stadium media centre)
Outside area’s (e.g., accreditation centre, LOG point, brand activation area, parking,
Between 2024 and 2026, the new The brand-new arena, offering a capacity outdoor hospitality (if requested by FIFA))
stadium of the ‘Sporting du Pays de of 20,219 seats, is going to have a permanent Security measures (e.g., outer stadium perimeter, additional closed-circuit television,
Charleroi’ will be built in Marchienne-au- roof, not only over the stands, but also over the access control)
Pont. It will be constructed on the site of a pitch. The roof over the pitch will be made of a
former steelworks, whose subsoil has been light-transmitting material, allowing the pitch to Stadium map
completely remediated. The Logistics
site is on the have a natural turf. 700 sqm
Compound
banks of the Sambre, right next to the town’s
centre and the city railway stop.
Outdoor Hospitality 2,000 sqm

TV Compound 1,200 sqm

Stadium information
Key facts Stadium Accreditation
owner Centre
ZebrArena S.A. 250 sqm
Main tenant Sporting du Pays de Charleroi
Volunteer Centre 500 sqm Ticketing
Field of play Pitch type / surface Hybrid Brand Activation Area Accreditation Centre

nd
Ticketing 250 sqm

Main Sta
Dimensions 105 x 68 m Logistics Compound
Hospitality Village
LightningStadium
lux power
MediaNot available, as the stadium
Centre 1,000 will
sqmbe built from P
2024 - 2026
Stadium Media Centre
Stadium use Brand Activation
Legacy use Area(home ground 5,000
Football sqm du Pays de
of Sporting P TV Compound
Charleroi) Volunteer Centre
Proposed Group matches, round-of-16, quarter-finals,
competition stage 3rd-place-match
Major event Not applicable, as the stadium will be built from 2024 - 2026
P
experience
Transport 13 min by public transport from the city centre
access 5 km / 9 min by car from the city centre
13 km / 15 min by car from Charleroi Airport
No. of parking 1,360 for cars / 45 for buses
spaces (stadium
precinct)

Planned renovations
P Parking Areas
Currently no renovations are planned

Outer Security Perimeter

0 500m

96 97
7 Team and referee
facilities
Leveraging our profound love for football and our outstanding
hotel and training site infrastructure, BNG2027 is committed to
offering a true home away from home experience for all teams
and referees. With a wide selection of world-class facilities and
experienced hotels, all within a compact hosting region making
in-tournament flights obsolete, the proposed training sites and
accommodations have been strategically chosen to ensure
these key stakeholders can focus on delivering their best
performance.
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7.1 7.2
A home away from home Proposed team base camp facilities
General information and experience in hosting team and referee facilities Proposals for team base camp facilities

Teams and referees will feel at home in the Venue-specific team facilities Team base camp facilities 1 - 4
world-class facilities and hotels offered in Much like our team base camps, the proposed Name Radisson Blu Courtyard Hilton Garden Sofitel Brussels
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. venue-specific team training sites and hotels Hotel Bruges Brussels Inn Brussels Europe
Airport
Thanks to the abundance of professional are managed by experienced staff. The sites
training sites and suitable hotels available, are frequently used by professional and Date of hotel 2018 2004 2024 2006
opening
participants will have the freedom to select ambitious grassroots clubs or have hosted
accommodations and training facilities that teams in previous tournaments. City Bruges Brussels Brussels Brussels

Team base camp hotel

align perfectly with their needs. Once again highlighting our compact event Number of 109 191 250 147
Drawing from our valuable experiences concept and our commitment to convenience, rooms
with past FIFA and UEFA tournaments, we the close proximity between the hotels, training On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurants,
facilities meeting rooms meeting rooms meeting meeting
have built a strong foundation of trust and sites and stadiums, coupled with excellent
and sport and sport rooms, sport rooms, and
close collaboration with the venue-specific accessibility from the central transport hubs, facilities facilities and wellness sport facilities
hotels and training facilities, and established were key factors in the selection process. facilities
partnerships with numerous top-tier team base Furthermore, all proposed options offer the Distances • 15 km / 22 min • 4 km / 9 min • 11 km / 18 min • 10 km / 20 min
camps. additional rooms and functions required to and travel - Sportpark - KVW - King - RSCA
cater to the diverse needs of all teams and times to Drogenbrood Zaventem Baudouin Football
key sites • 107 km / 65 min • 6 km / 7 min Stadium Academy
Team base camps referees.
- Brussels - Brussels • 5 km / 7 min • 13 km / 14 min
Our proposed team base camps are Airport Airport - Brussels - Brussels
strategically spread across the hosting region, Referee base camps Airport Airport
situated in peaceful surroundings allowing For the referees of the FIFA Women’s World Name Sportpark KVW Zaventem King Baudouin RSCA Football
teams to fully concentrate on the FIFA Women’s Cup 2027TM, we propose referee base camps Drogenbrood Stadium Academy
World Cup 2027TM. These camps offer access in close proximity to the cities proposed for the Date of 2019 2003 1930 & 2020 2005
to the best pitches and the most comfortable opening match, the final and/or the IBC site – construction
hotels available. Amsterdam, Dortmund and Maastricht – which Ownership City of Gemeente City of RSC
A total of 45 highly experienced and also ensure minimum travel times to all venues. Beernem Zaventem Brussels Anderlecht

Team base camp training site

well equipped team base camp hotels and Each location has been strategically City Beernem Zaventem Brussels Anderlecht
training sites have been thoughtfully paired to chosen for their geographical locations and Number / 3 / 106 x 64 m 2 / 101 x 62 m 2 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 105 x 68 m
minimise travel time between hotels, training exceptional service quality. All options are size of main (extendable) (extendable)
sites, stadiums, airports, railway networks, and designed to offer a stress-free environment, pitch
major roads. Moreover, we have prioritised allowing referees to carry out their duties to the Fitness and Temporary Temporary Temporary On-site fitness
hotels with a proven track record of hosting best of their ability. recovery solution solution solution facilities
facilities possible possible possible
professional sports teams.
Distances • 15 km / 22 min • 4 km / 9 min • 11 km / 18 min • 10 km / 20 min
and travel - Radisson Blu - Courtyard - Hilton - Sofitel
times to key Hotel Bruges Brussels Garden Inn Brussels
sites • 94 km / 55 min • 6 km / 9 min Brussels Europe
- Brussels - Brussels Airport • 25 km / 18 min
Airport Airport • 14 km / 28 min - Brussels
- Brussels Airport
Airport

Sportschule Hennef
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Team base camps facilities 5 - 8 Team base camp facilities 9 - 12

Name Van der Valk Hotel Van der Valk Parkhotel Name Dolce by Radisson Blu Van der Valk Van der Valk
Hotel Charleroi Stiemerheide Hotel Ghent Kortrijk Wyndham La Hotel Liège Hotel Liège Hotel Nivelles
Centre Hulpe Congrès
Date of hotel 2025 1999 2021 1999 Date of hotel 2007 2022 2018 1977
opening opening
City Charleroi Genk Ghent Kortrijk City La Hulpe Liège Liège Nivelles
Team base camp hotel

Team base camp hotel

Number of 150 70 262 180 Number of 264 99 219 155
rooms rooms
On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurants, Restaurant, On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurants, Restaurant,
facilities meeting meeting meeting meeting facilities meeting meeting meeting rooms meeting
rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport and sport rooms, sport
and wellness facilities and a and wellness and wellness and wellness and wellness facilities and wellness
facilities pool facilities facilities facilities facilities facilities
Distances • 6 km / 7 min - • 5 km / 8 min - • 15 km / 18 min • 15 km / 22 min Distances • 8 km / 16 min - • 20 km / 24 min • 9 km / 12 min • 24 km / 18 min
and travel Zebra Belfius KRC Genk - Chillax Arena - Le Canonnier and travel Begijnhofsta- - C.R.E.F. - Academy - Proximus
times to Academy Training • 62 km / 40 min Stadium times to dion Tempo • 10 km / 12 min Robert Louis- Basecamp Pro
key sites • 10 km / 14 min Ground - Brussels • 101 km / 60 min key sites Overijse - Liège Airport Dreyfus • 25 km / 20 min
- Charleroi • 48 km / 50 min Airport - Brussels • 20 km / 18 min • 12 km / 16 min - Charleroi
Airport Liège Airport Airport - Brussels - Liège Airport Airport
Airport
Name Zebra Belfius KRC Genk Chillax Arena Le Canonnier
Academy Training Stadium Name Begijnhofstadion C.R.E.F. Academy Proximus
Ground Tempo Overijse Robert Louis- Basecamp Pro
Dreyfus
Date of 2015 2000 2010 1999
construction Date of 1969 2003 2006 2022
construction
Ownership RCSC KRC Genk KAAGent nv IEG / KMSK
Team base camp training site

Deinze Ownership City of Overijse Province of R. Standard de Royal Belgian

Team base camp training site

Liège Liège Football
City Charleroi Genk Ghent Mouscron
Association
Number / 7 / 100 x 60 m 2 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 104 x 67.8 m 2 / 105 x 68 m
City Overijse Blegny Seraing Tubize
size of main (extendable) (extendable)
pitch Number / 2 / 104.65 2 / 105 x 68 m 8 / 105 x 68 m 8 / 105 x 68 m
size of main x 64.85 m
Fitness and 200 m² on-site 50 m² on-site Temporary 540 m² on-site
pitch (extendable)
recovery fitness facilities fitness facilities solution fitness facilities
facilities possible Fitness and Temporary Temporary 250 m² on-site 192.5 m² on-
recovery solution solution fitness facilities site fitness
Distances • 5 km / 9 min - • 5 km / 8 min - • 15 km / 18 min • 15 km / 22 min
facilities possible possible facilities
and travel Van der Valk Hotel - Van der Valk - Parkhotel
times to key Charleroi Stiemerheide Hotel Ghent Kortrijk Distances • 8 km / 16 min • 20 km / 24 min • 9 km / 12 min • 24 km / 18 min
sites Centre • 56 km / 45 min • 72 km / 45 min • 113 km / 70 min and travel - Dolce by - Radisson Blu - Van der Valk - Van der Valk
• 15 km / 14 min - Liège Airport - Brussels - Brussels times to key Wyndham La Hotel Liège Hotel Liège Hotel Nivelles
- Charleroi Airport Airport sites Hulpe • 25 km / 22 min Congres • 49 km / 30 min
Airport • 20 km / 16 min - Liège Airport • 13 km / 14 min - Charleroi
- Brussels - Liège Airport Airport
Airport

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Name Andromeda Hotel Priorij Corsendonk Martin’s Red Name Papendal Bilderberg de Hotel De
Ostend Keizerskroon Mooirivier Bloemenbeek
Dalfsen
Date of hotel 1976 1968 2016
opening Date of hotel 1971 1689 2008 1966
opening
Team base camp hotel

City Oostende Oud-Turnhout Tubize

City Arnhem Apeldoorn Dalfsen De Lutte
Number of 111 78 79

Team base camp hotel

rooms Number of 75 95 80 58
rooms
On-site Restaurant, meeting Restaurant, meeting Restaurant, meeting
facilities rooms, sport and rooms and wellness rooms, sport and On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
wellness facilities facilities wellness facilities facilities meeting meeting meeting meeting rooms
rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport and sport
Distances • 4 km / 12 min • 37 km / 30 min • 0 km / 1 min -
and wellness and wellness and wellness facilities
and travel - Sportpark De - KVC Westerlo Proximus Basecamp
facilities facilities facilities
times to Schorre • 43 km / 30 min - Stadium
key sites • 124 km / 75 min Eindhoven Airport • 43 km / 30 min Distances • 0 km / 1 min - • 3 km / 5 min - • 23 km / 20 min • 1 km / 3 min -
- Brussels Airport - Brussels Airport and travel Olympic Sportpark - Sportpark Sportpark De
times to Training Centre Wiesel De Boshoek Stockakker
Name Sportpark De KVC Westerlo Proximus Basecamp
key sites Papendal • 97 km / 65 min • 140 km / 90 min • 122 km / 90 min
Schorre Stadium
• 99 km / 60 min - Schiphol - Schiphol - Dortmund
Date of 1972 & 1990 2024 2022 - Schiphol Airport Airport Airport
construction Airport
Ownership Name
Team base camp training site

City of Oostende KVC Westerlo Royal Belgian Olympic Sportpark Sportpark De Sportpark De
Football Association Training Centre Wiesel Boshoek Stockakker
Papendal
City Oostende Westerlo Tubize
Date of 1971 & 2012 1987 2004 & 2011 1944
Number / 3 / 105 x 68 m 9 / 105 x 68 m 8 / 105 x 68 m
construction
size of main
pitch Ownership Sportcentre v.v. WWNA City of SV De Lutte
Fitness and 36 m² on-site fitness 92 m² on-site fitness 125 m² on-site Papendal Hardenberg

Team base camp training site

recovery facilities facilities fitness facilities & vv HHC
facilities Hardenberg

Distances • 4 km / 12 min - • 37 km / 30 min - • 0 km / 1 min - City Arnhem Wenum Wiesel Hardenberg De Lutte
and travel Andromeda Hotel Priorij Corsendonk Martin’s Red Number / 4 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 105 x 68 m 4 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 105 x 68 m
times to key Ostend • 80 km / 55 min - • 43 km / 30 min - size of main
sites • 125 km / 80 min - Eindhoven Airport Brussels Airport pitch
Brussels Airport
Fitness and 1,500 m² on- On-site leisure 32 m² on-site 25 m² on-site
recovery site fitness and recovery fitness facilities fitness facilities
facilities facilities facilities (extendable) (extendable)
Distances • 0 km / 1 min - • 3 km / 5 min - • 23 km / 20 min • 1 km / 3 min
and travel Papendal Bilderberg de - Hotel - De
times to key • 99 km / 60 min Keizerskroon Mooirivier Bloemenbeek
sites - Schiphol • 101km / 65 min Dalfsen • 122 km / 90 min
Airport - Schiphol • 160 km / 100 min - Dortmund
Airport - Schiphol Airport
Airport

Proximus Basecamp
104 105
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Team base camp facilities 20 - 23 Team base camp facilities 24 - 27

Name Van der Valk Van der Parkhotel Horst HUP-hotel Name Van der Hotel De Bilderberg Bilderberg
Hotel Deventer Valk Hotel Valk Hotel Bilderberg Kasteel Hotel de
Eindhoven Nijmegen-Lent Vaalsbroek Bovenste
Molen
Date of hotel 2020 1974 2008 2018
opening Date of hotel 2016 1926 1990 1977
opening
City Deventer Eindhoven Horst Mierlo
City
Team base camp hotel

Nijmegen Oosterbeek Vaals Venlo

Number of

Team base camp hotel

140 224 78 142
rooms Number of 107 146 130 82
rooms
On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
facilities meeting rooms meeting meeting meeting On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
and sport rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport facilities meeting meeting rooms meeting meeting
facilities facilities and a and wellness and wellness rooms, sport and sport rooms, sport rooms, sport
pool facilities facilities and wellness facilities and wellness and wellness
facilities facilities facilities
Distances • 11 km / 12 min • 11 km / 12 min • 0 km / 1 min - • 0 km / 1 min -
and travel - Sportpark - Sportpark Sportpark Sportpark Distances • 20 km / 22 min • 3 km / 7 min - • 2 km / 5 min - • 6 km / 12 min
times to Zuiderlaan De Groote Ter Horst De Ark and travel - Sportpark Sportpark De Sportcomplex - Covebo
key sites • 117 km / 65 min Speel • 69 km / 45 min • 21 km / 24 min times to Kranenhof Bilderberg Molenveld stadion - De
- Schiphol • 12 km / 12 min - Eindhoven - Eindhoven key sites • 77 km / 50 min • 80 km / 55 min • 56 km / 50 min Koel -
Airport - Eindhoven Airport Airport - Eindhoven - Eindhoven - Liège Airport • 63 km / 45 min
Airport Airport Airport - Düsseldorf
Airport
Name Sportpark Sportpark De Sportpark Sportpark
Zuiderlaan Groote Speel Ter Horst De Ark Name Sportpark Sportpark De Sportcomplex Covebo
Kranenhof Bilderberg Molenveld stadion
Date of 2006 1994 & 2012 1999 & 2012 1990
- De Koel -
construction
Date of 2021 1960 & 2005 2000 & 2023 1972
Ownership City of Voorst City of Heeze- City of Horst City of
construction
Leende aan de Maas Geldrop-
Team base camp training site

Mierlo, Mifano Ownership Stichting City of Renkum City of Vaals VVV Venlo BV
Beheer
City Twello Leende Horst Mierlo

Team base camp training site

Sportpark
Number / 5 / 105 x 68 m 4 / 105 x 68 m 7 / 110 x 68 m 4 / 105 x 70 m Grave
size of main
City Escharen Oosterbeek Vaals Venlo
pitch
Number / 4 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 105 x 68 m 4 / 100 x 64 m 2 / 109 x 68 m
Fitness and 52.5 m² on-site On-site leisure On-site leisure 1,000 m² on-
size of main (extendable)
recovery fitness facilities and recovery and recovery site fitness
pitch
facilities facilities facilities facilities
Fitness and 20 m² on-site On-site leisure On-site leisure 70 m² on-site
Distances • 11 km / 12 min • 11 km / 12 min • 0 km / 1 min • 0 km / 1 min -
recovery fitness facilities and recovery and recovery fitness facilities
and travel - Van der Valk - Van der - Parkhotel HUP-hotel
facilities (extendable) facilities facilities
times to key Hotel Deventer Valk Hotel Horst • 22 km / 26 min
sites • 112 km / 65 min Eindhoven • 70 km / 40 min - Eindhoven Distances • 20 km / 22 min • 3 km / 7 min • 2 km / 5 min • 6 km / 12 min
- Schiphol • 22 km / 18 min - Eindhoven Airport and travel - Van der - Hotel De - Bilderberg - Bilderberg
Airport - Eindhoven Airport times to key Valk Hotel Bilderberg Kasteel Hotel de
Airport sites Nijmegen - • 83 km / 50 min Vaalsbroek Bovenste
Lent - Eindhoven • 73 km / 55 min Molen
• 40 km / 35 min Airport - Liège Airport • 59 km / 35 min
- Eindhoven - Düsseldorf
Airport Airport

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Team base camp facilities 28 - 30 Team base camp facilities 31 - 34

Name Hotel Asteria Venray Van der Valk Hotel Woudschoten Hotel Name Parkhotel Best Western Maritim Hotel Leonardo
Zwolle & Conferentie- Quellenhof Park Hotel Bonn Hotel Köln -
centrum Aachen & Spa Bad Am Stadtwald
Lippspringe
Date of hotel 1992 2013 1932
opening Date of hotel 1949 1984 1990 1971
Team base camp hotel

opening
City Venray Zwolle Zeist
City Aachen Bad Bonn Cologne
Number of 105 188 140

Team base camp hotel

Lippspringe
rooms
Number of 122 135 410 150
On-site Restaurant, meeting Restaurant, meeting Restaurant and
rooms
facilities rooms, sport and rooms, sport and meeting rooms
wellness facilities wellness facilities On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant and
facilities meeting meeting meeting meeting rooms
Distances • 16 km / 14 min - • 23 km / 20 min - • 1 km / 3 min -
rooms, sport rooms, rooms, sport
and travel Sportpark Kerkebos Sportpark KNVB Campus
facilities and a sport and facilities and a
times to • 51 km / 50 min - Bovenmolen • 65 km / 45 min -
pool wellness pool
key sites Eindhoven Airport • 128 km / 80 min - Schiphol Airport
facilities
Schiphol Airport
Distances • 2 km / 5 min - • 12 km / 14 min • 8 km / 5 min • 14 km / 20 min
Name Sportpark Kerkebos Sportpark KNVB Campus
and travel Stadion Tivoli - Home Deluxe - Pennenfeld - Sportpark
Bovenmolen
times to • 64 km / 45 min Arena Stadion Höhenberg
Date of 2011 1975 & 2025 2017 key sites - Liège Airport • 100 km / 65 min • 26 km / 18 min • 23 km / 18 min
construction - Dortmund - Cologne - Cologne
Airport Airport Airport
Ownership City of Horst aan de OWIOS KNVB
Name
Team base camp training site

Maas & Foundation Stadion Tivoli Home Deluxe Pennenfeld Sportpark

MFA Arena Stadion Höhenberg
City Swolgen Oldebroek Zeist Date of 2010 2008 1973 & 2021 1941 & 2019
construction
Number / 4 / 103 x 68 m 5 / 105 x 68 m 3 / 105 x 68 m
size of main (extendable) Ownership Aachener Paderborner City of Bonn Kölner
pitch Stadion Stadion Sportstätten
Beteiligungs- Gesellschaft GmbH
Fitness and On-site leisure and 80 m² on-site fitness 222 m² on-site

Team base camp training site

gesellschaft mbH
recovery recovery facilities facilities fitness facilities
mbH
facilities
City Aachen Paderborn Bonn Cologne
Distances • 16 km / 14 min - • 23 km / 20 min - • 1 km / 3 min -
and travel Hotel Asteria Venray Van der Valk Hotel Woudschoten Hotel Number / 2 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 100 x 68 m 2 / 105 x 68 m
times to key • 74 km / 45 min - Zwolle & Conferentie- size of main (extendable)
sites Eindhoven Airport • 110 km / 65 min - centrum pitch
Schiphol Airport • 65 km / 40 min -
Fitness and 250 m² on-site Temporary On-site leisure Temporary
Schiphol Airport
recovery fitness facilities solution and recovery solution
facilities possible facilities possible
Distances • 2 km / 5 min • 12 km / 14 min • 8 km / 5 min - • 14 km / 20 min
and travel - Parkhotel - Best Western Maritim Hotel - Leonardo
times to key Quellenhof Park Hotel Bonn Hotel Köln -
sites Aachen & Spa Bad • 32 km / 24 min Am Stadtwald
• 73 km / 45 min Lippspringe - Cologne • 11 km / 12 min
- Liège Airport • 90 km / 60 min Airport - Cologne
- Dortmund Airport
Airport

KNVB Campus
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Name Hotel Hotel Plaza ATLANTIC Sport- und Name Hotel Sportschule Schlosshotel Mercure
Landhaus Congress Tagungshotel VierJahreszeiten Hennef Bad Tagungs- und
Milser Hotel Essen De Poort Iserlohn Wilhelmshöhe Landhotel
Kassel
Date of hotel 1995 1989 2010 1980
opening Date of hotel 1998 1950 1955 1992
opening
City Duisburg Duisburg Essen Goch
City
Team base camp hotel

Iserlohn Hennef / Sieg Kassel Krefeld

Number of 60 74 248 74
rooms Number of

Team base camp hotel

131 114 130 155
rooms
On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
facilities meeting meeting rooms meeting rooms meeting On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
rooms, sport and sport and sport rooms, sport facilities meeting rooms, meeting rooms meeting meeting
and wellness facilities facilities and wellness wellness and a pool rooms, sport rooms, sport
facilities facilities facilities and a and wellness and wellness
pool facilities facilities
Distances • 10 km / 10 min • 5 km / 10 min • 7 km / 14 min • 1 km / 4 min
and travel - Sportschule - Bezirks- - Sportpark - Hubert- Distances • 2 km / 5 min • 0 km / 1 min - • 7 km / 12 min • 7 km / 12 min
times to Wedau Pitch 1 sportanlage Am Hallo Houben- and travel - Hemberg Main Pitch - Auestadion - Grotenburg-
key sites • 13 km / 14 min Wedau III • 50 km / 40 min Stadion times to Stadion & • 26 km / 22 min & G Pitch stadion
- Düsseldorf • 22 km / 18 min - Dortmund • 75 km / 45 min key sites Leichtathletik- - Cologne Auepark • 26 km / 18 min
Airport - Düsseldorf Airport - Düsseldorf stadion Am Airport • 149 km / 100 min - Düsseldorf
Airport Airport Hemberg - Dortmund Airport
• 22 km / 30 min Airport
Name Sportschule Bezirkssport- Sportpark Am Hubert-Houben
- Dortmund
Wedau Pitch 1 anlage Hallo Stadion
Airport
Wedau III
Name Hemberg- Main Pitch Auestadion Grotenburg-
Date of 2021 2007 2001 1972 & 2004 Stadion & G Pitch stadion
construction & Leicht- Auepark
Ownership Football City of City of Essen City of Goch athletikstadion
Team base camp training site

Association Duisburg Am Hemberg

Niederrhein e.V. Date of 2006 & 2022 2017 2008 & 1981 2023
City Duisburg Duisburg Essen Goch construction
Ownership

Team base camp training site

Number / 6 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 105 x 68 m 3 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 103.9 City of Iserlohn Football City of Kassel City of Krefeld
size of main x 64.75 m Association
pitch (extendible) Mittelrhein e.V
Fitness and 90 m² on-site 540 m² on-site 100 m² on-site Temporary City Iserlohn Hennef / Sieg Kassel Krefeld
recovery fitness facilities fitness facilities fitness facilities solution Number / 3 / 105 x 68 m 3 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 105 x 68 m 1 / 105 x 68 m
facilities possible size of main
Distances • 10 km / 10 min • 5 km / 10 min • 7 km / 14 min • 1 km / 4 min pitch
and travel - Hotel - Hotel Plaza - ATLANTIC - Sport- und Fitness and 100 m² on-site 150 m² on-site 100 m² on-site On-site leisure
times to key Landhaus • 23 km / 18 min Congress Tagungshotel recovery fitness facilities fitness facilities fitness facilities and recovery
sites Milser - Düsseldorf Hotel Essen De Poort facilities (Auestadion) facilities
• 19 km / 16 min Airport • 45 km / 40 min • 75 km / 45 min
- Düsseldorf - Dortmund - Düsseldorf Distances • 2 km / 5 min • 0 km / 1 min • 7 km / 12 min • 7 km / 12 min
Airport Airport Airport and travel - Hotel Vier- - Sportschule - Schlosshotel - Mercure
times to key Jahreszeiten Hennef Bad Wilhelms- Tagungs- und
sites Iserlohn • 26 km / 22 min höhe Kassel Landhotel
• 21 km / 28 min - Cologne • 152 km / 90 min • 20 km / 16 min
- Dortmund Airport - Dortmund - Düsseldorf
Airport Airport Airport

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Proposed venue-specific team facilities
Name Das Vesper Best Western Plus WunnersWat Hotel
Parkhotel Velbert Verl Proposals for venue-specific team facilities

Date of hotel 1978 2012 2019

opening
7.3.1
Team base camp hotel

City Sprockhövel Velbert Verl

Amsterdam
Number of 58 84 60
rooms Venue-specific team facilities
On-site Restaurant, meeting Restaurant, meeting Restaurant, meeting Name Crowne Plaza Mercure City Van der Valk Van der
facilities rooms and a golf rooms and wellness rooms, sport and Amsterdam Amsterdam Hotel Akersloot Valk Hotel
course facilities wellness facilities South Sassenheim
Distances and • 18 km / 16 min - • 3 km / 7 min - • 0 km / 1 min - Date of hotel 2011 2003 1982 1971
travel times to Stadion am Zoo Stadion Velbert SPORTCLUB Arena opening

Venue-specific team hotel

key sites • 45 km / 35 min - (IMS Arena) • 82 km / 50 min -
Dortmund Airport • 24 km / 22 min - Dortmund Airport Number of 222 368 210 157
Düsseldorf Airport rooms

Name Stadion am Zoo Stadion Velbert SPORTCLUB Arena On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
(IMS Arena) facilities meeting rooms meeting meeting meeting
and sport rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport
Date of 1924 & 2023 2020 2023 facilities and wellness and wellness and wellness
construction facilities facilities facilities
Team base camp training site

Ownership City of Wuppertal KVBK City of Sportclub Arena Distances • 20 km / 20 min • 4 km / 7 min - • 10 km / 8 min • 13 km / 18 min
Velbert GmbH & Co. KG and travel - Sportpark W. Sportpark De - Sportpark - Sportpark
City Wuppertal Velbert Verl times to van Schalkwijk Toekomst Overdie Nieuw Zuid
key sites • 7 km / 8 min - • 5 km / 4 min - • 43 km / 26 min • 38 km / 28 min
Number / size 2 / 105 x 68 m 3 / 105 x 68 m 4 / 105 x 67 m Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff - Johan Cruijff - Johan Cruijff
of main pitch (extendable) ArenA ArenA ArenA ArenA
Fitness and 150 m² on-site 250 m² on-site 150 m² on-site Name Sportpark W. Sportpark De Sportpark Sportpark
recovery fitness facilities fitness faciltities fitness facilities van Schalkwijk Toekomst Overdie Nieuw Zuid
facilities
Date of 1993 1996 & 2024 1978 1953 & 2007
Distances and • 18 km / 16 min - • 3 km / 7 min - • 0 km / 1 min - construction
travel times to Das Vesper Best Western Plus WunnersWat Hotel
key sites • 59 km / 40 min - Parkhotel Velbert Verl Ownership v.v. HBOK AFC Ajax NV & AlkmaarSport City of Katwijk
Dortmund Airport • 28 km / 24 min - • 82 km / 50 min - Ajax amateurs & Alkmaarsche

Venue-specific training site

Düsseldorf Airport Dortmund Airport Boys
Number / 1 / 110 x 68 m 11 / 105 x 68 m 3 / 100 x 64 1 / 100 x 64 m
size of main (extendable) (extendable)
pitch
Fitness and On-site leisure 400 m² on-site 3,200 m² on- On-site leisure
recovery and recovery fitness facilities site fitness and recovery
facilities facilities facilities facilities
Distances • 20 km / 20 min • 4 km / 7 min - • 10 km / 8 min • 13 km / 18 min
and travel - Crowne Mercure City - Van der - Van der
times to key Plaza Amsterdam Valk Hotel Valk Hotel
sites Amsterdam • 2 km / 4 min - Akersloot Sassenheim
South Johan Cruijff • 51 km / 30 min • 52 km / 35 min
• 18 km / 18 min ArenA - Johan Cruijff - Johan Cruijff
- Johan Cruijff ArenA ArenA
ArenA

WunnersWat Hotel
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Brussels (Anderlecht) Charleroi

Venue-specific team facilities Venue-specific team facilities

Name Crowne Plaza Hilton Garden Tangla Hotel The Hotel Name Novotel Van der Valk Van der Valk Van der Valk
Brussels Inn Brussels Brussels Charleroi Hotel Charleroi Hotel Charleroi Hotel Waterloo
Airport Airport Centre Airport Centre
Date of hotel 2003 2024 2023 2011 Date of hotel 2017 2005 2025 2015
opening opening

Venue-specific team hotel

Number of 315 250 187 422 Number of 123 164 150 108
Venue-specific team hotel

rooms rooms
On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
facilities meeting rooms meeting rooms meeting meeting facilities meeting rooms meeting rooms meeting meeting
and sport and sport rooms, sport rooms, sport and sport and sport rooms, sport rooms, sport
facilities facilities and wellness and wellness facilities facilities and wellness and wellness
facilities facilities facilities facilities
Distances • 24 km / 18 min • 11 km / 18 min • 8 km / 14 min • 8 km / 14 min - Distances to • 3 km / 6 min - • 21 km / 19 min • 6 km / 7 min - • 22 km / 25 min
and travel - RSCA Belfius - King - Stade Stade Fallon • Training Stade du Pays - Stade Zebra Belfius - Stade
times to Academy Baudouin communal • 6 km / 12 min site de Charleroi Communal du Academy Leburton
key sites • 26 km / 20 min Stadium d'Auderghem - RSC • Stadium • 6 km / 12 min Tivoli • 5 km / 8 min Tubize
- RSC • 12 km / 18 min • 29 km / 24 min Anderlecht - ZebrArena • 12 km / 16 min - ZebrArena • 45 km / 35 min
Anderlecht - RSC - RSC Stadium Charleroi - ZebrArena Charleroi - ZebrArena
Stadium Anderlecht Anderlecht Charleroi Charleroi
Stadium Stadium
Name Stade du Pays Stade Zebra Belfius Stade Leburton
Name RSCA Belfius King Baudouin Stade Stade Fallon de Charleroi Communal du Academy Tubize
Academy Stadium communal Tivoli
d'Auderghem
Date of 2000 1972 2015 2008
Date of 2010 1930 & 2020 1981 1960 construction
construction
Ownership RCSC City of La RCSC Régies des
Ownership RSC City of City of City of Louvière Infrastructures

Venue-specific training site

Anderlecht Brussels Auderghem Woluwe-Saint- (RDI) de Tubize
Venue-specific training site

Lambert
Number / 1 / 105 x 68 m 1 / 104 x 65 m 7 / 100 x 60 m 2 / 105 x 68 m
Number / 6 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 105 x 68 m 3 / 108 x 69 m 3 / 102 x 64 m size of main (extendable) (extendable)
size of main (extendable) pitch
pitch
Fitness and 300 m² on-site Temporary 200 m² on-site 118 m² on-site
Fitness and 500 m² on-site Temporary Temporary Temporary recovery fitness facilities solution fitness facilities fitness facilities
recovery fitness facilities solution solution solution facilities possible
facilities possible possible possible
Distances • 3 km / 6 min • 21 km / 19 min • 5 km / 9 min • 22 km / 25 min
Distances • 24 km / 18 min • 11 km / 18 min • 8 km / 14 min - • 8 km / 14 min and travel - Novotel - Van der - Van der - Van der Valk
and travel - Crowne - Hilton Tangla Hotel - The Hotel times to key Charleroi Valk Hotel Valk Hotel Hotel Waterloo
times to key Plaza Brussels Garden Inn • 17 km / 28 min Brussels sites Centre Charleroi Charleroi • 44 km / 37 min
sites Airport Brussels - RSC • 14 km / 22 min • 6 km / 8 min Airport Centre - ZebrArena
• 2 km / 5 min - Airport Anderlecht - RSC - ZebrArena • 24 km / 18 min • 12 km / 12 min Charleroi
RSC • 11 km / 12 min Stadium Anderlecht Charleroi - ZebrArena - ZebrArena
Anderlecht - RSC Stadium Charleroi Charleroi
Stadium Anderlecht
Stadium

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Cologne Dortmund

Venue-specific team facilities Venue-specific team facilities

Name Hilton Cologne Lindner Hotel Radisson Blu Steigenberger Name Courtyard Leonardo Hotel Radisson Steigenberger
Cologne City Hotel Cologne Hotel Cologne by Marriott Dortmund Blu Hotel Hotel
Plaza Dortmund Dortmund Dortmund
Date of hotel 2002 2014 2019 2016 Date of hotel 2023 2020 2014 1995
opening opening
Number of 296 237 393 305 Number of 136 190 190 166
Venue-specific team hotel

Venue-specific team hotel

rooms rooms
On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
facilities meeting rooms meeting rooms meeting meeting rooms facilities meeting rooms meeting rooms meeting meeting rooms
and sport and sport rooms, sport and sport and sport and sport rooms, sport and sport
facilities facilities and wellness facilities facilities facilities and wellness facilities
facilities facilities
Distances • 14 km / 16 min • 13 km / 15 min • 13 km / 18 min • 4 km / 7 min - Distances • 26 km / 20 min • 14 km / 20 min • 24 km / 20 min • 12 km / 16 min
and travel - Bezirks- - Sportanlage - Sportanlage Südstadion and travel - Lohrheide- - Montan- - Ischeland- - Waldstadion
times to sportanlage Humboldt- Salzburger • 5 km / 12 min times to key stadion hydraulik stadion Aplerbeck
key sites Chorweiler strasse Weg - Cologne sites Bochum- Stadion • 2 km / 6 min - • 2 km / 4 min -
• 7 km / 14 min • 6 km / 12 min • 1 km / 3 min Stadium Wattenscheid • 4 km / 9 min - BVB Stadion BVB Stadion
- Cologne - Cologne - Cologne • 3 km / 5 min - BVB Stadion Dortmund Dortmund
Stadium Stadium Stadium BVB Stadion Dortmund
Dortmund
Name Bezirkssport- Sportanlage Sportanlage Südstadion Name Lohrheide- Montan- Ischeland- Waldstadion
anlage Humboldt- Salzburger stadion hydraulik stadion Aplerbeck
Chorweiler strasse Weg Bochum- Stadion
Wattenscheid
Date of 1970 2023 2012 1973 & 2015
construction Date of 2025 1959 & 2013 1960 & 1998 1925 & 2017
construction
Ownership City of City of Deutsche Kölner

Venue-specific training site

Venue-specific training site

Cologne Cologne Sporthoch- Sportstätten Ownership City of City of City of Hagen SC Aplerbeck
schule GmbH Bochum Holzwickede 09 Dortmund
Number / 1 / 107 x 72 m 1 / 105 x 68 m 1 / 115 x 74 m 1 / 105 x 68 m Number / 2 / 105 x 70 m 3 / 104 x 68 m 1 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 105 x 68 m
size of main (adaptable) (adaptable) size of main (adaptable) (extendable)
pitch pitch
Fitness and Temporary Temporary Temporary Temporary Fitness and Temporary Temporary Temporary Temporary
recovery solution solution solution solution recovery solution solution solution solution
facilities possible possible possible possible facilities possible possible possible possible
Distances • 14 km / 16 min • 13 km / 15 min • 13 km / 18 min • 4 km / 7 min - Distances • 26 km / 20 min • 14 km / 20 min • 24 km / 20 min • 12 km / 16 min -
and travel - Hilton - Lindner Hotel - Radisson Blu Steigenberger and travel - Courtyard - Leonardo - Radisson Steigenberger
times to key Cologne Cologne City Hotel Cologne Hotel Cologne times to key by Marriott Hotel Blu Hotel Hotel
sites • 15 km / 18 min Plaza • 1 km / 3 min • 7 km / 12 min sites Dortmund Dortmund Dortmund Dortmund
- Cologne • 20 km / 22 min - Cologne - Cologne • 27 km / 20 min • 15 km / 18 min • 24 km / 22 min • 12 km / 18 min
Stadium - Cologne Stadium Stadium - BVB Stadion - BVB Stadion - BVB Stadion - BVB Stadion
Stadium Dortmund Dortmund Dortmund Dortmund

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Düsseldorf Eindhoven

Venue-specific team facilities Venue-specific team facilities

Name Hyatt Regency Lindner Hotel Maritim Hotel Van der Name NH Eindhoven Park Plaza Van der Van der Valk
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Valk Hotel Conference Eindhoven Valk Hotel Hotel Tilburg
Seestern Düsseldorf Centre Eindhoven-
Koningshof Best
Date of hotel 2010 2021 2007 2010
opening Date of hotel 2002 1989 2023 1974
opening
Venue-specific team hotel

Venue-specific team hotel

Number of 303 286 533 196
rooms Number of 509 104 200 150
rooms
On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
facilities meeting meeting rooms meeting meeting On-site Restaurant, Restaurants, Restaurant, Restaurant,
rooms, sport and sport rooms, sport rooms, sport facilities meeting meeting meeting meeting
and wellness facilities and wellness and wellness rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport
facilities facilities facilities and wellness and wellness and wellness and wellness
facilities facilities facilities facilities
Distances • 12 km / 16 min • 8 km / 16 min • 13 km / 16 min • 4 km / 9 min
and travel - Bezirkssport- - Paul-Janes- - DJK TUSA - Rather Distances • 23 km / 18 min • 6 km / 12 min • 31 km / 26 min • 9 km / 12 min -
times to anlage Stadion 06 Düsseldorf Waldstadion and travel - Sportpark - PSV Campus - Sportpark Sportpark
key sites Benrath • 7 km / 14 min e.V. • 12 km / 16 min times to key Jumbo de Herdgang Parkzicht Den Donk
• 10 km / 18 min - Düsseldorf • 7 km / 12 min - Düsseldorf sites Moorland • 3 km / 6 min - • 7 km / 10 min - • 31 km / 24 min
- Düsseldorf Arena - Düsseldorf Arena • 10 km / 14 min PSV Stadium PSV Stadium - PSV Stadium
Arena Arena - PSV Stadium
Name Bezirkssport- Paul-Janes- DJK TUSA 06 Rather Name Sportpark PSV Campus Sportpark Sportpark
anlage Stadion Düsseldorf e.V. Waldstadion Jumbo Moor- de Herdgang Parkzicht Den Donk
Benrath land
Date of 1975 & 2002 1975 & 2006 1956 & 2022 2004 Date of 2019 & 2021 2006 & 2019 2005 & 2012 2021
construction construction
Ownership VfL Benrath 06 City of DJK TUSA 06 City of Ownership City of PSV NV & City City of City of
Venue-specific training site

e.V. Düsseldorf Düsseldorf e.V. Düsseldorf Oirschot & of Eindhoven Maashorst Oisterwijk &

Venue-specific training site

Oirschot VV Trinitas
Number / 3 / 102 x 62 m 1 / 105 x 68 m 3 / 102 x 62 m 1 / 105 x 68 m
Vooruit Oisterwijk
size of main (extendable) (extendable)
pitch Number / 2 / 105 x 68 m 10 / 105 x 68 m 5 / 105 x 68 m 6 / 105 x 68 m
size of main
Fitness and 100 m² on-site On-site leisure 130 m² on-site 67 m² on-site
pitch
recovery fitness facilities and recovery fitness facilities fitness facilities
facilities facilities Fitness and On-site leisure 800 m² on-site 35 m² on-site On-site leisure
recovery and recovery fitness facilities fitness facilities and recovery
Distances • 12 km / 16 min • 8 km / 16 min • 13 km / 16 min • 4 km / 9 min
facilities facilities (extendable) facilities
and travel - Hyatt - Lindner Hotel - Maritim Hotel - Van der
times to key Regency Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Valk Hotel Distances • 23 km / 18 min • 6 km / 12 min • 31 km / 26 min • 9 km / 12 min
sites Düsseldorf Seestern • 10 km / 16 min Düsseldorf and travel - NH - Park Plaza - Van der - Van der Valk
• 18 km / 24 min • 11 km / 20 min - Düsseldorf • 9 km / 20 min times to key Eindhoven Eindhoven Valk Hotel Hotel Tilburg
- Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Arena - Düsseldorf sites Conference • 4 km / 8 min - Eindhoven- • 30 km / 26 min
Arena Arena Arena Centre PSV Stadium Best - PSV Stadium
Koningshof • 34 km / 28 min
• 16 km / 16 min - PSV Stadium
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Enschede Gelsenkirchen

Venue-specific team facilities Venue-specific team facilities

Name Resort Bad Van der Van der Valk Van der Valk Name Moxy Bochum Parkhotel Sheraton Hotel stays by
Boekelo Valk Hotel Hotel Hengelo Theaterhotel Oberhausen Essen friends
Enschede Almelo Gelsenkirchen
Date of hotel 1936 2016 1994 1991 Date of hotel 2023 1967 1981 2006
opening opening

Venue-specific team hotel

Venue-specific team hotel

Number of 78 152 203 196 Number of 177 98 206 198

rooms rooms
On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
facilities meeting meeting meeting meeting facilities meeting rooms, meeting meeting meeting
rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport rooms, sport and sport rooms, and rooms, and rooms, sport
and wellness and wellness and wellness and wellness facilities sport facilities sport facilities and wellness
facilities facilities facilities facilities facilities
Distances • 28 km / 24 min • 1 km / 4 min • 6 km / 12 min • 5 km / 8 min Distances • 22 km / 16 min • 17 km / 20 min • 5km / 10 min - • 1 km / 3 min
and travel - Sportpark - Sportpark - FC Twente - Heracles and travel - Jahnstadion - SuS 09 Sportpark - Parkstadion
times to Vondersweijde Diekman Academy Almelo train- times to key • 25 km / 22 min Dinslaken Am Hallo Gelsenkirchen
key sites • 9 km / 14 min • 10 km / 10 min • 9 km / 14 min ingscomplex sites - Arena • 20 km / 20 min • 19 km / 22 min • 0.5 km / 2 min
- FC Twente - FC Twente - FC Twente • 30 km / 22 min AufSchalke - Arena - Arena - Arena
Stadium Stadium Stadium - FC Twente AufSchalke AufSchalke AufSchalke
Stadium
Name Jahnstadion SuS 09 Sportpark Am Parkstadion
Name Sportpark Sportpark FC Twente Heracles Dinslaken Hallo Gelsenkirchen
Vondersweijde Diekman Academy Almelo train-
ingscomplex
Date of 1926 & 2021 2021 2001 2019
Date of 1964 & 2010 2025 2001 2024 construction
construction
Ownership City of City of City of Essen FC Schalke 04

Venue-specific training site

Ownership City of Reggeborgh City of Hengelo Heracles Gelsenkirchen Dinslaken
Venue-specific training site

Oldenzaal & FC Twente Almelo

Number / 3 / 109 x 69 m 3 / 105 x 68 m 3 / 105 x 68 m 1 / 105 x 68 m
Number / 8 / 105 x 68 m 4 / 105 x 68 m 3 / 105 x 68 m 3 / 105 x 68 m size of main (adaptable)
size of main pitch
pitch
Fitness and Temporary 100 m² on-site 100 m² on-site 600 m² at
Fitness and 77 m² on-site 600 m² on-site On-site leisure 269 m² on-site recovery solution fitness facilities fitness facilities Medicos
recovery fitness facilities fitness facilities and recovery fitness facilities facilities possible AufSchalke
facilities facilities
Distances • 22 km / 16 min • 17 km / 20 min • 5 km / 10 min - • 1 km / 3 min
Distances • 28 km / 24 min • 1 km / 4 min • 6 km / 12 min • 5 km / 8 min - and travel - Moxy - Parkhotel Sheraton Hotel - stays by
and travel - Resort Bad - Van der - Van der Valk Van der Valk times to key Bochum Oberhausen Essen friends
times to key Boekelo Valk Hotel Hotel Hengelo Theaterhotel sites • 5 km / 8 min - • 33 km / 35 min • 11 km / 18 min Gelsenkirchen
sites • 16 km / 18 min Enschede • 5 km / 9 min Almelo Arena - Arena - Arena • 1 km / 4 min -
- FC Twente • 7 km / 12 min - FC Twente • 26 km / 20 min AufSchalke AufSchalke AufSchalke Arena
Stadium - FC Twente Stadium - FC Twente AufSchalke
Stadium Stadium

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Genk Ghent

Venue-specific team facilities Venue-specific team facilities

Name M-Hotel Radisson Blu Hotel Van der Valk Name Holiday Inn Park Hotel Van der Valk Van der Valk
Hotel Hasselt Stiemerheide Hotel Ham Ghent – Expo Waregem Hotel Beveren Hotel Ghent
Date of hotel 2012 1990 1999 2025 / 2026 Date of hotel 1991 2021 1962 2021
opening opening
Venue-specific team hotel

Number of 81 108 70 186 Number of 169 72 204 262

Venue-specific team hotel

rooms rooms
On-site Restaurants, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurants, Restaurants,
facilities meeting rooms, meeting meeting rooms, meeting facilities meeting rooms, meeting rooms meeting meeting rooms,
and sport rooms, and sport facilities rooms, and and sport and adjacent rooms, and and sport
facilities sport facilities and a pool sport facilities facilities sport facilities sport facilities and wellness
facilities
Distances • 4 km / 8 min - • 4 km / 8 min • 5 km / 8 min • 17 km / 24 min
and travel SportinGenk - Stedelijk - KRC Genk - Sportcentrum Distances • 10 km / 18 min • 1 km / 1 min - • 3 km / 6 min - • 15 km / 18 min
times to Park Sportstadion Training De Leunen - and travel - Sportpark Oefencomplex KSK Beveren - Chillax Arena
key sites • 8 km / 12 min Hasselt Ground Geel times to key Moerkens- SV Waregem Academy • 1 km / 3 min
- KRC Genk • 21 km / 26 min • 5 km / 8 min • 41 km / 33 min sites heide • 31 km / 20 min • 46 km / 35 min - KAA Gent
Arena - KRC Genk - KRC Genk - KRC Genk • 9 km / 12 min - KAA Gent - KAA Gent Arena
Arena Arena Arena - KAA Gent Arena Arena
Arena
Name SportinGenk Stedelijk KRC Genk Sportcentrum
Park Sportstadion Training De Leunen - Name Sportpark Oefencomplex KSK Beveren Chillax Arena
Hasselt Ground Geel Moerkensheide SV Waregem Academy
Date of 1975 & 2015 1908 2000 1991 Date of 2014 2014 1938 & 2008 2010
construction construction
Venue-specific training site

Ownership City of Genk Sporthouse KRC Genk Leunen Invest Ownership City of De City of Bolt Football KAAGent nv

Venue-specific training site

Group bv Pinte Waregem Holdings
Number / 3 / 110 x 68 m 4 / 104 x 63.8 m 2 / 105 x 68 m 8 / 105 x 68 m Number / 3 / 119.8 x 60 m 8 / 102 x 68 m 9 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 104 x 67.8 m
size of main (extendable) size of main (extendable) (extendable) (extendable)
pitch pitch
Fitness and Temporary 65 m² on-site 50 m² on-site On-site leisure Fitness and Temporary 132 m² on-site 176 m² on-site Temporary
recovery solution fitness facilities fitness facilities and recovery recovery solution fitness facilities fitness facilities solution
facilities possible facilities facilities possible possible
Distances • 4 km / 8 min - • 4 km / 8 min - • 5 km / 8 min • 17 km / 24 min Distances • 10 km / 18 min • 1 km / 1 min • 3 km / 6 min - • 15 km / 18 min
and travel M-Hotel Radisson Blu - Hotel - Van der Valk and travel - Holiday Inn - Park Hotel - Van der Valk - Van der Valk
times to key • 3 km / 6 min Hotel Hasselt Stiemerheide Hotel Ham times to key Ghent - Expo Waregem Hotel Beveren Hotel Ghent
sites - KRC Genk • 3 km / 6 min • 0 km / 1 min • 34 km / 22 min sites • 12 km / 14 min • 32 km / 22 min • 48 km / 35 min • 15 km / 18 min
Arena - KRC Genk - KRC Genk - KRC Genk - KAA Gent - KAA Gent - KAA Gent - KAA Gent
Arena Arena Arena Arena Arena Arena Arena

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Heerenveen Rotterdam

Venue-specific team facilities Venue-specific team facilities

Name Van der Van der Van der Valk Van der Valk Name Bilderberg Hilton Van der Valk Van der
Valk Hotel Valk Hotel Hotel Sneek Hotel Wolvega Parkhotel Rotterdam Hotel Delft Valk Hotel
Heerenveen Leeuwarden Rotterdam Schiedam
Date of hotel 2025 / 2026 2018 2010 2005 Date of hotel 1922 1963 2023 2022
opening opening

Venue-specific team hotel

Venue-specific team hotel

Number of 140 113 112 105 Number of 189 254 140 184
rooms rooms
On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, On-site Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant,
facilities meeting rooms meeting meeting meeting rooms facilities meeting meeting rooms meeting rooms meeting
and sport rooms, sport rooms, sport and sport rooms, sport and sport and sport rooms, sport
facilities and wellness and wellness facilities and wellness facilities facilities and wellness
facilities facilities facilities facilities
Distances • 3 km / 6 min • 10 km / 7 min • 42 km / 30 min • 11 km / 10 min Distances • 5 km / 10 min • 9 km / 12 min • 9 km / 12 min • 20 km / 20 min
and travel - New - New stadium - Sportpark De - Sportpark and travel - Varkenoord - CWO-Nieu- - Sportpark - Juliana
times to complex of sc of Cambuur Berk Skoatterwald times to key • 4 km / 9 min welantpark Tanthof Zuid Sportpark
key sites Heerenveen • 28 km / 20 min • 24 km / 18 min • 36 km / 26 min sites - Stadium • 8 km / 14 min • 32 km / 24 min • 25 km / 18 min
• 2 km / 3 min - Abe Lenstra - Abe Lenstra - Abe Lenstra Feijenoord - Stadium - Stadium - Stadium
- Abe Lenstra Stadium Stadium Stadium Feijenoord Feijenoord Feijenoord
Stadium
Name Varkenoord CWO-Nieuwe- Sportpark Juliana
Name New complex New Stadium Sportpark De Sportpark lantpark Tanthof Zuid Sportpark
of sc Heeren- of Cambuur Berk Skoatterwald
veen
Date of 2019 2011 1992 2005 & 2023
Date of 2025 2024 1980 & 2000 1994 & 2004 construction
construction
Ownership Feyenoord City of Foundation Foundation
Ownership sc Heerenveen Van Wijnen V.V. de Blesse City of Academy & Vlaardingen SESTZ Juliana

Venue-specific training site

Venue-specific training site

Projectontwik- Heerenveen Sportclub Sportpark

keling Feyenoord
Number / 3 / 105 x 68 m 1 / 105 x 68 m 4 / 105 x 68m 9 / 105 x 68 m Number / 3 / 105 x 68 m 2 / 100 x 64 m 1 / 105 x 68 m 11 / 105 x 68 m
size of main size of main
pitch pitch
Fitness and Currently 330 m² on-site 15 m² on-site On-site leisure Fitness and 300 m² on-site On-site leisure On-site leisure 21 m² on-site
recovery under planning fitness facilities fitness facilities and recovery recovery fitness facilities and recovery and recovery fitness facilities
facilities (extendable) facilities facilities facilities facilities (extendable)
Distances • 3 km / 6 min • 10 km / 7 min • 42 km / 30 min • 11 km / 10 min Distances • 5 km / 10 min • 9 km / 12 min • 9 km / 12 min • 20 km / 20 min
and travel - Van der - Van der - Van der Valk - Van der Valk and travel - Bilderberg - Hilton - Van der Valk - Van der
times to key Valk Hotel Valk Hotel Hotel Sneek Hotel Wolvega times to key Parkhotel Rotterdam Hotel Delft Valk Hotel
sites Heerenveen Leeuwarden • 18 km / 24 min • 2 km / 3 min sites Rotterdam • 21 km / 16 min • 28 km / 24 min Schiedam
• 2 km / 5 min • 35 km / 24 min - Abe Lenstra - Abe Lenstra • 2 km / 4 min - Stadium - Stadium • 40 km / 35 min
- Abe Lenstra - Abe Lenstra Stadium Stadium - Stadium Feijenoord Feijenoord - Stadium
Stadium Stadium Feijenoord Feijenoord

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7.4
Proposed referee base camp facilities
Proposals for referee base camp facilities

Referee base camps 1 - 3

Name Radisson Hotel & SportCentrum Van der Valk Hotel
Suites Amsterdam Kaiserau Heerlen
South
Date of hotel 2021 2006 1980
opening
City
Referee base camp hotel

Amstelveen (NED) Kamen (GER) Heerlen (NED)

Number of 205 152 192
rooms
On-site Restaurant, meeting Restaurant, meeting Restaurant, meeting
facilities rooms, sport and rooms, sport and rooms, sport and
wellness facilities wellness facilities wellness facilities
Distances • 1 km / 3 min - • 0 km / 1 min - • 31 km / 20 min -
and travel Sportpark Het SportCentrum Sportpark Suëstra
times to Loopveld Kaiserau • 61 km / 40 min -
key sites • 14 km / 16 min - • 10 km / 16 min - Liège Airport
Schiphol Airport Dortmund Airport • 27 km / 22 min -
• 23 km / 24 min - • 18 km / 27 min - MECC Maastricht
EXPO Greater Messe Dortmund
Amsterdam Proximus Basecamp

Name Sportpark Het SportCentrum Sportpark Suëstra

Loopveld Kaiserau

Date of 1974 & 2001 1952 (sports school) 1998

construction
Ownership City of Amstelveen FLVW e.V. City of Echt-Susteren
Referee base camp training site

City Amstelveen Kamen Susteren

Number / 4 / 105 x 68 m 5 / 115 x 72 m 3 / 105 x 68 m
size of main
pitch
Fitness and On site leisure and 70 m² on site fitness On site leisure and
recovery recovery facilities facilities recovery facilities
facilities
Distances • 1 km / 3 min - • 0 km / 1 min - • 31 km / 20 min -
and travel Radisson Hotel & SportCentrum Van der Valk Hotel
times to key Suites Amsterdam Kaiserau Heerlen
sites South • 10 km / 16 min - • 69 km / 45 min -
• 15 km / 16 min - Dortmund Airport Liège Airport
Schiphol Airport • 18 km / 27 min - • 35 km / 26 min -
• 24 km / 25 min - Messe Dortmund MECC Maastricht
EXPO Greater
Amsterdam

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8 IBC site
When it comes to the success of a major sporting
event, it is crucial that fans from around the world can
watch and cheer for their idols, across all forms of
media. The IBC is therefore an important cornerstone
for a groundbreaking FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM.
BNG2027 provides three first-class options for the IBC
site, each one providing media, broadcasters, and other
stakeholders with modern facilities.
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IBC option 1 IBC option 2 IBC option 3

8.1
Three first-class options for the IBC site
Name EXPO Greater MECC Maastricht Messe Dortmund
Proposals for the IBC sites Amsterdam (northern hall) (hall 3)
(hall 1 / hall 2 / foyer)
Date of 2001 (latest expansion 1988 (latest expansion 1925 (latest expansion
BNG2027 will ensure the highest technical and perfectly suited to facilitate the needs construction and renovation 2017) and renovation 2022) and renovation 2019)
and logistical standards are provided for the and desires required by media, broadcasters Ownership Libéma Vastgoed B.V. Municipality of Westfalenhallen
Maastricht Unternehmensgruppe
IBC so that the magic of the FIFA Women’s and other important stakeholders, such as
GmbH
World Cup 2027TM can be seamlessly shared referees.
Distances and • 20 km / 25 min - • 3 km / 6 min - • 3 km / 8 min -
around the world through all forms of media. The three venues are highly experienced
travel times to Centre of Centre of Centre of Dortmund
We have three first-class options for the in hosting international broadcasters and have key sites Amsterdam Maastricht • 5 km / 12 min -
IBC site: EXPO Greater Amsterdam, MECC confirmed their commitment and availability • 21 km / 27 min - • 3 km / 6 min - Dortmund Main
Maastricht and Messe Dortmund. All three are to be part of a groundbreaking FIFA Women’s Amsterdam Main Maastricht Main Station
Station Station • 14 km / 16 min -
strategically placed in convenient locations World CupTM in 2027.
• 17 km / 16 min - • 39 km / 30 min - Dortmund Airport
Schiphol Airport Liège Airport • 0.2 km / 1 min -
• 27 km / 20 min - • <100 km linear BVB Stadion
Johan Cruijff ArenA distance to six Dortmund
stadiums
Size • 24,000 m² indoor • 30,000 m² indoor • 60,000 m² indoor
(hall 1 / hall 2 / (northern hall: (hall 3: 9,800 m²)
foyer: 10,840 m²) 10,000 m²) • 21,000 m² outdoor
• 21,000 m² outdoor • 14,000 m² outdoor
a) Power a) Wide presence a) Wide presence a) Wide presence
b) Connectivity of power supplies of power supplies of power supplies
c) Lighting and back-up options and back-up options and back-up options
available available available
b) Special incoming b) Several fibre optic b) Several fibre optic
and outgoing fibre connections, with high cables as node- and
optic cables installed bandwidths available, edge-disjoint routing
for the IBC UEFA that could be with up to 10 GBit/s
EURO 2020 are still upgraded according available
available to the needs of the c) Lighting is max.
c) By mid-2025, broadcaster 500 LUX in the halls
lighting will be LED for c) Lighting is max.
the whole site 500 LUX in the halls
Support Catering, cleaning, Inhouse catering, Catering, cleaning,
facilities security and medical cleaning and audio- logistics and parking
services, rigging and visual support are management, security,
audio-visual support available. rigging and audio-
are available. visual support and
medical services are
available.
Parking Total of 3,200 parking Total of 2,200 parking Total of 8,800 parking
spaces available. spaces available. spaces available.

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8.1.1
EXPO Greater Amsterdam
Located close to Amsterdam, one of the
proposed host cities for the opening match or
the final, the EXPO Greater Amsterdam is a
state-of-the-art location with an industrial look
and feel. It is located within a 10- to 20-minute
drive to Schiphol Airport, the city centre and to
more than 8,000 hotel rooms.
With a floor space of 24,000 m², the site is
suitable for all types of exhibitions and events.
The venue has five large spaces ranging from
1,200 to 24,000 m² that can be used either
separately or linked together. In addition, the
venue has a fully showcased conference area
with a foyer, plug and play auditorium for up
to 350 people and five sub-rooms. The large
outdoor area is more than 21,000 m² and
can be used in various ways: from an active
outdoor programme to educational break-out
sessions in the park. Currently, it is planned to
use hall 1, hall 2 and the foyer for the IBC site
(10,840 m²).
In the past, several major events have
found their way to EXPO Greater Amsterdam
such as the International Floriculture Trade
Fair, VT Living and Design Fair and the
International Broadcasting Center for the
UEFA EURO 2020 (2021).
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8.1.2
MECC Maastricht
MECC Maastricht is located only a few
kilometres from the city centre, the city’s
central station and Maastricht Aachen Airport,
and is in close proximity to the border triangle
of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. As
such, this highly experienced site is virtually
at the centre of our compact BNG2027 host
concept and would allow quick and easy
connections to all tournament sites.
MECC Maastricht is one of the
most hospitable venues for trade shows,
conferences and (sporting) events in Europe.
It has hosted, for example, the yearly Jumping
Indoor Maastricht (horse jumping event) or
the Davis Cup Tennis matches. Besides that,
MECC Maastricht is famous for hosting one
of the most important European conferences
in 1992 in which the ‘Maastricht Treaty’ was
concluded, and the founding of the European
Union was decided.
The modern complex was renovated
in 2022 and features 30,000 m² of exhibition
space spread over four multifunctional event
halls that can be flexibly configurated. In
addition, the site offers a state-of-the-art
conference centre with a capacity for up to
5,000 people, a modern auditorium, smaller
meeting rooms and breakout areas. The
northern hall, with 10,000 m², is proposed as
the location for the IBC site.
8.1.3
Messe Dortmund
This attractive and innovative venue is in the
immediate vicinity of Dortmund’s stadium – the
second potential venue for the opening match
and final. It is situated just a few kilometres
from Dortmund’s main railway station and the
airport.
Messe Dortmund, is one of the four largest
exhibition centres in North Rhine-Westphalia
and offers a total area of approximately 60,000
m² in nine air-conditioned exhibition halls. The
sizes of the individual halls vary between 1,800
and 10,000 m² and can be flexibly adapted to
individual user concepts. In addition, the trade
8. IBC site
fair, which together with the adjacent congress
centre and the Westfalenhalle is managed by
the Westfalenhallen Unternehmensgruppe
GmbH, has a large repertoire of additional
rooms and services available, if required.
As parts of Messe Dortmund will also
be used for stadium-related functions, hall 3
(measuring 9,800 m²) is explicitly proposed as
the IBC site. The hall meets all requirements
and is located in the immediate vicinity of the
planned outdoor technical compound and
satellite farms.
The high level of professionalism and
the tremendous amount of experience in
providing the facilities for the organisation and
broadcasting of sporting events, trade fairs
and congresses, as well as the proximity to
the BVB Stadion Dortmund, make Messe
Dortmund an ideal site for the IBC.
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9 Competition-related
event sites
As a first stop on the road to the FIFA Women’s World
Cup 2027TM, BNG2027 invites the world of football to
the capital of Belgium, Brussels, for the Draw and Team
Workshop. Two iconic event sites, both with state-of-the-art
infrastructure and experience in hosting major international
events, are proposed. Each venue offers the ideal mix of
well-suited sites and the ability to evoke the Breaking New
Ground spirit.
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Name Brussels Expo Tour & Taxis

9.1
Experienced event sites
Date of construction 1935 1907
Proposals for the Draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM and the Team Workshop
Ownership City of Brussels Extensa (Ackermans & van
Haaren), RB Management, and
IRET development
The competition-related events are key and accommodations, ensuring convenience Distances and travel • 9 km / 16 min - • 4 km / 7 min -
landmarks in the run-up to the FIFA Women’s for staff, guests and participants alike. times to key sites Centre of Brussels Centre of Brussels
• 9 km / 16 min - • 4 km / 7 min -
World Cup 2027TM. Therefore, we propose sites Brussels Expo has different affiliate
Brussels Main Station Brussels Main Station
that fully meet the requirements and at the same organisations and activities spread over • 14 km / 12 min - • 19 km / 18 min -
time can evoke the Breaking New Ground spirit exhibition and show halls, MICE and Brussels Airport Brussels Airport
of BNG2027. entertainment. It is primarily used as an Size • 115,000 m² (indoor) • 21,000 m² (indoor)
Among BNG2027’s world-class host cities, exhibition and events centre, hosting a wide • 20,000 m² (outdoor) • 52,500 m² (outdoor)
Brussels, as the multicultural and cosmopolitan range of trade shows, conventions, concerts, Key features • 12 expo halls, 1 concert hall, • Different modular spaces for
capital of Belgium and Europe, is proposed as and public gatherings and has an average 1 event hall, 12 conference 600 - 15,000 PAX
the venue for the Draw and Team Workshop. attendance of 1.5 to 2 million visitors per year. and meeting rooms, • State-of-the-art technology
2 auditoriums and 1 ballroom • Terraces and gardens
The vibrant city is the perfect place to • State-of-the-art technology • On-site parking facilities
host the competition-related events, with 9.1.2 • Terraces and gardens • Hotels close to the venue
its impressive architecture, charm and Tour & Taxis • On-site parking facilities
experienced venues, coupled with various high- Tour & Taxis is a captivating event location • Hotels close to the venue
class accommodation facilities. Two options are nestled in the heart of Brussels. With a Key events and Experience in hosting (and Experience in hosting (and
attendances broadcasting) major events, like broadcasting) conferences,
proposed for these events – Brussels Expo and distinctive blend of historical charm and modern
for example: concerts, various national and
Tour & Taxis. functionality, it provides a unique backdrop for a • Busworld (30,000 PAX) international sporting events,
wide range of events. • Labelexpo (32,000 PAX) international trade fairs and art
9.1.1 Its central location is easily accessible • League of Legends World exhibitions, like for example:
Championship (14,000 PAX) • Bubble World (150,000 PAX)
Brussels Expo for attendees and the surrounding urban
• Seafood Expo (26,000 PAX) • EAT Brussels (30,000 PAX)
Brussels Expo, build in 1935, has a strong and landscape, including dynamic city views and • Padel (50,000 PAX)
long-standing international reputation as a hub architectural wonders, further enhances the • World Of Mind (60,000 PAX)
for major events. site’s appeal.
Besides the world-class infrastructure and Tour & Taxis is more than just a location;
logistical premises, Brussels Expo is located it’s an embodiment of Brussels’ spirit and a
by one of the ultimate symbols of Belgium, the canvas upon which unique event experiences
Atomium, and is surrounded by some of the are painted, making it a top choice for those
greenest areas of Brussels. The venue is easily seeking to create memorable and impactful
accessible by various modes of transportation gatherings.
and is located in close proximity to key amenities

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sites
The compact nature of the BNG2027 concept allows for fans
to easily move between venues and FIFA Fan Festival sites
within and between host cities. All 26 of the sites proposed
are easily accessible and experienced at welcoming crowds
for major events – all while meeting FIFA’s requirements
and best practice sustainability standards.
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10.1.1

10.1
Groundbreaking fan experiences at welcoming Amsterdam
FIFA Fan Festival sites Museum Square Westerpark
Proposals for FIFA Fan Festival sites in each host city Museum Square (Museumplein) is Westerpark is one of the most spacious parks
Amsterdam’s largest open venue, situated of Amsterdam. It is located in the western
in the vibrant museum and fashion district. It part of Amsterdam’s city centre, which also
BNG2027 proposes 26 welcoming FIFA Fan experienced in hosting large crowds and
features an expansive lawn and sports area includes the Westergasfabriek, a former gas
Festival sites, easily accessible in the heart of will offer the perfect stage to bring fans from
with direct canal access. Its significance is factory that was transformed into a cultural and
our host cities. All sites are very all nations together to celebrate the FIFA
amplified by its superb surroundings, housing recreational venue. Its unique combination
Women’s World Cup 2027TM.
renowned attractions like the Rijksmuseum of indoor and outdoor space, its proximity to
and Van Gogh museum, along with numerous the famous canals and city centre, historical
Host city FIFA Fan Festival site 1 FIFA Fan Festival site 2
hotels. With its prime location, excellent buildings, and numerous trendy bars and
Amsterdam Museum Square Westerpark infrastructure, and experience in hosting restaurants make it an attractive location
Brussels Place De Brouckère Place Sainte-Catherine, Vismet and events, such as the Ajax Amsterdam’s for events. Numerous international events
(Anderlecht) Vieux Marché aux Grains have taken place in Westerpark, such as the
championship celebrations, Dutch national
Charleroi Palais des Beaux-Arts Place Charles II team public viewings, and the Kingsday Amsterdam Fashion Week, music and food
Cologne Heumarkt and Alter Markt Tanzbrunnen Festival, Museum Square is an ideal spot for festivals, exhibitions and public viewings of
Dortmund Friedensplatz Westfalenpark large gatherings and entertainment. sports events, including the FIFA World Cup
2022TM.
Düsseldorf Burgplatz and Rathausufer Untere Rheinwerft
Eindhoven City Hall Square 18 September Square
Museum Square Westerpark
Enschede Van Heekpark Volkspark
Type of location Square Park
Gelsenkirchen Stadion Glückauf-Kampfbahn Trabrennbahn Gelsenkirchen
Size 40,000 m² 45,000 m²
Genk Limburghal Thor Central
Capacity 52,000 PAX 20,000 PAX
Ghent Kuipke and Floralies Palace Sint-Pietersplein
Events • Championship tribute Ajax • Amsterdam Fashion Week
Heerenveen Thialf Plaza Town Hall Plaza Amsterdam (regularly) (annually from 2004 - 2018)
Rotterdam Grotekerkplein Willemsplein • Ice*Amsterdam (annually, • Awakenings ADE (Amsterdam
outdoor ice rink) Dance Event, annually)
• Kingsday Festival (annually) • Public viewing FIFA World Cup
• Public viewing Dutch National 2022TM
United World Cup Walks team (regularly)
In addition to providing welcoming locations for FIFA Fan Festivals, we want to Break
New Ground for the fan experience at a women’s tournament. As one example, we
would like to introduce United World Cup Walks. A sustainable, healthy, but above all
fun way for fans to come together and walk between FIFA Fan Festival sites or other
specified locations to the stadium. This will create an atmosphere of unity, passion,
and excitement. Whether participating in a fan walk or witnessing one from the
sidelines, the energy will be truly unforgettable.

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10.1.2
Brussels (Anderlecht)
Place De Brouckère
Place De Brouckère is a Y-shaped square at
the heart of Brussels, emerged from the 19th
century covering of the river Senne. It has
since evolved into a central hub renowned
for its pedestrian-friendly design and vibrant
atmosphere, surrounded by an array of hotels,
restaurants, theatres, and other entertainment
venues. The square plays host to numerous
annual events, a recent highlight being the
2019 ‘Fan Village of Le Tour de France’, which
drew in approximately 80,000 visitors over a
span of four bustling days. This showcased
the square’s pivotal role as a dynamic and
prominent gathering spot in the city.
Place De Brouckère
Type of location Square
Size 5,100 m²
Capacity 10,200 PAX
Events • Fan village of Le Tour de France
(2019)
Place Sainte-Catherine, Vismet and Vieux
Marché aux Grains
Place Sainte-Catherine, Vismet and Vieux
Marché aux Grains are interconnected squares
situated in the heart of Brussels. Place Sainte-
Catherine stands out with its remarkable
architectural gems, such as the Tour Noire
and Saint Catherine’s Church. These squares
form a vibrant hub where historical charm and
contemporary life converge, offering a rich
blend of culture, dining and leisure experiences.
Here, visitors can immerse themselves in the
unique ambiance of Brussels’ central district.
Palais des Beaux-Arts
These squares also host various cultural
events, markets and festivals throughout the
year, adding to their lively atmosphere.
10.1.3
Charleroi
Place Sainte-Catherine, Vismet Palais des Beaux-Arts Place Charles II
and Vieux Marché aux Grains Place Charles II is a circular place of 6,000 m²,
Established in 1957, the Palais des Beaux-
Square Arts graces the Place du Manège in the heart located in the centre of Charleroi. The well-
7,100 m² of Charleroi, serving as a concert hall and known site holds the town hall of the city and
11,000 PAX museum. This cultural gem proudly showcases the church Église Saint-Christophe. Recently,
the artistic heritage of both the region and the place has been completely renovated and
• Plaisirs d’Hiver (annual event)
Belgian artists spanning from the 19th century today provides the ideal conditions for hosting
to contemporary times. Its prime location major events such as a FIFA Fan Festival.
offers easy accessibility on foot, by bicycle, or The capability of the site was successfully
via public transportation, while also being near demonstrated in 2023 when Place Charles II
the city centre. The Parking P2 at the Palais welcomed thousands of people to celebrate
des Beaux-Arts, with its spaciousness and the ‘Fête de la Wallonie’.
central positioning, is exceptionally suited to
host grand public events, exemplified by the
free ‘NRJ In The Park’ concert which is hosted
annually.

Palais des Beaux-Arts Place Charles II

Type of location Parking lot Square
Size 19,400 m² 6,000 m²
Capacity 38,000 PAX 12,000 PAX
Events • Bouglione circus (2023) • Fête de la Wallonie (2023)
• NRJ In The Park (annual concert)

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Heumarkt and Alter Markt
10.1.4
Cologne
Heumarkt and Alter Markt
Heumarkt and Alter Markt, two interconnected
squares in Cologne’s historic old town, offer a
vibrant and international ambiance. With an
array of restaurants, breweries and bars, these
central plazas are hubs of activity. Jointly, they
host major events like the Cologne Carnival.
The squares came alive as fan zones during
the FIFA World Cup 2006TM, and will act as
a venue for public viewing during the UEFA
EURO 2024 in Germany.
10.1.5
Dortmund
Friedensplatz
At the heart of the city in front of the city hall
stands Dortmund’s Friedensplatz, a traditional
venue for football festivals in Dortmund since
the 1990s. Hundreds of thousands of people
have gathered to cheer on their teams during
various major tournaments and matches, such
as the FIFA World Cup 2006TM, various UEFA
tournaments and international finals involving
Borussia Dortmund. Its central location offers
easy access by public transport and as
shopping, cultural and gastronomic options
are only a short walk away.
Friedensplatz
Tanzbrunnen Type of location Square
Tanzbrunnen, situated in the heritage-protected
Size 9,000 m²
Rheinpark, is a versatile open-air venue.
Capacity 10,000 PAX
Its ease of access via public transportation,
including a dedicated ferry connection to Events • Cityring Concerts (annually)
• German Protestant Church
the old town, has solidified Tanzbrunnen as
Congress 2019
a prime location for major gatherings and • Public viewing FIFA World Cup
entertainment. With a capacity of up to 12,500 2006TM
guests, it hosts approximately 400 events • Public viewing UEFA EURO
2008 - 2016
every year and will be used as a public viewing
site for the UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany.
Westfalenpark
Westfalenpark (Festwiese) stands as one of
Europe’s most expansive inner-city parks.
Its accessibility via public transport and
scenic walking paths that wind through urban
greenery provide convenient transit options for
large gatherings. This makes it an ideal venue
not only for leisure activities but also for hosting
a wide array of events and celebrations. For
many decades, this site has been a prime
location for major events, including the annual
Festival of Lights, music festivals, and large
public viewings such as those held during the
German Protestant Church Congress in 2019.
It will be a public viewing area and Fan Zone
during the UEFA EURO 2024.
Westfalenpark
Park
18,000 m²
20,000 PAX
• Festival of Lights (annually)
• Juicy Beats (annual music
festival)
• Public viewing and Fan Zone
UEFA EURO 2024
• Summer concerts (annually)

Heumarkt and Alter Markt Tanzbrunnen

Type of location Square Park and open-air event site
Size Heumarkt: 3,700 m² 30,000 m²
Alter Markt: 2,800 m²
Capacity Heumarkt: 7,500 PAX 12,500 PAX
Alter Markt: 5,500 PAX
Events • Carnival (annually) • Carnival (annually)
• Christopher Street Day • Christopher Street Day
(annually) (annually)
• Public viewing FIFA World Cup • Public viewing FIFA World Cup
2006TM 2006TM
• Public viewing UEFA EURO • Public viewing UEFA EURO
2024 2024

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10.1.6
Düsseldorf
Burgplatz and Rathausufer
Burgplatz, adjacent to Rathausufer, stands as
Düsseldorf’s central and iconic square, bridging
the old town with the Rhine’s banks. The square
features the old castle tower, a vestige of the
baroque castle complex, providing picturesque
views of the skyline and the Rhine. Its prime
location and excellent accessibility make it
a popular destination for tourists and locals
alike, making it the perfect venue for the FIFA
Fan Festival. It has a track record of hosting
various sports events, like beach volleyball
Untere Rheinwerft
Untere Rheinwerft, an integral part of the
Rhine River esplanade, boasts stunning vistas
of the Düsseldorf skyline. Its proximity to both
the city centre and Burgplatz makes it an ideal
location. Beyond providing an exceptional
setting for enjoying sunsets and the city’s
vibrant atmosphere, this square frequently
hosts events. In 2023, it welcomed the German
Pole Vault Championships, showcasing its
versatility. Looking ahead, it will play a pivotal
role as a Fan Zone during the UEFA EURO City Hall Square

and 3x3 basketball tournaments, and major 2024, promising an exciting hub for football
public events, including the Grand Départ of enthusiasts and tourists. With its captivating
10.1.7
the Tour de France. In 2024, it will serve as views and event hosting capabilities, Untere
Eindhoven
one of Düsseldorf’s Fan Zones for UEFA Rheinwerft continues to be a dynamic and
City Hall Square 18 September Square
EURO 2024. cherished space in Düsseldorf.
City Hall Square, situated at the heart of 18 September Square, commemorating
Eindhoven directly in front of the city hall and Eindhoven’s liberation in World War II, serves
Burgplatz and Rathausufer Untere Rheinwerft only a few hundred metres from PSV Stadium, as a strategically situated square, seamlessly
Type of location Square and riverside Square and esplanade is an iconic urban space renowned for its connecting the central station, city centre, and
role as a gathering place and hub for urban the football stadium. This square comes alive
Size 6,600 m² 4,600 m²
sports like skateboarding and inline skating. annually with celebrations marking Eindhoven’s
Capacity Burgplatz: 5,000 PAX 10,000 PAX
This versatile square also transforms into a freedom and vibrant street festivals. Notably, in
Rathausufer: 5,000 PAX
vibrant festival venue, hosting events such as 2023, it hosted the ‘Eindhoven Sport Festival’,
Events • Fan Zone UEFA EURO 2024 • Fan Zone UEFA EURO 2024
Kingsday celebrations and PSV Eindhoven kicking off the Eindhoven Sports Week. With
• German Beach Volleyball Tour • Pole Vault German
(annually) Championship 2023 championship victories. Its central location is its historical significance, accessibility, and
• German 3×3 Championship complemented by convenient access to public hosting capabilities, 18 September Square
2021 and 2023 remains a key venue for both commemorative
transport. With a blend of sports, culture, and
• Grand Départ Tour de France
2017 accessibility, City Hall Square is a dynamic events and modern festivities in the heart of
centrepiece in Eindhoven’s cityscape. Eindhoven.

City Hall Square 18 September Square

Type of location Square Square
Size 3,900 m² 5,600 m²
Capacity 15,000 PAX 10,000 PAX
Events • Eindhoven Maker Faire (2022) • Eindhoven Sport Festival 2023
• PSV Eindhoven championship • EMOVES Urban Culture festival
tribute (2019) (annually)
• Remembrance day celebration • Kingsday festival (annually)
(annually) • Liberation 040 (annually)
• Royal Dutch Eindhoven (annually)

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10.1.9
Gelsenkirchen
Stadion Glückauf-Kampfbahn
The stadium ‘Glückauf-Kampfbahn’, located in
the centre of Gelsenkirchen is the birthplace of
FC Schalke 04 and centrepiece of the ‘Schalker
Mile’, which showcases the 120 years of
football history in the city. The stadium, which
continues to be used as a football stadium,
was already a designated public viewing
venue and provided a unique experience for
all visitors when it hosted the Fan Festival site
Volkspark for the FIFA World Cup 2006TM.
Trabrennbahn Gelsenkirchen
Idyllically situated in the countryside and easily
accessible by public transport, ‘Trabrennbahn
Gelsenkirchen’ offers a large open space with
grandstands, perfectly suited for all kinds of
events such as a FIFA Fan Festival site. Its
suitability for this is regularly demonstrated
in the races and concerts that are held at
‘Trabrennbahn Gelsenkirchen’. Moreover, it
was host to thousands of fans cheering for
their teams during the FIFA World Cup 2006TM.

Stadion Glückauf-Kampfbahn Trabrennbahn Gelsenkirchen

10.1.8
Enschede
Van Heekpark
Nestled just beyond Enschede’s bustling
city centre, Van Heekpark beckons with its
serene atmosphere, ideal for leisurely walks,
relaxation, and immersion in art and culture.
This peaceful oasis has a proven track record
as a host for various events, including the
Batavierenrace relay race and the ‘Stoer Voer’
food festival. Its expansive grounds, excellent
public transport connectivity, and accessibility
by bike and foot make it a picturesque backdrop
for events and gatherings that are surrounded
by natural beauty and cultural charm.
Type of location Stadium Racing course and park
Size 60,000 m² 170,000 m²
Volkspark Capacity 15,000 PAX 15,000 PAX
Volkspark is a picturesque haven, cherished Events • Different concerts (regularly) • Different concerts (regularly)
by locals for leisurely strolls and picnics. Its • Football matches (regularly) • Public viewing FIFA World Cup
exceptional infrastructure and ease of access • Public viewing FIFA World Cup 2006TM
2006TM • Trotting races (regularly)
via public transport, cycling, and walking render
it a favoured venue for significant gatherings.
Hosting notable events like the ‘In het
Volkspark’ festival, the ‘Kunst in het Volkspark’
art fair, as well as Easter and Halloween fairs,
the park continually bustles with activity. In
2023, during the UEFA Nations League, the
Volkspark took on the role of the official Fan
Meeting Point, further cementing its status as
a dynamic and versatile space for both locals
and visitors.

Van Heekpark Volkspark

Type of location Park Park
Size 110,000 m² 150,000 m²
Capacity 10,000 PAX 10,000 PAX
Events • Batavierenrace (annual relay • Fan Meeting Point UEFA Nations
race) League 2023
• Stoer Voer (annual food festival) • In het Volkspark festival
(annually)
• Kunst in het Volkspark (annually)

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10.1.10
Genk
Limburghal Thor Central
Situated in the heart of Genk’s city centre, Nestled at the heart of Thor Park, Thor Central
the Limburghal is a renowned event venue stands as a vibrant hub within the former
celebrated for its versatility. Boasting a Waterschei coal-mining site, once a key player
range of spacious halls and rooms, it offers in Limburg’s coal-mining legacy. Today, Thor
tailored solutions to accommodate various Park has transformed into a strategic nexus,
occasions. The Limburghal has been the welcoming prestigious research institutions,
preferred choice for large-scale events, innovative startups, thriving enterprises, and
corporate gatherings, concerts, trade shows, global energy, manufacturing, and smart city
conferences, and sporting events, reflecting pioneers. Thor Central’s versatile spaces
its adaptability. Its strategic accessibility within have hosted diverse events and exhibitions,
Sint-Pietersplein
the transport network and proximity to the city including the Afro Latino festival and Battle of
centre enhance its appeal as a premier event Thor. 10.1.11
destination. Ghent
Kuipke and Floralies Palace Sint-Pietersplein
Limburghal Thor Central Kuipke, nestled in Ghent’s sprawling Nestled in Ghent’s vibrant student district, Sint-
Citadelpark, the city’s oldest and largest Pietersplein is the city’s go-to event square,
Type of location Event location Square
park, along with the iconic Floralies Palace, situated in proximity to the renowned Book
Size Grand hall: 4,500 m² 11,250 m²
a renowned pavilion from the 1913 World Tower, home to Ghent University Library. This
Multi-use hall: 1,925 m²
Expo, form an idyllic backdrop for grand- expansive open space is framed by St. Peter’s
Capacity 10,000 PAX 11,250 PAX
scale events. Conveniently located within Abbey, St. Peter’s Church, and ‘The World
Events • Legends of Rock Tribute • Afro Latino (annually) of Kina: the House’, a nature museum. Sint-
walking distance of the main station and
Festival (2023) • Battle of Thor (annually)
easily accessible by bike and on foot, Kuipke Pietersplein is a hub for festivities, hosting the
• Micromix (annually) • WK Obstacle Run (2023)
• Woonestetika (annual fair) and Floralies Palace offer an ideal setting annual Mid-Lent fun fair along with other major
for major events, whether rain or sunshine. events and concerts. Since 2007, the square
Annually, during November, Kuipke hosts one has been equipped with an underground car
of the most significant indoor cycling events, park, significantly enhancing accessibility and
the Six Days of Ghent. making it an ideal choice for various events
and gatherings.

Kuipke and Floralies Palace Sint-Pietersplein

Type of location Velodrome and event location Square
Size Kuipke: 4,800 m² 16,000 m²
Floralies Palace: 14,000 m²
Capacity Kuipke: 6,400 PAX 17,000 PAX
Floralies Palace: 8,000 PAX
Events • Festival van de Ambiance • Leonard Cohen concert (2012)
(annual concert) • Prince concert (2014)
• Six days of Ghent (annual • Student kick-off (annually)
indoor cycling race)
• World Soundtrack Awards
(annual concert)

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Town Hall Plaza
10.1.12
Heerenveen
Thialf Plaza
Thialf stands as one of the Netherlands’
most iconic sports arenas, renowned as the
epicentre of global ice skating. Each year,
it plays host to numerous international and
national speed skating competitions, drawing
legions of passionate skating enthusiasts.
With its convenient accessibility and expansive
areas, both indoors and outdoors, Thialf serves
as a perfect locale for grand events. The plaza
in front of Thialf provides an ideal venue for
large-scale events, boasting easy access and
ample open space for crowds. Furthermore, it
presents an exclusive chance to harmoniously
showcase Heerenveen’s most celebrated
sports with the broader communities, creating
a memorable and dynamic experience that
resonates with locals and visitors alike.
10.1.13
Rotterdam
Grotekerkplein
Situated in the heart of the city, Grotekerkplein
graces the front of the Laurenskerk and is
embraced by the newly rejuvenated banks of
the Rotte, rendering it an inviting destination
for both locals and visitors. Its central position,
along with its well-established history of
successfully hosting significant events like
the ‘Wijn Festijn’ (wine festival) and the ‘North
Sea Round Town’ jazz music festival, both
attracting thousands of visitors every year,
make it an ideal venue.
Grotekerkplein
Town Hall Plaza
Nestled in the heart of Heerenveen, the Type of location Square
enchanting Town Hall Plaza, serves as both the Size 7,000 m²
perfect starting point for exploring Heerenveen Capacity 10,000 PAX
and a vibrant hub for numerous events. Among
Events • Wijn Festijn (annual wine
these, the ‘Night of the Koemarkt’ stands out, festival)
drawing over 10,000 visitors who revel in live • North Sea Round Town (annual
music and entertainment. Sharing the square’s jazz music festival)
vicinity is the historic town hall, an architectural
gem that echoes the square’s rich heritage,
infusing it with a timeless ambiance.
Willemsplein
Willemsplein and Willemskade are adjoining
public spaces along the northern banks of the
Maas, next to the iconic Erasmus bridge. With
their unique charm and ambiance, the two
squares are cherished destinations for both
locals and tourists, coming alive during various
events like Kronenfest, Rotterdam Pride, or
public screenings of Feyenoord matches.
Willemsplein
Square
25,000 m²
10,000 PAX
• Kroon festival (annual Kingsday)
• Public viewing of Feyenoord
matches (regularly)
• Rotterdam Pride Festival
(annually)
• Sinterklaasintocht (annually)

Thialf Plaza Town Hall Plaza

Type of location Parking space and square Parking space and festival site
Size 7,500 m² (parking included) 1,600 m²
Capacity 12,500 PAX 12,500 PAX
Events • International and national speed • Night of the Koemarkt (annually)
skating competitions (regularly) • Tribute olympic champions (bi-
• Thialf Live (2019) annually)
• Uitfestival (annually)

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As Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany welcome
vast numbers of tourists every year, there is a wealth
of selection for world-class hotel offerings in each host
city. BNG2027 proposes an accommodation concept
that delivers committed and highly experienced hotels in
each host city, that are all prepared to cater to the unique
needs of varied guests, whether they are organising or
attending the FIFA Women’s World CupTM.
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11.1 11.2
Ideal accommodation infrastructure FIFA venue and VIP hotels
General overview of accommodation in the host countries Proposals for FIFA venue hotels and VIP hotels

Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany The proposed hotels have been carefully In each of our host cities, highly experienced been proposed. Each hotel is fully committed to
collectively welcome approximately 200 million selected to best suit the relevant target groups and well-suited four- to five-star hotels have be a FIFA venue hotel or FIFA VIP hotel in 2027.
visitors annually. As global tourist destinations, and each meet or exceed FIFA’s requirements.
we are fully prepared to extend our warm 11.2.1
welcome to the world for the FIFA Women’s Amsterdam
World Cup 2027TM. New Fan Base Camps
Considering the pivotal roles our host Our compact tournament and the Accommodation inventory
existing fan-culture around women’s
cities and countries play as tourist hotspots, Classification Alternative accommodation
football will create the perfect stage
trade fair centers, major sporting event hubs, Number of guest rooms 1,400 7,600 3,250 30,000 beds in B&B, holiday
for a new and unique experience for
political capitals, and industrial zones, their homes and camping
fans and global audiences.
tourism and hospitality sectors boast a wide
BNG2027 proposes a concept of
range of world-class, modern hotels and FIFA VIP hotels in Amsterdam
centralised Fan Base Camps.
accommodation facilities. Over time, they
These new camps will Name Anantara Grand Hotel Hotel Okura W Amsterdam
have gained invaluable expertise in hosting Krasnapolsky Amsterdam
accommodate fans from all over
and providing specialised services for unique the world and are more than just Date of hotel 1880 1972 2015
visitor groups during past major sporting gatherings of enthusiasts: They will opening
events and international conferences. This be vibrant, dynamic communities Distances and • 0.2 km / 2 min - • 5 km / 14 min - • 0.2 km / 2 min -
wealth of experience assures an outstanding that celebrate a shared passion - travel times to Centre of Centre of Centre of
and hassle-free experience for everyone. the passion for women’s football! key sites Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam
• 1 km / 3 min - • 6 km / 16 min - • 2 km / 6 min -
Our accommodation concept capitalises The Fan Base Camps will all be Amsterdam Main Amsterdam Main Amsterdam Main
on this experience of hosting major events, centrally located, enabling fans to Station Station Station
as well as the proximity of our host cities. In stay in one place during the entire • 23 km / 27 min - • 15 km / 14 min - • 16 km / 24 min -
2027, every visitor will be able to choose from a tournament while easily travelling Schiphol Airport Schiphol Airport Schiphol Airport
to matches and FIFA Fan Festival • 10 km / 20 min - • 8 km / 11 min - • 9 km / 20 min -
broad range of hotels across the entire region
Johan Cruijff ArenA Johan Cruijff ArenA Johan Cruijff ArenA
that satisfy different budgets and are able to sites in different host cities.
Number of 402 299 238
meet individual needs.
guest rooms
Number of 15 19 4
meeting rooms
On-site Restaurant, bar, Restaurant, bar, Restaurant, bar,
facilities sport facilities and a sport facilities and a sport facilities and a
swimming pool swimming pool swimming pool

The Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Hotel Okura Amsterdam, and

W Amsterdam are three luxury five-star hotels in Amsterdam available as
FIFA VIP hotels. Their spacious rooms and suites, restaurants, and the on-site
sport and wellness facilities will ensure an exceptional stay.

Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky

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11.2.2
Brussels (Anderlecht)
Martin’s Château du Lac
Accommodation inventory is a luxury hotel on the
shores of Lake Genval,
Classification Alternative
located in the heart of
accommodation
the Belgian province
Number of guest rooms 3,550 9,300 2,350 25,000 beds in of Walloon Brabant. Its
(+650 (+1,200 (+150 B&B, holiday
design combines the
planned planned planned homes and
rooms) rooms) rooms) camping heritage of the past with
modernity. The hotel’s
comfortable rooms,
FIFA venue hotel restaurant, and fitness,
Name Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher’s spa and wellness club
Date of hotel opening 2010 invite everyone to have an
unforgettable experience.
Distances and travel • 2 km / 8 min - Centre of Brussels
times to key sites • 2 km / 8 min - Brussels Main Station
• 16 km / 20 min - Brussels Airport
• 6 km / 15 min - RSC Anderlecht Stadium
Number of guest rooms 267
Number of meeting rooms 12
Martin’s Château du Lac
On-site facilities Restaurant, bar and sport facilities

11.2.3
Charleroi

The Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher’s

is more than a luxury hotel: It is a Accommodation inventory
unique experience that embodies Classification Alternative
the character of Brussels and the accommodation
long tradition of great European Number of guest rooms 1,450 1,700 150 6,850 beds in
hotels. Situated just a few minutes (+250 (+400 B&B, holiday
away from Brussels’ old town, it is planned planned homes and
the ideal location to discover and rooms) rooms) camping
enjoy the city in one of the 225
highly comfortable bedrooms or FIFA venue hotel
42 magnificent suites.
Name Martin’s Château du Lac
Date of hotel opening 1985
Distances and travel • 44 km / 40 min - Centre of Charleroi
times to key sites • 45 km / 40 min - Charleroi Main Station
• 24 km / 22 min - Brussels Airport
• 44 km / 40 min - ZebrArena Charleroi
Number of guest rooms 115
Number of meeting rooms 23
On-site facilities Restaurants, bar, sport facilities and a swimming pool

Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher’s

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11.2.5
Dortmund

Accommodation inventory
Classification Alternative
accommodation
Number of guest rooms 3,200 5,850 50 2,100 beds in
(+450 B&B, holiday
planned homes and
rooms) camping

FIFA venue hotel

Name Hotel Esplanade Dortmund
Date of hotel opening 1961
The five-star Excelsior Hotel Ernst Distances and travel • 1 km / 5 min - Centre of Dortmund
in the heart of Cologne’s old town times to key sites • 1 km / 5 min - Dortmund Main Station
has been welcoming guests, • 13 km / 18 min - Dortmund Airport
• 5 km / 9 min - BVB Stadion Dortmund
VIPs and professional sport
Excelsior Hotel Ernst teams for more than 150 years. Number of guest rooms 96
Fine dining in one of the multiple Number of meeting rooms 5
restaurants and an outstanding
On-site facilities Restaurant, sport facilities and spa
service throughout all facilities
and offerings are key parts of
an outstanding experience at
Excelsior Hotel Ernst.
11.2.4 The four-star Hotel
Cologne Esplanade in Dortmund
stands as a heartfelt
tribute to the rich culture
Accommodation inventory
of the Ruhr Metropolitan
Classification Alternative accommodation region, a sentiment
Number of guest rooms 6,000 7,600 1,900 4,150 beds in B&B, holiday that resonates with
homes and camping each guest through its
passionate attention
to detail. Beyond this,
FIFA venue hotel
the Hotel Esplanade
Name Excelsior Hotel Ernst Dortmund distinguishes
Date of hotel opening 1863 itself by providing guests
with exceptional comfort,
Distances and travel • 1 km / 5 min - Centre of Cologne
times to key sites • 0.2 km / 2 min - Cologne Main Station personalised care, and
• 16 km / 12 min - Cologne Airport unwavering support
• 7 km / 14 min - Cologne Stadium tailored to their individual
Number of guest rooms 134 needs.

Number of meeting rooms 8

On-site facilities Restaurants, sport facilities and a sauna

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11.2.6 The five-star NH

Düsseldorf Collection hotel
Eindhoven offers 132
modern rooms across
Accommodation inventory 14 floors. The hotel
Classification Alternative accommodation is renowned for its
Number of guest rooms 5,750 12,800 650 2,650 beds in B&B, holiday central location in the
homes and camping city and its extensive
additional facilities and
gastronomic offerings –
FIFA VIP hotels in Düsseldorf including a rooftop bar
Name Breidenbacher Steigenberger Meliá Radisson Blu and terrace that offers
Hof Icon Parkhotel Düsseldorf Media Harbour panoramic views of
Hotel Eindhoven.
Date of hotel 2008 1902 2009 2005
opening
Distances and • 1 km / 4 min - Centre of • 2 km / 9 min • 3 km / 10 min
travel times to Düsseldorf - Centre of - Centre of
key sites • 1 km / 5 min - Düsseldorf Main Düsseldorf Düsseldorf
Station • 2 km / 9 min • 3 km / 11 min
• 9 km / 9 min - Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf
Airport Main Station Main Station
• 6 km / 10 min - Düsseldorf • 8 km / 12 min • 11 km / 16 min
Arena - Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf
• 60 km / 60 min - BVB Stadion Airport Airport NH Collection hotel Eindhoven
Dortmund • 5 km / 11 min • 7 km / 13 min
- Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf
Arena Arena
• 67 km / 59 min • 81 km / 63 min 11.2.7
- BVB Stadion - BVB Stadion Eindhoven
Dortmund Dortmund
Number of 106 129 202 135
Accommodation inventory
guest rooms
Number of 3 8 9 2 Classification Alternative accommodation
meeting rooms Number of guest rooms 300 2,150 200 12,000 beds in B&B, holiday
On-site Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurants, Restaurant and homes and camping
facilities sport facilities sport facilities sport facilities sport facilities
and spa and spa and spa
FIFA venue hotel
Name NH Collection hotel Eindhoven
Date of hotel opening 2017
Distances and travel • 0.1 km / 1 min - Centre of Eindhoven
times to key sites • 0.5 km / 2 min - Eindhoven Main Station
• 10 km / 14 min - Eindhoven Airport
With the Breidenbacher Hof, the Steigenberger Icon • 1 km / 3 min - PSV Stadium
Parkhotel, the Meliá Düsseldorf, and the Radisson Blu Number of guest rooms 132
Media Habour Hotel, Düsseldorf offers various outstanding Number of meeting rooms 6
establishments that are available as VIP hotels. All of
On-site facilities Restaurants, bar and sport facilities
them offer elegant four- or five-star luxury that has been
welcoming guests for years. The modern facilities and
well-equipped rooms make guests feel right at home.
Steigenberger Parkhotel
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11.2.9
Gelsenkirchen

Accommodation inventory
Classification Alternative accommodation
Number of guest rooms 4,250 6,150 50 3,950 beds in B&B, holiday
homes and camping

FIFA venue hotel

Name Ramada by Wyndham Essen
Date of hotel opening 2022
Distances and travel • 9 km / 20 min - Centre of Gelsenkirchen
times to key sites • 9 km / 20 min - Gelsenkirchen Main Station
• 46 km / 52 min - Dortmund Airport
• 16 km / 26 min - Arena AufSchalke
Number of guest rooms 176
Number of meeting rooms 10
U Parkhotel On-site facilities Restaurants and sport facilities

The U Parkhotel, located at the University of Twente, provides

an inspiring environment that makes you feel at home. With its
72 guest rooms, 13 conference rooms including a boardroom Located in Essen, Ramada by
with panoramic views, and multiple cultural and sport Wyndham Essen provides a
11.2.8 opportunities, it is perfectly suited to be a FIFA venue hotel. home away from home with
Enschede a restaurant, modern hotel
rooms and extensive services.
The hotel’s central location
Accommodation inventory and excellent transport links
Classification Alternative accommodation to Gelsenkirchen also make it
Number of guest rooms 250 1,100 50 6,000 beds in B&B, holiday the perfect base to explore the
homes and camping city and region.

FIFA venue hotel

Name U Parkhotel
Date of hotel opening 2019
Distances and travel • 5 km / 10 min - Centre of Enschede
times to key sites • 5 km / 10 min - Enschede Main Station
• 125 km / 85 min - Dortmund Airport
• 2 km / 6 min - FC Twente Stadium
Number of guest rooms 72
Number of meeting rooms 13
On-site facilities Restaurants and sport facilities

Ramada by Wyndham Essen

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11.2.10
Genk
The four-star Pillows Grand
Accommodation inventory Boutique Hotel Reylof is
a luxury hotel situated in
Classification Alternative the heart of Ghent. It has
accommodation
proudly welcomed many
Number of guest rooms 250 500 100 400 beds in professional football teams
(+50 B&B, holiday in the past. Its carefully
planned homes and
designed 156 rooms
rooms) camping
combine modern design
with an elegant Louis
FIFA venue hotel XIV interior and offer all
Name La Butte aux Bois the necessary amenities
and facilities to ensure a
Date of hotel opening 1986
pleasant stay.
Distances and travel • 22 km / 22 min - Centre of Genk
times to key sites • 20 km / 20 min - Genk Main Station
• 49 km / 35 min - Liège Airport
• 21 km / 22 min - KRC Genk Arena
Number of guest rooms 60
Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof
Number of meeting rooms 6
On-site facilities Restaurants, sport facilities and a swimming pool

11.2.11
Ghent

La Butte aux Bois in Lanaken is surrounded

by verdant forest in the idyllic setting of Accommodation inventory
the Hoge Kempen National Park, yet it is Classification Alternative
just minutes from the German and Dutch accommodation
borders. With multiple on-site facilities and Number of guest rooms 650 1,000 300 1,350 beds in
spacious rooms, as well as many years of (+100 B&B, holiday
experience in hosting professional football planned homes and
teams, La Butte aux Bois is the perfect rooms) camping
destination to rest and relax.
FIFA venue hotel
Name Pillows Grand Boutique Hotel Reylof
Date of hotel opening 2018
Distances and travel • 5 km / 10 min - Centre of Ghent
times to key sites • 3 km / 7 min - Ghent Main Station
• 68 km / 50 min - Brussels Airport
• 6 km / 12 min - KAA Gent Arena
Number of guest rooms 156
Number of meeting rooms 7
On-site facilities Restaurants, sport facilities and spa

La Butte aux Bois

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11.2.13
Rotterdam

Accommodation inventory
Classification Alternative accommodation
Number of guest rooms 400 3,000 700 20,000 beds in B&B, holiday
homes and camping

FIFA venue hotel

Name Mainport Rotterdam
Date of hotel opening 2013
Distances and travel • 1 km / 4 min - Centre of Rotterdam
times to key sites • 2 km / 7 min - Rotterdam Main Station
• 9 km / 14 min - Rotterdam Airport
• 5 km / 10 min - Stadium Feijenoord
Number of guest rooms 215
Number of meeting rooms 13
On-site facilities Restaurants, sport facilities and a swimming pool
WestCord WTC Hotel Leeuwarden
WestCord WTC Hotel Leeuwarden is equipped with
luxurious and comfortable designer rooms, including
spacious apartments and the largest congress
location in Friesland. The 14 modern meeting rooms, Mainport Rotterdam is
as well as several bars and restaurant facilities, a luxurious and modern
11.2.12 ensure the ideal condition for every occasion. five-star hotel that
combines influences
Heerenveen
from east to west.
Located on the banks of
Accommodation inventory the Maas river, it offers
Classification Alternative accommodation sweeping views over the
water and the skyline of
Number of guest rooms 200 900 100 12,000 beds in B&B, holiday
homes and camping Rotterdam. All rooms
are designed to create
a feeling of wellness
FIFA venue hotel with private saunas or a
Name WestCord WTC Hotel Leeuwarden private round spa bath in
Date of hotel opening 2009 either the room itself or
in the bathroom.
Distances and travel • 31 km / 24 min - Centre of Heerenveen
times to key sites • 31 km / 24 min - Heerenveen Main Station
• 145 km / 90 min - Schiphol Airport
• 31 km / 24 min - Abe Lenstra Stadium
Number of guest rooms 142
Number of meeting rooms 14
On-site facilities Restaurants, bars and sport facilities

Mainport Rotterdam
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11.3
FIFA HQ hotels
Proposals for FIFA HQ hotels

For the FIFA HQ hotels, we propose highly term stay, all fully committed to welcome FIFA
experienced and well-suited hotels for a long- in 2027.

FIFA HQ hotels in Amsterdam

Name Leonardo Royal Hotel Double Tree by Hilton Amsterdam
Centraal Station
Date of hotel 2019 2012
opening
Distances and • 6 km / 20 min - Centre of • 1 km / 4 min - Centre of
travel times to Amsterdam Amsterdam
key sites • 7 km / 16 min - Amsterdam Main • 0.5 km / 5 min - Amsterdam Main
Station Station
• 17 km / 12 min - Schiphol Airport • 20 km / 18 min - Schiphol Airport
• 4 km / 6 min - Johan Cruijff • 14 km / 14 min - Johan Cruijff Three hotels are proposed for the FIFA HQ in Düsseldorf: the Hilton
ArenA ArenA Düsseldorf, the INNSiDE Düsseldorf Derendorf, and the Radisson Blu
Number of 490 557 Conference Hotel Düsseldorf. The hotels are in close proximity to each
guest rooms other and offer easy access to public transport, the main station, the Rhine
river, as well as the airport and stadiums. The award-winning four- and five-
Number of 11 15
meeting rooms star hotels cater to every need with their modern standards and facilities,
such as stylish restaurants, bars, meeting rooms, spa and sport facilities.
On-site Restaurants, bar, sport facilities Restaurants, bar and sport
facilities and spa facilities

FIFA HQ hotels in Düsseldorf

Name Hilton Düsseldorf INNSiDE Düsseldorf Radisson Blu
Leonardo Royal Hotel and Double Derendorf Conference Hotel
Tree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Düsseldorf
Station are two perfectly suited FIFA HQ
Date of hotel 1970 2008 2016
hotels in Amsterdam. With 490 rooms
opening
at the Leornardo Royal Hotel and 557
rooms at the Double Tree by Hilton Distances and travel • 3-4 km / 8 min - Centre of Düsseldorf
times to key sites • 4-5 km / 10 min - Düsseldorf Main Station
Amsterdam Centraal Station, both are
• 6 km / 8-11 min - Düsseldorf Airport
among the largest hotels in the city. • 4-6 km / 8-13 min - Düsseldorf Arena
The central location, the accessibility to • 65 km / 50 min - BVB Stadion Dortmund
key tournament sites and the profound
Number of guest 375 160 393
on-site facilities - including restaurants, rooms
meeting rooms and fitness facilities -
Number of meeting 18 8 15
will ensure a high-quality stay, meeting
rooms
all of FIFA’s needs.
On-site facilities Restaurants, bar Restaurants, bar, spa Restaurants, bar, spa
and sport facilities and sport facilities and sport facilities

Leonardo Royal Hotel

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12 Transport
BNG2027 draws on its compact tournament footprint,
modern and integrated transport networks, and
extensive experience in hosting major sporting events
to offer a transport strategy that prioritises comfort
and convenience for all stakeholders. With a focus
on environmental sustainability and seamless travel,
BNG2027 puts connectivity, accessibility and efficiency at
centre stage, while promoting the use of public transport
and green alternatives across our countries as well as
between and within the host cities.
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12.1
BNG2027 transport strategy and concept
Proposal for an overall transport strategy and concept
Information on intelligent transport systems
Map of the host countries, indicating the main modes of transport and transport infrastructure
BNG2027 is committed to deliver a tournament
where the convenience and comfort of all
stakeholders, especially the participating
teams, is of the highest priority.
We are positioned to achieve this by
offering the most compact tournament footprint
ever seen in the FIFA Women’s World CupTM,
backed by exceptional infrastructure and
extensive experience in hosting major events.
Furthermore, we have the unwavering
support from local, regional and national
stakeholders, affirming our dedication to
delivering an unparalleled experience for all.
National railway companies, known for their
client-focused approach during major events
in the past, have expressed their commitment
to support the 2027 tournament. They aim
to leverage their experience and tailor their
services to meet the tournament’s unique
needs.
Our approach is consistently aligned
with FIFA’s specific requirements, all while
prioritising environmental sustainability. As
part of our strategy we aim to offer free public
transport in all host cities for all ticketholders
and accredited staff (including volunteers,
media representatives, among others).
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Our groundbreaking approach to efficient
transport
With a focus on environmental sustainability
and seamless travel, the BNG2027 transport
concept puts connectivity, accessibility and
2.
efficiency at centre stage, while promoting the
use of public transport and green alternatives.
We aim to Break New Ground in demonstrating
how a major sporting event like the FIFA
Women’s World CupTM can find innovative
solutions to minimise the environmental impact
through travel.
3.
1. Maximum connectivity
Flights between host cities will be replaced
with time-efficient and convenient rail
or road travel, thereby achieving the
environmental goal of reducing negative
air transport impacts. Compared to the
FIFA Women’s World CupTM in 2023, the
total distance teams have to fly during
the group stage of the tournament will
4.
be reduced from about 118,000 to 0
kilometres in 2027, saving approximately
1,150 tonnes of CO2 equivalents!
5.
12. Transport
For international travellers, Schiphol will be intensively advertised in order to
Airport will serve as the primary gateway achieve maximum use by spectators.
connecting to the other national air hubs, Public transport operators are constantly
Brussels and Düsseldorf – accessible by renewing their fleets towards low-emission
both air and rail. From there, reaching or zero-emission vehicles. Some public
individual host cities takes less than an transport companies will already have this
hour by train or by car. Additionally, as all standard completely or to a large extent
three countries belong to the Schengen by 2027.
area, there are no routine internal border
Transport solutions for stakeholder groups
controls making transport between the
To meet the needs and requirements of multiple
countries seamless.
stakeholder groups, dedicated teams will be
Maximum accessibility
established in all our host cities to facilitate and
Although flights are not the first choice
support the implementation of the tournament
for inter-host city traffic, there are several
transport strategy.
airports with international flights close to
• Participating teams
each host city. All host cities offer road and
For team travel between host cities, our
rail access to these airports, most of which
concept offers several options. These
comprise of high-speed rail connections.
include team buses or direct rail travel
Maximum efficiency
in reserved compartments and charter
Major sporting events in the past have
flights, at the team’s discretion. Travel
demonstrated the ability of planners and
within the host cities will be done by
the will of cities to accomplish a decrease
dedicated cars, vans and coaches.
of the regular commuter baseload to
• FIFA delegation and match officials
facilitate event-related transport. Further,
Reserved train compartments or buses
the competent host city authorities will
from the allocated vehicle fleets will be
develop and manage protocol routes
used for travelling between the host cities.
linking the tournament sites via the
In the host cities, we will provide a fleet of
shortest pathways.
vehicles (with secure parking) and other
Priority use of public transport
dedicated shuttle services.
Public transport is a key principle of our
• Spectators and guests
transport strategy and we aim to offer free
Public transport, particularly rail, will be the
use in all host cities for ticketholders as
main mode of transport for spectators. In
well as for all accredited staff (including
addition, cycling and walking will be great
volunteers and media representatives).
options to travel around in our compact
Further, the free use of public transport
host cities.
is intended to encourage preferred client
• Staff
groups to forego dedicated FIFA transport
Typically, host city public transport and
services or private / rental cars.
dedicated shuttle buses will be made
Priority use of ‘green’ alternatives
available to FIFA workforce, volunteers
The already well-developed cycle
and media representatives during the
path networks and rental systems for
tournament free of charge.
e-bikes and bicycles in our host cities
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Traffic management and intelligent
transport systems
All our host cities have modern traffic control
and traffic management systems in place, which
include, in particular, technical infrastructure
with which event traffic can be controlled
interactively, multimodally and across
responsibilities in order to achieve efficient and
safe access and egress. Automated systems
allow event-related manual override. All host
city systems have proven themselves at several
major events and comprise, among others,
dynamic traveller information, smart traffic
lights, parking guidance systems, traffic control
systems with variable traffic signs, dynamic
lane allocation and dynamic route guidance.
Moreover, many tech companies leading in the
field of autonomous driving originate from our
countries and are currently collaborating with
the relevant public authorities to establish the
necessary regulations.
Stakeholder collaboration
Within the EU, Belgium, the Netherlands and
Germany are part of the Schengen area,
the world’s largest visa-free zone. Cross-
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border cooperation between North Rhine-
12.2
Westphalia and the neighbouring countries Transport in our host cities
of Belgium and the Netherlands has been Information on traffic conditions and the overall public transport infrastructure in the host cities
practiced for decades and the cooperation
between authorities and ministries in the three
host countries is a daily occurrence. While
All proposed host cities have superb transport
the governments are responsible for policies
infrastructure in place and offer proven
related to national transport and operational
transport solutions for major events.
matters, such as airport operations, each
state or province also has a transport agency
12.2.1 Amsterdam Central Station at a glance
responsible for developing and operating the • Through station
Amsterdam
local transport system. At the regional level, • 11 platform tracks
Amsterdam boasts an extensive and efficient
municipal transport providers are responsible • 24/7 operation
railway network, integrated within the broader
for providing local transport – often integrated • 200,000 passengers daily
context of the Dutch Railways (NS) and
into a regional public transport association. • 419 long-distance trains daily
regional public transport systems (GVB). It
Our three FAs are experienced in creating • 277 regional trains daily
offers well-organised connections within the • 603 metro trains daily
mobility plans for national football matches.
city and to neighbouring regions. The network
Accordingly, a mobility plan will be established Total train capacity per day (estimates):
is complemented by a comprehensive urban
for the tournament to optimise connectivity • ~ 350,000 passengers (excl. metro)
and regional bus network, metro network, and
between and to the venues. To facilitate the • ~ 155,000 seats in long-dist. trains
trams, creating a cohesive public transport
organisation of the FIFA Women’s World Cup
experience. Most of the numerous stations are
2027TM, specialised state and region-specific
designed barrier-free.
transport planning teams will coordinate
The rail services in Amsterdam maintain Stadium accessibility
efforts among transport providers, private
regular operations from early morning until Visitors can arrive at the stadium using public
companies, industry collaborators, and various
late at night, catering to the diverse transport transport, coaches, cars, or bicycles. The well-
stakeholders in every host city.
needs of the city’s residents and visitors. developed cycling infrastructure is crucial in
Trains typically run at frequent intervals, providing sustainable transport alternatives.
ensuring convenient and continuous service. Pedestrian-friendly routes and car-free
Amsterdam Central Station, situated in the zones enhance the stadium accessibility.
heart of the city, serves as a central nexus for Nevertheless, there is space for some 12,445
multiple modes of transport. It facilitates swift cars and 60 coaches in the area.
connections to other Dutch cities, as well as to For major events, additional trains and
major international airports such as Schiphol metros are deployed, further contributing to
Airport (15 minutes). crowd management and an environment-
Amsterdam’s strategic location within the friendly modal split. The two metro lines at
Netherlands ensures excellent connectivity to the stadium alone have a capacity of around
the national and European motorway network. 30,000 passengers per hour. To distribute
Access to the motorways is just a short visitor traffic across the city, the P+R facility at
drive from the city centre, allowing efficient the RAI can be used. The operational mobility
movement within the region and beyond. centre ensures the smoothest and most
Moreover, the city’s infrastructure supports a efficient entry and exit processes.
well-connected road network for urban and
suburban travel.
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12.2.2
Brussels (Anderlecht)
Located in the heart of Belgum’s capital,
Brussels-South station is part of the Belgian
rail network with connections to all major
Belgian cities and Europe’s main hub for high-
speed trains. Served by ICE, Thalys, TGV,
Eurostar, and IC, it’s an ideal starting point to
all neighbouring countries and the UK. Three
public transport providers serve Brussels:
STIB/MIVB, De Lijn and TEC.
The public STIB/MIVB is the main
operator on a dense network of metro, tram,
and bus lines. City public transport starts
around 5am and regular service ends at
12:30am, when the night buses take over.
Train departures from Brussels South Station
are regular between 4:30am and 12:30am –
train arrivals are almost 24/7. The time-table
includes direct trains to host cities and major
cities in Belgium and abroad. There are 16
intercity (IC) trains that run to Amsterdam daily
(stops in Rotterdam and Schiphol Airport).
From 2025, this number will double. Direct IC
trains to Brussels Airport take only 22 minutes.
Two European motorways (E19 and E40)
surround the city and end in the so called
Brussels Ring (R0) – just a 10 minutes’ drive
from the city centre.
Stadium accessibility
The majority of spectators use public transport
to get to the stadium. Direct metro trains from
the city centre and the southwest of Brussels
serve the two metro stations near the stadium
every five minutes. The two nearby stations
allow fan groups to be separated. It takes 20
minutes from Brussels South Station to the
stadium. Several bus stops are nearby with
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Brussels South Station at a glance
• Through station
• 12 platforms and 22 tracks
• Operation: daily 4:00am - 1:30am
• 50,000 passengers daily
• PT hub: 2 metro, 5 tram, 19 bus and
11 night bus lines
• 40 high-speed trains daily
• 716 long-distance trains daily
• 283 regional + suburban trains daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 550,000 passengers (excl. metro)
• ~ 285,000 seats in long-dist. trains
a total of 12 bus lines serving the stadium.
Public transport services can be expanded,
depending on visitor numbers.
Brussels’ cycling network has continuously
grown. The stadium has a brand-new bicycle
parking. Nearby Astrid Park is an option to
create a further 3,000 bicycle spaces. An
extensive bike rental network makes it easy
for guests to use bicycles.
The stadium, located next to the motorway
ring, is easily accessible by car or coach.
About 23 coaches can park nearby. There is
space for 970 cars at the stadium. Disabled
parking is available in the immediate vicinity of
the entrances. Three P+R facilities in the area,
mainly linked to the metro, have 2,600 spaces.
Extra shuttle buses support operations
before and after matches. At events, a control
centre monitors all traffic flows and can
intervene on site or digitally.
12.2.3
Charleroi
Charleroi is located about 60 kilometres south
of Brussels. Their well-developed public
transport is based on railway, four light rail
(metro) lines and several bus lines.
Charleroi Central Station is centrally
situated and the city’s main public transport hub.
It is an integrated part of the national Belgian
railway network and served by suburban,
regional and long-distance trains, offering fast
rail connections to the other host cities. Daily,
35 direct IC trains run the 50 minutes’ route
from Charleroi to Brussels. Additionally, there
are direct hourly train connections to Brussels
Airport and Liège.
Two Belgian public transport providers
serve Charleroi Central, TEC (for metro and
bus), and SNCB (railway). Tickets are valid
across local public transport modes. The 48
light rail stations and the railway platforms are
mainly accessible.
Charleroi Central Station at a glance
• Through station
• 12 platform tracks
• Operation: daily 4:30am - 11pm
• 10,000 passengers daily
• PT hub: 4 metro and 19 bus lines
• 156 long-distance trains daily
• 108 regional + suburban trains daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 125,000 passengers (excl. metro)
• ~ 60,000 seats in long-dist. trains
Charleroi’s capable R3 ringway links to
the European motorway network that connects
to Brussels and all other host cities.
An express bus runs the 20 minutes’ route
from the railway station to Charleroi Airport and
back twice an hour. Brussels Airport is reached
in 90 minutes by rail or in an hour by car.
Stadium accessibility
Metro will be the preferred mode of transport
for spectators at the new ZebrArena with a
station directly in front served by two metro
lines (each at a 10 minutes’ frequency per
direction), both connected to the Charleroi
Central Station.
There are three bus stops within walking
distance to the arena. Special bus routes to
neighbouring villages are regularly set up for
matches. During the tournament additional
shuttle services with a focus on advanced
drive technology will be provided according to
needs.
Via the R3 ringway, ZebrArena offers
fast and easy access for coaches and cars
from and to the E42 motorway. The arena is
designed to provide ample coach parking.
About 1,360 parking spaces next to the arena
will be available. Accessible parking is reserved
close to the entrance.
During major events, the integrated
traffic control centre near the stadium will be
activated, which is then also coordinated with
the operations control centre of the public
services (city, emergency service, police, etc.).
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12.2.4
Cologne
Cologne has a comprehensive and efficient
rail network, which is organised in the
Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS) covering
5,111 km² and servicing over 3.3 million
inhabitants. It offers scheduled connections
beyond the borders of VRS and is well
integrated into the European high-speed rail
network.
This is supplemented by city and regional
bus lines – also part of VRS. The barrier-free
share of the 275 stations and stops of all rail
systems in Cologne has increased to over 95
per cent in recent years. The LRT (light rail
transit) runs regularly from 5am to 1:30am with
a train every 5 to 10 minutes in the core area
– on weekend nights continuously at 15 to 30
minutes intervals. Long-distance trains run
quasi continuously.
Located in the city centre, right next to the
famous Cathedral, Cologne Central Station is
a perfectly linked multimodal hub with high-
speed rail or fast train connections to the
other host cities and to important air hubs.
Cologne Central Station at a glance
• Through station
• 11 platform tracks
• 24/7 operation
• 218,000 passengers daily
• 111 high-speed trains daily
• 36 long-distance trains daily
• 958 regional + suburban trains
daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 700,000 passengers (excl. LRT)
• ~ 70,000 seats in long-dist. trains
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12.2.5
Dortmund
Dortmund has a comprehensive, efficient Düsseldorf, Enschede, Gelsenkirchen as well
rail network, which is organised in the as the airports in Cologne and Düsseldorf are
Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR). It directly connected. Located in the east of the
offers scheduled connections to the entire Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, Dortmund is
Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and within excellently connected to the dense motorway
Amsterdam, Brussels, Dortmund, Düsseldorf,
the German and European high-speed rail network (just 10 minutes from the city centre).
and the airports in Cologne and Düsseldorf are
network. This is supplemented by urban and Dortmund Airport can be reached in less
directly connected.
regional bus services – also part of the VRR. than 20 minutes by car and the international air
Located in the south of the Rhine-Ruhr
Over 95 per cent of the more than 170 hub, Düsseldorf Airport, in less than an hour.
metropolitan region, Cologne is surrounded by
stops of the LRT and the railway stations, as
a motorway ring, and is excellently connected
well as the rolling stock, are barrier-free. The Stadium accessibility
to the motorway network in a star shape. It
light rail runs regularly from 3am to 1am with a Three LRT stops around the stadium, served
takes around 15 minutes from the city centre
train every 4 to 10 minutes in each direction in by three lines, transport most of the stadium’s
to reach the motorway.
the core area – long-distance trains run almost visitors and facilitate separation of fan groups.
continuously. Regional trains and additional event trains,
Stadium accessibility
Dortmund Central Station, located in the that stop directly at the station in front of the
Three LRT stations nearby, served by two lines,
heart of the city, is a perfectly connected multi- stadium, round off the rail services. In addition,
with a capacity of over 13,000 passengers
modal hub with high-speed rail traffic. It offers a public bus line serves the stadium.
per hour, transport the majority of spectators
fast train connections to the other host cities A comprehensive cycle path network and
and support a fan separation. The stadium is
as well as to important air hubs. Cologne, more than 1,000 bicycle parking spaces at
served at three stops by four regular urban
the stadium, as well as a fan promenade from
bus lines, supplemented by extra buses during
Dortmund Central Station via the city centre,
events.
Dortmund Central Station at a glance round off the car-free alternatives.
A 700 kilometres long cycle path network,
• Through station The stadium has direct access to the A40
over 1,700 rental bikes, and more than 2,000
• 16 platform tracks motorway – ideal for cars and coaches. 300
bicycle parking spaces at the stadium round
• 24/7 operation coaches can park around the stadium as well
off the car-free alternatives.
• 93,000 passengers daily as about 10,930 cars. The four event-relevant
The stadium is less than five minutes • 83 high-speed trains daily P+R areas (over 2,000 spaces) are mainly
from the A1 motorway via a high-capacity • 38 long-distance trains daily connected to the LRT or are served by shuttle
feeder – ideal for cars and coaches. Up to 100 • 490 regional + suburban trains daily
buses.
coaches can park at the stadium and there is
Total train capacity per day (estimates): During events, the integrated traffic
also space around it for 7,600 cars. In addition,
• ~ 375,000 passengers (excl. LRT) control centre near the stadium is activated.
almost 6,200 parking spaces are available at • ~ 55,000 seats in long-dist. trains It is then also coordinated with the operations
more than 40 P+R facilities, mainly connected
control centre of the public transport operator.
to suburban rail or LRT.
At major events, the Cologne authorities
form a well-established cooperation including
event and traffic management, security, and
rescue services. It has proven itself at the
FIFA World Cup 2006TM and the German
Evangelical Church Congress that had up to
300,000 visitors per day.
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12.2.6
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf has a dense, efficient rail network.
It is part of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
(VRR), which serves an area of 7,305 km² and
7.8 million inhabitants with closely scheduled
rail transport. VRR city and regional bus lines
complement the public transport offer. Two
Düsseldorf train stations are part of the high-
speed network.
Düsseldorf has 532 railway stations and
stops. 96 per cent of all bus stops and 80 per
cent of the rail and LRT stops are accessible.
The LRT lines run regularly from 4am to
2am with three to six trains per hour in each
direction or up to 30 trains in event rail service.
On weekends, LRT and trams run every 20
to 30 minutes throughout the night. Long-
distance trains run almost 24/7.
Düsseldorf Central Station is located at
the southeast end of the city centre. It is the
city’s central transport hub offering optimal
interconnectivity with high-speed rail and fast
train connections to the other host cities and
Düsseldorf Central Station at a glance
• Through station
• 11 platform tracks
• 24/7 operation
• 191,000 passengers daily
• 113 high-speed trains daily
• 41 long-distance trains daily
• 868 regional + suburban trains daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 750,000 passengers (excl. LRT)
• ~ 70,000 seats in long-dist. trains
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important air hubs. The Cologne, Düsseldorf
and Frankfurt airports are directly connected
– as are Amsterdam, Brussels, Cologne,
Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen.
Several motorways lead in the direction
of Düsseldorf and enclose it in a ring. From
the city centre the motorway network can be
reached in 10 minutes. The stadium has direct
access to the A44 motorway.
Düsseldorf Airport is 10 minutes by car
from the city centre and from the stadium.
Four other airports, including the 24/7 Cologne
Airport, are less than an hour away.
Stadium accessibility
Two stops at the stadium are served by one
LRT line – from 2025 this will increase to two
lines. Another LRT line stops a 15 minutes’
walk away. The LRT’s event capacity is up to
18,000 passengers per hour and represents
the largest modal share. The bus stop at the
stadium is served by special buses during
matches.
An over 700 kilometres long cycle path
network and more than 100 locations in the
city for bike sharing with around 3,000 parking
spaces round off the car-free alternatives.
The stadium has a direct motorway
access. Up to 400 coaches can easily park
nearby – as well almost 16,710 cars. 14 P+R
lots at the periphery provide 1,800 parking
spaces – 18,000 more are located at some
200 P+R facilities at VRR stations.
During events, a local control centre is
set up at the stadium to coordinate traffic and
safety measures, involving all security and
rescue services as well as the integrated traffic
and tunnel control centre Düsseldorf.
12.2.7
Eindhoven
Eindhoven has the biggest public transport
hub in the south of the Netherlands with
scheduled connections to the entire region.
Highly frequented trains run to all parts of the
Netherlands (e.g., IC trains to Amsterdam,
Schiphol Airport, and Utrecht every 10
minutes). The city has the biggest urban and
regional bus services of the Netherlands,
including HOV bus lines (express buses
running at short intervals). Trains regularly
operate from 6am to 1am with up to 15 trains
per hour per direction.
Eindhoven Central Station is a connected
multimodal hub with reliable high-quality, direct
train connections to the other host cities. From
2026, direct trains will connect Eindhoven and
Düsseldorf.
The city centre is only 10 minutes from
the dense high-quality motorway network.
Eindhoven Airport can be reached in
less than 20 minutes by bus or car. The air
hubs (Brussels, Düsseldorf, Schiphol) can be
reached in less than 90 minutes by car or in
less than two hours by train. Another three
airports (Antwerp, Maastricht, Weeze) are less
than a one hour’s drive away.
Stadium accessibility
PSV Stadium has outstanding public transport
accessibilities: Not even a 10 minutes’ walk
from Eindhoven Central Station and the
regional bus hub. Eindhoven ‘Strijp S’ Station
is a 10 minutes’ walk and an HOV-bus stop is
right in front of the stadium. To separate fans,
Eindhoven Central Station at a glance
• Through station
• 6 platform tracks
• 75,000 train passengers daily
+ 45,000 bus passengers daily
• 2 HOV lines to Eindhoven Airport
• 252 long-distance trains daily
• 144 regional trains daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 270,000 passengers
• ~ 100,000 seats in long-dist. trains
a platform at the stadium with direct access
to the stadium can be activated. Five public
bus lines serve the stadium at five stops. If
necessary, city and regional bus services can
be upscaled during events.
Eindhoven has a high-quality, comfortable,
and safe cycling infrastructure with bike
sharing offers and bike parking at the stadium,
which also encourage guests from outside to
cycle. Currently, a pop-up bike park concept
for events is being developed.
A2 motorway is about five minutes from
the stadium – ideal for some 1,848 cars and
60 coaches, which can park at the stadium.
Two event-relevant P+R areas offer over 800
spaces and are served by HOV buses.
During major events, car traffic flows
are managed with intelligent traffic lights.
On a broad basis of participation, the city of
Eindhoven, together with Brainport Bereikbaar,
is working on intelligent solutions for cleaner
and healthier mobility in the Brainport region,
also in connection with major events.
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12.2.8
Enschede
Enschede Central Station is the starting
point for train connections throughout the
Netherlands and for IC trains to Amsterdam.
It is a regional node in cross-border Dutch-
German rail transport with direct trains to and
from Dortmund and other German cities.
Enschede provides many kilometres of
bus lanes used by city and regional buses.
The bus lines are operated by privately owned
Keolis Nederland, which has proven reliable
service since 1999. All Enschede railway
stations are accessible – the bus fleet consists
mainly of low-entry vehicles. The bus lines
operate with a total bus frequency of six or
more bus departures per hour at central stops.
Enschede Central Station, located in the
heart of the city, is connected with all other
cities in the Netherlands. It offers direct train
connections to host cities in the Netherlands,
in Germany, and to the main air hub Schiphol
Airport.
Enschede Central Station at a glance
• Through station
• 4 platform tracks
• Operation: daily 5:30am - 0:30am
• 25,000 passengers daily
• 31 long-distance trains daily
• 82 regional trains daily
• 18 direct trains to Schiphol Airport
daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 40,000 passengers
• ~ 10,000 seats in long-dist. trains
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Enschede is well connected to the cross-
border motorway network which is 10 minutes
from the city centre.
Six airports are up to 90 minutes away,
including the airports in Dortmund and
Düsseldorf. Enschede Twente Airport, a small
airport for charter flights and general aviation,
is 10 minutes from the city centre.
Stadium accessibility
Eight regional trains per hour stop at the
Kennispark Station next to FC Twente Stadium.
For football matches, the long-distance trains
stop there. If needed, further event trains will
supplement the rail transport. In addition, three
public bus lines serve Kennispark Station.
A comprehensive cycle path network in
and around Enschede connects to the more
than 10,000 bicycle spaces at the stadium.
F35 cycle highway links the stadium to the
centres of the major cities in the region.
The stadium is just five minutes from the
motorway – optimal for cars and coaches. 60
coaches can park at the stadium and while
private car use is not the priority, still, some
2,123 cars can park at the stadium – another
3,500 within a 1 kilometre radius. P+R will be
set up at the university campus which will be
linked to the stadium with shuttle buses that
run at short intervals.
During major events, the integrated traffic
control centre near the stadium is activated,
which is then also coordinated with the public
transport operations control centre.
12.2.9
Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen shares with several
neighbouring cities a partially underground
tram system (operated by BOGESTRA), which
is supplemented by suburban and regional
trains. Both systems are organised in the
VRR, which supplies the entire Rhine-Ruhr
Metropolitan Region with scheduled local and
regional transport. This is supplemented by
urban and regional bus services – also part
of the VRR. Nearly 85 per cent of the railway
stations and the tram stops are barrier-free. All
public buses are wheelchair accessible. The
tram runs regularly from 4am to 1am with eight
trains per hour per direction – regional and
suburban trains run almost 24/7.
Gelsenkirchen Station is a well-connected
multimodal hub with high-speed rail traffic.
It offers fast train connections throughout
Germany and to the other host cities. Cologne,
Dortmund, and Düsseldorf Airport are directly
connected.
Located in the north of the Rhine-Ruhr
Metropolitan Region and crossed by A40 and
A42 motorway, Gelsenkirchen is excellently
connected to the motorway network (just 5 to
10 minutes from any point in the city).
Dortmund and Düsseldorf Airport can be
reached in 35 minutes by car and the 24/7
Cologne Airport in less than an hour.
Stadium accessibility
During events, extra shuttle buses serve the
Arena AufSchalke at short intervals. Two tram
stops at the arena facilitate a separation of fan
groups. Together, the two systems transport
12. Transport
Gelsenkirchen Station at a glance
• Through station
• 6 platform tracks
• 24/7 operation
• 22,500 passengers daily
• 6 high-speed train daily
• 23 long-distance trains daily
• 294 regional + suburban trains daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 175,000 passengers (excl. LRT)
• ~ 15,000 seats in long-dist. trains
a significant share of spectators. A functional
cycle path network and about 600 bicycle
parking spaces at the arena round off the car-
free alternatives.
The arena has direct access to the A2
motorway – excellent for cars and coaches. A
highly flexible parking system accommodates
up to 1,379 coaches or over 13,175 cars at the
stadium. The two event-relevant P+R areas
(over 4,000 spaces) are connected to either
trams or are served by shuttle buses.
During events, the integrated traffic
control centre near the stadium is activated
and exchanges information with the public
transport operations control centre. An event-
specific dynamic route guidance system
optimises traffic flow in coordination with
vehicle-activated traffic lights in the wider area
around the arena.
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12.2.10
Genk
Genk Railway Station at a glance
• Terminus station
• 3 platform tracks
• Operation: daily 5am - 9:30pm
• 4,000 passengers daily
• 25 long-distance trains daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 15,000 passengers
• ~ 10,000 seats in long-dist. trains
Located at Albert Channel, Genk generally
benefits from Belgium’s location in the heart
of Western Europe with excellent road, rail
and air connections to neighbouring countries.
Genk Station is part of the rail network of the
National Company of Belgian Railways with
regular daily IC train services. Genk is a hub for
bus routes with connections to major cities in
the region, including cross-border destinations
such as Maastricht.
Genk’s public city bus transport is
operated by the private company ‘De Lijn’
(main shareholder is the Flemish Region). It
includes eight lines with over 140 bus stops.
All are served exclusively by low-floor buses
with a hybrid share of already 20 per cent. Bus
lines run regularly from 5:30am to 8pm, most
with two buses per hour in each direction. The
IC trains (including direct connections to the
host cities of Brussels and Ghent) run every
half hour between 5am and 9pm and take 90
minutes to Brussels Airport.
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Genk lies between two important
European east-west connections, the A2 and
A13 motorways. The A2 motorway is about
five minutes from the city centre.
Less than two kilometres from the
stadium is the small private airfield Zwartberg.
The important air hub of Brussels is only a 55
minutes’ drive from the stadium. A further four
airports with international flights are between
25 and 60 minutes away.
Stadium accessibility
Three bus stops within short to medium
walking distance are served by a total of eight
buses during peak hours. Special bus routes
to neighbouring villages are regularly set up
for matches. For major events extra shuttle
services – with a focus on advanced drive
technology – will be provided according to
needs.
Genk has an excellent bicycle network.
Over 450 bicycles can be parked at the
stadium. The nearby park offers great potential
for additional bicycle parking.
Arrival by car or coach benefits from the
stadium’s proximity to the A2 motorway and
sufficient parking spaces at the stadium for 30
buses and 3,690 cars. Accessible parking is
located near the entrance and another 1,000
P+R spaces are available in the railway station
area.
During major events, the integrated traffic
control centre near the stadium is activated,
which is then also coordinated with the
operations control centre of the public services
(city, emergency service, police, etc.).
12.2.11
Ghent
Ghent Sint-Pieters Station is Ghent’s main
railway station and located next to the
picturesque old town. Belgium’s fourth
busiest station is currently undergoing major
renovations, which will be completed by 2027.
This central public transport hub has direct
rail connections to all Belgian host cities, to
Brussels Airport, to all major cities in Belgium
and to the neighbouring countries.
It is connected to the European high-
speed rail network via a short stopover either
in Antwerp, Brussels or Lille (France). Direct
IC trains reach Brussels South Station in 30
minutes and Brussels Airport in an hour. The
private company ‘De Lijn’ operates public
transport in the city with a wide network of tram
and bus lines on a regular basis from 5am till
11:30pm, and a night bus service thereafter.
Ghent is perfectly connected to the
European motorway network via the E17/E40.
Brussels Airport can be reached in less
than 50 minutes by car or in less than an hour
by train from Ghent Sint-Pieters Station with
at least four trains per hour. An airport bus
runs on the 90 minutes’ route between Ghent
Sint-Pieters Station and Charleroi Airport nine
times a day.
Stadium accessibility
Public transport will play a major role in bringing
spectators to the stadium.
From the city centre via Sint-Pieters
Station, two tram lines run every 5 minutes
to stops just 20 minutes’ walk from the arena.
Three regular bus lines take passengers to
stops within a 2 to 20 minutes’ walk from the
stadium. Each bus line operates at a frequency
of up to eight buses per hour. Public transport
services will be expanded in line with expected
visitor demand.
A city-wide cycle path network allows to
reach the arena’s 3,500 bike spaces safely. The
low-priced rental bike system also encourages
non-residents to use bicycles.
The arena is well connected to the E17
and E40 motorways via the Ghent ring road,
allowing easy access by coaches and cars. The
arena has a parking capacity of 27 coaches
and 2,298 cars with accessible parking at
the entrances. In addition, 1,500 spaces in
P+R facilities on the outskirts of the city are
connected to the arena by shuttle buses on
match days.
At events, a traffic centre will control all
mobility flows and intervene if necessary.
Ghent Sint-Pieters Station at a glance
• Through station
• 6 platforms and 12 tracks
• Operation: daily 4:30am - midnight
• 55,000 passengers daily
• Hub for public transport:
• 6 tram platforms + 3 tram lines
• 13 bus platforms + 35 bus lines
• 325 long-distance trains daily
• 150 regional + suburban trains daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 240,000 passengers
• ~ 130,000 seats in long-dist. trains
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Heerenveen
Heerenveen Railway Station is located at the
heart of the city, a 20 to 25 minutes’ walk from
Abe Lenstra Stadium, and offers excellent
train connections to other host cities in the
Netherlands.
The railway station serves as a public
transport hub and plays a vital role in
integrated mobility. From here, direct IC trains
run to, for example, Amsterdam, Rotterdam
and Schiphol Airport. The station provides
access to the local and regional bus lines,
taxis, or bicycles. Regional bus routes link
Heerenveen to the province of Friesland.
Q-liners connect to destinations in all northern
provinces. Both, Heerenveen Railway Station
and the bus station, are wheelchair accessible.
From Heerenveen Station, four IC trains, four
regional trains, and over 20 buses leave every
hour. The railway service runs from 5:00am to
00:30am.
Heerenveen boasts accessibility through
the A7 and A32 motorways. The five motorway
access points are a mere five minutes’ drive
from any point in the city.
By car or bus, Schiphol Airport is a 90
minutes’ journey – IC trains take 20 minutes
longer. Regional airport Groningen Eelde is 45
minutes away by bus.
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Heerenveen Railway Station at a glance
• Through station
• 2 platform tracks
• 24/7 operation
• over 6,000 passengers daily
• 73 long-distance trains daily
• 62 regional trains daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 50,000 passengers
• ~ 31,500 seats in long-dist. trains
Stadium accessibility
A considerable share of spectators arive by
train and walk to Abe Lenstra Stadium. Two
stops in walking distance to the stadium are
served by 14 public bus lines.
Cycling is very popular due to the excellent
city-wide cycling infrastructure – including bike
rentals and up to 5,000 bike parking spaces
near the stadium – and therefore also plays an
important role for spectators.
The Abe Lenstra Stadium is located
directly on the A32 motorway and is connected
via two access points that allow alternative
arrival and departure for coaches and cars.
The parking facilities, conveniently located
near the stadium, offer space for 4,153 cars
and 50 coaches (including IBF business park).
These lots are well-connected to regular bus
routes.
According to demand, extra shuttle buses
between the stadium and Heerenveen Railway
Station will complement services.
12.2.13
Rotterdam
Rotterdam has an extensive, efficient rail
network organised by the National Railways
(NS) with six long-distance railway stations
spread across the city. It offers scheduled
connections throughout the region and to the
high-speed rail network. This is supplemented
by urban and regional bus services provided
by the RET.
IC trains from all over the country stop at
Rotterdam Central Station. High-speed trains
directly connect to Belgium, France and the
UK.
There are fast direct train connections to
the air hubs in Amsterdam and Brussels as
well as to the host cities Amsterdam, Brussels,
Eindhoven, and Heerenveen. Rotterdam
Central Station has newly reopened in 2014
and meets the latest requirements, including
accessibility. Public transport is already largely
barrier-free with further improvements being
planned and the system operates regularly
from 5:30am to 1:00am. Night trains run daily
from Rotterdam Central Station to destinations
such as Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, and
Utrecht. A water taxi ride between the 50
moorings is a great and an easy way to get
from A to B.
Rotterdam has an excellent road network
comprising several motorways. The next
motorway is only 10 minutes from the city
centre and 5 minutes from the stadium.
Rotterdam Airport is easily accessible
from the city centre, by combined metro and
bus (10 minutes), by car (15 minutes) or bus
(30 minutes). Schiphol Airport is 25 minutes by
train from Rotterdam Central Station five times
an hour. Antwerp and Eindhoven Airports are
roughly an hour’s drive away.
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Stadium accessibility
Green mobilty accounts for the lion’s share of
spectator arrivals at the stadium. For major
events, the Stadium Feijenoord Station is
activated, allowing direct arrival and departure
by train (10 minutes’ intervals from 3 hours
before kick-off). For football matches, the
subway stop at the stadium is served by three
lines with increased hourly frequency (18
trains per hour). Public buses and water taxis
are also available in the vicinity of the stadium.
A comprehensive cycle path network and
over 1,500 bike or scooter parking spaces at
the stadium contribute to green mobility.
Around 10,696 cars and 230 coaches can
be parked at the stadium. The three event-
relevant P+R areas (over 4,000 spaces) are
mainly connected to the metro or are served
by shuttle buses.
During major events, the integrated traffic
control centre in the stadium is activated.
Rotterdam Central Station at a glance
• Through station
• 13 platform tracks
• 24/7 operation
• 115,000 passengers daily
• 85 direct trains between Amsterdam
and Rotterdam daily
• 36 high-speed trains daily
• 388 long-distance trains daily
• 174 regional trains daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 400,000 passengers
• ~ 240,000 seats in long-dist. trains
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Airports
Information on the proposed airports
12.3.1
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) AMS Station at a glance
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is a • 6 platform tracks
modern airport in the highest ICAO category • 24/7 operation
• 73,830 passengers daily
(4F). It is the main international airport of the
• 24 high-speed trains daily
Netherlands located 9 kilometres southwest
• 3 long-distance trains daily
of Amsterdam. Pre-pandemic, it used to be
• 340 regional trains daily
the third-busiest airport in Europe in terms of • 56 suburban trains daily
passenger volume. The airport is built on the
Total train capacity per day (estimates):
single-terminal concept: one large terminal
• ~ 275,000 passengers
split into three departure halls. AMS allows Cat
• ~ 12,500 seats in long-dist. trains
IIIb approaches.
Destinations Purpose within the concept
AMS offers 296 destinations in 93 countries, Within the transport concept, AMS is the main
including 133 destinations in 24 Schengen port of entry for the FIFA Women’s World Cup
countries as well as 111 intercontinental 2027TM with direct flight and train connections
destinations in 62 countries in Africa, Asia, and to Brussels and Düsseldorf, the national hubs
America. All major European hubs are served for the Belgian and German host cities. It also
several times a day. There are also direct plays the role of the national hub, serving
connections to the major intercontinental hubs primarily the stadiums in the Netherlands and
in all continents outside of Europe. at the same time offering direct flights to many
other countries.
Landside access
AMS has a barrier-free railway station Typical travel times from AMS to
underneath the terminal complex and is City, stadium by car by rail
connected to the high-speed rail network with
Amsterdam, 0h 13 0h 25
direct connections to the major railway hubs in Johan Cruijff ArenA
the Netherlands and to Antwerp, Brussels and
Rotterdam, 0h 50 1h 05
Paris. Stadium Feijenoord
AMS is about 25 minutes by car from the
Eindhoven, 1h 20 1h 45
city centre. All host cities and stadiums in the
PSV Stadium
Netherlands are within a range of 2 hours.
Enschede, 1h 45 2h 20
More than 360 trains daily connect AMS FC Twente Stadium
and Amsterdam Central Station in less than 20
Heerenveen, 1h 20 2h 20
minutes on average. Abe Lenstra Stadium
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12.3.2
Brussels Airport (BRU)
Brussels Airport (BRU) is a modern airport in BRU is about 20 minutes by car from the
the highest ICAO category (4F) and Belgium’s city centre and not even 30 minutes from the
main international airport. It is located 12 RSC Anderlecht Stadium. Charleroi Airport
kilometres northeast of Brussels. BRU has (CRL) is less than an hour’s drive. All other
a single terminal divided in two concourses: host cities and stadiums in Belgium are within
Pier A (Schengen and non-Schengen) and a range of one hour.
Pier B (non-Schengen). BRU allows Cat IIIb
approaches. Purpose within the concept
Within the transport concept, BRU plays the
Destinations role of the national hub, serving primarily the
BRU offers 174 destinations in 71 countries, Belgian stadiums and at the same time offering
including 84 destinations in 23 Schengen direct flights to the main port of entry Schiphol
countries as well as 75 intercontinental Airport or direct flights to many other countries.
destinations in 39 countries in Africa, Asia, and
America.
All major European hubs are served BRU Station at a glance
several times a day, such as Amsterdam, • Terminus station
Frankfurt, Istanbul, London Heathrow, Madrid, • 3 platforms & 5 platform tracks
• Operation time: 4:30am - 12:45am
Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, to name a few.
• 200 long-distance trains daily
There are also direct connections to the
• 17 regional trains daily
intercontinental hubs of Chicago, Doha, Dubai
and New York. Total train capacity per day (estimates):
• ~ 125,000 passengers
• ~ 80,000 seats in long-dist. trains
Landside access
The airport railway station is located under
the airport building at the basement level and
offers direct connections to Amsterdam (city
Typical travel times from BRU to
and airport), Brussels, Ghent, and Rotterdam.
More destinations (e.g., Charleroi, Genk) are City, stadium by car by rail
also reachable with a short stopover in one of Brussels (Anderlecht), 0h 25 0h 25
the important railway hubs in Belgium (e.g., RSC Anderlecht Stadium
Brussels South & North or Hasselt). Charleroi, 0h 55 1h 35
More than 108 trains daily connect ZebrArena Charleroi
Brussels Airport and Brussels South Station in Genk, KRC Genk Arena 1h 00 1h 30
less than 25 minutes on average.
Ghent, KAA Gent Arena 0h 40 1h 10
A201 motorway connects BRU directly
to the motorway network and Belgium’s most
important motorways.
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12.3.3
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) is the Purpose within the concept
second busiest airport in Belgium in terms Within the transport concept, CRL is an added
of passengers and airport movements. The value for the national hub, serving primarily the
ICAO category (4F) airport is located 46 Belgian stadiums and particularly ZebrArena
kilometres south of Brussels and 9 kilometres Charleroi. At the same time, CRL is offering
north of Charleroi city centre in the municipality direct flights to many other countries.
of Gosselies in Wallon. In 2022, almost 8.2
million passengers passed through CRL and
Typical travel times from CRL to
65,809 flight movements were registered. CRL
City, stadium by car by rail
has 2 terminals: Terminal 1 consists of a single
Brussels, RSC 0h 45 0h 50
floor with 18 gates where both arrivals and Anderlecht Stadium
departures are located, while Terminal 2 has
Charleroi, 0h 15 0h 20
only 3 gates. ZebrArena Charleroi
Genk, KRC Genk Arena 1h 30 3h 00
Destinations
Ghent, 1h 05 1h 30
In fact, CRL offers more than 190 destinations
KAA Gent Arena
in nearly 60 countries. In 2022, 17 new
destinations were added to the direct flights
departing from CRL. All major European
hubs are served several times a day. The CRL land accessibility at a glance
most popular destinations are, France, Italy, Shuttle bus
Morocco, Romania and Spain. • Charleroi Central Station - CRL
• Frequency: 2-3 buses per hour
• Operation time: 4:30am - 11:30pm
Landside access
• Travel time: 20 min
CRL can be reached by car via the E42 within
a five minutes’ drive and is connected with the Flibco Shuttle
main highways of Belgium. Brussels Airport is • Brussels Central Station - CRL
about 45 minutes by car from CRL and less • Frequency: 2 buses per hour
• Operation time: 3:30am - 11:30pm
than 15 minutes from the ZebrArena. All other
• Travel time: 45 min
host cities and stadiums in Belgium are within
a range of 90 minutes.
12.3.4
Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN)
Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is a medium- Landside access
sized international airport in ICAO category The airport is connected to the high-speed
(4E) and a multimodal hub in the south of rail network with its own train station and
the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, in the offers, among others, direct train connections
immediate vicinity of the metropolis of Cologne. to Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf
In official SkyTrax ratings, it ranks fourth in the Gelsenkirchen, and, in one hour or less, to the
‘Best Regional Airports in Europe’ category. airports of Düsseldorf and Frankfurt. The quick
Regional airports are those that primarily offer accessibility of alternative airports offers a high
national and continental as well as individual level of reliability against air traffic incidents.
intercontinental connections. CGN is one of Every day, over 200 trains connect CGN
the top 10 European cargo airports in terms with Cologne Central Station, in 15 minutes on
of tonnage transported. CGN allows Cat IIIb average.
approaches. CGN is about 20 minutes by car from
Cologne city centre or the famous cathedral
Destinations and about 25 minutes from the Cologne
CGN offers 114 destinations in 34 countries, Stadium. The other German stadiums are an
including 3 domestic and 64 destinations in hour’s drive away.
16 Schengen countries – intercontinental
flights serve 28 airports in 7 countries in North Purpose within the concept
Africa and the Gulf region. Important European CGN may play an important role for
hubs are served several times a day, such neighbouring host cities due to the absence of
as Barcelona, Istanbul, London Heathrow or a night flight ban.
Munich.
Typical travel times from CGN to
City, stadium by car by rail
CGN Station at a glance
• Through station Cologne, 0h 25 0h 45
Cologne Stadium
• 4 platform tracks
• 24/7 operation Dortmund, 1h 05 2h 00
BVB Stadion Dortmund
• 15,000 passengers daily
• 6 high-speed trains daily Gelsenkirchen, 1h 00 1h 50
Arena AufSchalke
• 191 regional + suburban trains daily
Total train capacity per day (estimates): Düsseldorf, 0h 50 1h 00
Düsseldorf Arena
• ~ 150,000 passengers
Genk, KRC Genk Arena 1h 20 –
• ~ 2,500 seats in long-dist. trains

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Dortmund Airport (DTM)
Dortmund Airport (DTM) is a regional airport in
ICAO category (4C) and is located in the east
of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, at DTM land accessibility at a glance
Holzwickede railway station
the eastern end of Dortmund. Although DTM
• 1.5 kilometres from the terminal
is classified as a regional airport, it achieved
• ~ 140 regional trains daily
a higher passenger throughput than many
• Transit time to stadium: 13 min
international airports, placing it 10th among all • Transit time to central station: 17 min
German airports in terms of passenger volume.
Shuttle buses to Holzwickede railway
DTM allows Cat II approaches.
station
• Operation: daily 6am - 11pm
Destinations • Frequency: 3-4 buses per hour
DTM offers 43 destinations in 21 countries, • Transit time: 6 min
including 1 domestic and 18 destinations in
Express bus to Dortmund Central Station
8 Schengen countries. Intercontinental flights
• Operation: daily 4:30am - 10:30pm
are available to five destinations in three
• Frequency: 1 bus per hour
countries in the Middle East.
Major European hubs are served several
times a week, such as Budapest, London
Purpose within the concept
Stansted, Munich and Rome (Fiumicino).
DTM has large capacity reserves and free
slots for take-offs and landings. Thus, it can be
Landside access
an alternative airport in case of high demand
DTM does not have its own airport train station
at Düsseldorf Airport. Moreover, DTM can
but has a regular shuttle bus connection
be attractive for those who must use general
to the wheelchair accessible ‘Holzwickede’
aviation flights due to time pressure.
regional train station, which is only about 1.5
kilometres away. From here there are direct
rail connections to the host cities Cologne,
Typical travel times from DTM to
Dortmund, Düsseldorf, and to the BVB Stadion
Dortmund. City, stadium by car by rail
Düsseldorf Airport is just an hour’s drive Cologne, 1h 10 1h 45
away or less than 90 minutes by train. Two Cologne Stadium
other airports are within an hour’s drive. The Dortmund, 0h 25 0h 25
quick accessibility of alternative airports offers BVB Stadion Dortmund
a high level of reliability against air traffic Gelsenkirchen, 0h 40 1h 20
Arena AufSchalke
incidents.
Dortmund city centre is about 20 minutes Düsseldorf, 1h 10 1h 35
by train or car and 25 minutes by express bus Düsseldorf Arena
Enschede, 1h 20 2h 50
from the airport. The other German stadiums
FC Twente Stadium
can be reached from here in less than 1h 15
by car.
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12.3.6
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS)
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) is a modern airport Over 360 trains daily connect the Airport
in the highest ICAO category (4F) and a and Düsseldorf Central Station in less than
multimodal hub in the heart of the Rhine- 10 minutes on average. From 2025, a new
Ruhr Metropolitan Region, which occupies top LRT line will provide a direct rail connection
positions in official ratings. Skytrax 2023 ranked between the arena and the airport.
it 5th in the ‘Best Regional Airports Worldwide’
category. Regional airports are understood Purpose within the concept
to be those that primarily offer national and Within the transport concept, DUS plays the
continental as well as individual intercontinental role of the national hub, serving primarily
connections. It is the fourth largest airport in the German stadiums and at the same time
Germany in terms of passenger numbers. offering direct flights to the main port of entry,
DUS allows Cat IIIb approaches. Schiphol Airport, or to many other countries.
Destinations Typical travel times from DUS to
DUS offers 157 destinations in 44 countries,
City, stadium by car by rail
including 6 domestic destinations and 92
Cologne, 0h 40 1h 05
destinations in 19 Schengen countries. It offers Cologne Stadium
direct flights to 43 intercontinental destinations
Dortmund, 0h 40 1h 30
in 14 countries in North and West Africa, the BVB Stadion Dortmund
Middle East and North America. All major
Gelsenkirchen, 0h 35 1h 00
European hubs are served several times a Arena AufSchalke
day, intercontinental hubs (Atlanta and Dubai)
Düsseldorf, 0h 10 0h 10
several times a week. Düsseldorf Arena
Landside access
The terminals are connected to the high-
speed rail network with a long-distance DUS Station at a glance
train station via a suspension railway and • Through station + terminus station*
offer direct connections to Cologne Airport, • 11 platform tracks
Brussels, Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, • 24/7 operation
and Gelsenkirchen. Below Terminal C there is • 31,000 passengers daily
a terminus station where the suburban trains • 24 high-speed trains daily
end. • 3 long-distance trains daily
• 340 + 56* regional trains daily
Düsseldorf Airport is about 10 minutes
• 56* suburban trains daily
by car from the city centre and less than 10
minutes from the Düsseldorf Arena. Four other Total train capacity per day (estimates):
international airports are less than an hour • ~ 275,000 passengers
• ~ 12,500 seats in long-dist. trains
away and enhance resiliency against incidents
* refers to station ‘Airport Terminal’
in air traffic.
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12.3.7
Eindhoven Airport (EIN)
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) is classified as Purpose within the concept
regional airport in ICAO category (4E) and EIN may play an important role for neighbouring
serves international and intercontinental host cities, not only in the Netherlands, but also
destinations. It is a multimodal hub in the within Belgium and Germany, as Eindhoven
west of the Netherlands, in the province of is centrally located within the tournament
North Brabant, only 7 kilometres northwest of footprint. This is particularly true for general
the city of Eindhoven. In terms of passenger aviation.
numbers, EIN is the second busiest airport in
the Netherlands. The airport is used by both
Typical travel times from EIN to
civilian and military traffic. EIN allows ILS Cat I
City, stadium by car by rail
approaches (Cat III planned for 2025).
Eindhoven, 0h 10 0h 20
PSV Stadium
Destinations
EIN offers 80 destinations in 29 countries, Genk, KRC Genk Arena 1h 00 3h 10
including 55 destinations in 16 Schengen Amsterdam, 1h 15 1h 50
Johan Cruijff ArenA
countries. Intercontinental flights are served to
10 destinations in 4 countries in North Africa Rotterdam, 1h 15 2h 30
Stadium Feijenoord
and the Middle East.
Düsseldorf, 1h 20 3h 00
Düsseldorf Arena
Landside access
EIN is easily accessible by public transport
and can be reached by two bus lines from
Eindhoven Central Station with buses running
EIN land accessibility at a glance
every five minutes – the journey takes about Bus lines to Eindhoven Central Station
25 minutes. A third bus line connects to Best • 2 Bus lines (#400 & #401)
Train Station once or twice an hour within 15 • Bus frequency: 2-12 buses per hour
minutes. The bus stops are directly next to the • Travel time: 25 min
terminal. • Operation: 6:00am - 12:30am
EIN is located next to A2 motorway, less Bus line to Best Railway Station
than five minutes from the next motorway exit.
• 1 Bus line (#20)
EIN is a 15 minutes’ drive from Eindhoven • Bus frequency: 1-2 buses per hour
city centre and about 10 minutes from PSV to Best Railway Station: 15 min
Stadium. All host cities and stadiums in the • Operation: 6:30am - 6:30pm
host countries are within a 2 hours’ drive.
Motorway access
• A2 (E25): < 5 min
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12.3.8
Liège Airport (LGG)
Liège Airport (LGG) is located approximately Purpose within the concept
9 kilometres west of the city centre of Liège, LGG is close to Genk and can therefore
the capital of the Belgian province of the same represent a more time-efficient alternative to
name. In terms of cargo volumes, LGG is the Brussels for this host city. This will particularly
number one airport in Belgium and number six affect general aviation.
in Europe. LGG is therefore designed for wide- LGG has spare capacities for air
body aircrafts and is classified in the highest passenger traffic and due to the absence of a
ICAO airport category (4F). LGG allows ILS night flight ban it could also play a role as an
Category III approaches. alternative airport for the nearest air hubs.
Destinations
Passenger traffic primarily involves holiday LGG land accessibility at a glance
Bus line to Liège centre/Guillemins
destinations and charter flights. LGG offers
direct flights to a total of 13 destinations in Station
5 countries, including 8 destinations in 2 • 1 public bus line (TEC)
• Bus frequency: 1 bus per hour
Schengen countries and 5 destinations in 3
• Bus travel time:
countries in North Africa and the Middle East.
• to Liège Guillemins Station: 20 min
• to Liège city centre: 22 min
Landside access • Operation: 4:45am - 10:45pm
LGG is regularly served by bus route 57,
Motorway access
which connects to Liège city centre and Liège
• E42: < 5 min
Guillemins Railway Station. The journey takes
about 20 minutes by bus and 10 to 15 minutes
by car.
The airport is located not far from the
Typical travel times from LGG to
E40 motorway junction, directly on the E42
City, stadium by car by rail
motorway, which can be reached in less than
five minutes by car. The Belgian host cities Brussels, RSC 1h 10 2h 20
Anderlecht Stadium
can be reached quickly – Genk in around 35 to
40 minutes. Brussels is about an hour’s drive Charleroi, 1h 00 2h 45
ZebrArena Charleroi
away, Cologne and Eindhoven less than two.
Within less than an hour’s drive from Genk, KRC Genk Arena 0h 45 3h 10
LGG there are three airports: Maastricht Ghent, 1h 30 3h 00
Aachen (MST: 30 minutes), Charleroi (CRL: KAA Gent Arena
40 minutes) and Brussels (BRU: 55 minutes). Cologne, 1h 10 2h 55
Cologne Stadium
Eindhoven, 1h 25 3h 00
PSV Stadium
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12.3.9
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)
RTM land accessibility at a glance
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) is
Bus line to Rotterdam
classified as a regional airport in the ICAO • 1 bus line (#33)
category (4C) and a multimodal hub in the west • Bus frequency:
of the Netherlands, in the immediate vicinity • to Rotterdam CS: 4 buses per hour
of the city of Rotterdam. The airport offers a • to (Line E) metro station:
year-round home to airlines for scheduled 4 buses per hour
and charter flights, business flights and other • Bus travel time:
transport (such as the trauma and police • to Rotterdam CS: 20-25 min
• to (Line E) metro station: 5 min
helicopters). RTM is the regional airport for the
• to Rotterdam CS (via metro): 15 min
Rotterdam and The Hague area and facilitates
• Operation: 5:45am - 12:30am
air traffic for around two million passengers
every year. This makes RTM – part of the Royal Motorway access:
Schiphol Group – the third largest airport in the • A13: < 5 min
Netherlands in terms of passenger numbers.
RTM allows Cat I approaches.
Purpose within the concept
Destinations RTM may play an important role for
RTM offers 55 destinations in 15 countries, neighbouring host cities and will be very
including 40 destinations in 10 Schengen important in terms of general aviation
countries. Direct intercontinental flights are operations.
served to six destinations in North Africa.
Typical travel times from RTM to
Landside access
City, stadium by car by rail
RTM is easily accessible by public transport.
Amsterdam, 0h 45 1h 30
From Rotterdam Central Station or The Hague
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Central, metro line E provides quick access
Rotterdam, 0h 20 1h 00
to RTM with a transfer to bus line 33. The
Stadion Feijenoord
bus stops right next to the departure hall. On
Eindhoven, 1h 15 1h 50
weekdays the airport can be reached with PSV Stadium
public transport from 5:45am.
Enschede, 2h 00 3h 30
RTM is located at the A13 motorway. It is FC Twente Stadium
about 15 minutes by car from Rotterdam city
Heerenveen, 1h 50 3h 20
centre and about 20 minutes from Stadium Abe Lenstra Stadium
Feijenoord. There are seven stadiums within a
Brussels, RSC 2h 00 2h 15
range of two hours. Anderlecht Stadium
Ghent, 2h 00 3h 00
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13 Safety and security
Globally recognised as stable and peaceful nations,
BNG2027 offers the perfect stage for a safe and secure
event – on and off the pitch. A world-class security
concept, which is based on the Council of Europe’s
Convention and compliant with FIFA’s Stadium & Security
Regulations, will ensure the ultimate conditions for a true
celebration of the very best in women’s football.
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13.1
Safe and secure host countries
Safety and security situation and structures in the host countries
Our three host countries are safe, stable and
peaceful nations that each have extensive
experience hosting secure major events.
Each nation is recognised as having a high
standard of personal safety and an extremely
low risk of natural disasters. There is a
shared commitment by the three countries to
continuously improve the safety and security
for citizens and visitors alike.
We are among the top 20
safest countries in the world
according to the Global Peace
Index (GPI) 2023, which ranks
163 independent states and
territories. Belgium was ranked
20th, the Netherlands 16th and
Germany 15th.
Basic safety and security structures
As three leading European nations, each host
country has a sophisticated safety and security
structure. Despite the structures differing
across the countries, they successfully align
for shared international projects and events.
In Belgium, the Federal Minister of
Internal Affairs is responsible for safety
and security policies, which are prepared and
implemented by the Federal Public Service
for Internal Affairs. Such policies include, for
example, police and civil security, public order
and crisis management. In an emergency
case the proclaimed phase determines who
is responsible, which processes are initiated,
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and which committees are convened. During a
federal phase, the Minister of the Interior is in
charge, for a provincial phase it is the governor
and during a municipal phase the mayor is
responsible.
In the Netherlands, on a local level the
‘triangle’ – consisting of representatives
from local government, the Public Prosecution
Service, and the police – collectively hold
the primary responsibility for safety and
public order. The mayor takes charge of
maintaining public order and safety and has
the authority to take necessary measures in
case of a disaster or crisis. The Chief Public
Prosecutor is responsible for detecting and
prosecuting criminal offenses, while the Chief
Police Commissioner operates under the
authority of the competent authorities. National
emergencies are managed in close cooperation
with the national and local governments.
Within Germany, multi-level structures,
including governmental institutions,
ministries, and various security authorities at
national and regional levels, work together
to ensure safety and security. While police
matters are the responsibility of the federal
states and their interior ministries, the federal
level is responsible for combating terrorism,
aviation security, border protection and security
at railway facilities and airports.
Proven safety measures
Security measures at football matches and other events
The safety and security of events, and
especially football matches, is effectively
ensured by our host countries through an
existing and sophisticated safety structure.
Comprehensive frameworks, well-coordinated
strategies and customised measures result in
the hosting of safe events. There have been
no significant incidents during major events in
recent years in any of our three host countries.
Safety measures at football matches
The Belgian ‘Football Law’ and the
‘Ensemble pour un football sûr’ plan have
established standards, recommendations and
measures for all football matches, regarding,
for example, improved communication
with supporters, infrastructure to prevent
security problems, investment in security
personnel, efficient access control and ticket
management, and the separation of rival
supporters. In addition, individual agreements
must be concluded between the organiser and
all safety and security partners on a local level.
In the Netherlands, the national
framework ‘Kader voor beleid voetbal en
veiligheid’ aims to make football accessible,
welcoming and safe. The security measures
adopted are in line with the approaches
commonly used in international football, whilst
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at the same time, the close and continuous
cooperation between local and national
stakeholders allows for quick adjustments of
strategies and measures if needed.
In Germany, the ‘National Football
Strategy for Sport and Security’ lays down
the recommendations for stadium regulations,
security services and cooperations between the
parties involved. In addition, the NRW-based
National Football Information Point Germany
supports those responsible and analyses the
current situation and developments in football
stadiums in its annual report to provide an
objective basis for strategy adjustments.
Moreover, the Federal Police’s football strategy
ensures the safety of fans travelling to the
stadium by train e.g., by preventing clashes
between groups of fans from rival teams.
Basic safety and security structures
Stewards and private security services are an
important part of the security architecture at
football events in all our host countries. They
receive appropriate training from national
associations, national organisations or UEFA
to optimally fulfil their tasks e.g., greeting fans,
safeguarding high-risk areas, and controlling
and enforcing stadium regulations and the
organiser’s rights.
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Safety and security organisation on a

13.3
The BNG2027 safety and security concept
Safety and security concept in line with FIFA’s Stadium Safety & Security Regulations
In our countries, women’s football competitions between various stakeholders involved in
are truly welcoming and inclusive events organising and managing sporting events,
that present very low security risks. But including government authorities, sports
nonetheless, we will be prepared. Building organisations, law enforcement agencies and
on the longstanding systems in and between stadium operators.
our host countries, we provide an excellent Therefore, we intend to establish an
foundation for hosting the FIFA Women’s international BNG2027 safety and security
World Cup 2027TM as safely and securely as steering group for the tournament, consisting
possible. Drawing on this, we have already of security managers of FIFA and our three
started to work on a safety and security concept FAs, as well as the heads or inspectors of
that is compliant with the FIFA Stadium Safety police and the heads of the National Football
& Security Regulations to ensure the safety Information Points (NFIPs). The group offers
of players, visitors and all other stakeholders the possibility to ensure an integrated approach,
alike. as well as a common authority, that overviews
Our BNG2027 safety and security and coordinates the cooperation with the
concept is based on the Council of Europe’s international police (Interpol). Evidence that
Convention on an integrated safety, security this concept will also ensure a safe and secure
and service approach at football matches and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM can be seen
other sporting events. All three of our host in the numerous major international football
countries have signed this convention that and other events successfully organised on
emphasises the importance of a collaboration the basis of this convention in the recent past.
International BNG2027 safety and security steering group
Security manager of FIFA Security managers of FAs Heads or inspectors of police and NFIPs
National steering group National steering group National steering group
• Security department of RBFA • Security department of KNVB • Security department of DFB
• Security department of FIFA • Security department of FIFA • Security department of FIFA
• Head of national police • Head of national police • Head of national police
• National authorities • National authorities • National authorities
Venue#1 safety & security Venue#1 safety & security Venue#1 safety & security
• Stadium safety manager • Stadium safety manager • Stadium safety manager
• Security officer of RBFA • Security officer of KNVB • Security officer of DFB
• Security officer of FIFA • Security officer of FIFA • Security officer of FIFA
• Head of local police • Head of local police • Head of local police
• Local authorities • Local authorities • Local authorities
venue level
The responsibility for all aspects on-site lies
with the respective stadium safety manager
of the venue, who will work closely together
with the security officers of our FAs and
FIFA. Outside of the venue, local authorities
are responsible for public order. Due to the
integrated command structure, they will be
in close cooperation with the head of local
police as well as the medical services, the fire
brigade and the transport providers. In regular
meetings all stakeholders involved in the
safety and security of a venue will have a well-
structured dialogue and exchange of ideas
on how to deal with any potential hurdles and
solve them as they arise.
Our integrated security concept consists of the following aspects:
1. Risk assessment: Conduct a thorough
local and multinational risk assessment
to identify potential security threats and
vulnerabilities specific to the event and its
location.
2. Collaboration with authorities: Establish
strong partnerships with law enforcement
agencies, emergency services, and
government authorities responsible for
security on both the local and national
levels.
3. Security personnel: Train a professional
security team to handle various aspects
of event security. This includes stewards,
security guards, crowd control personnel,
access control staff and surveillance
operators.
A groundbreaking approach for a safe
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM
Friendliness, hospitality and accessibility
will be central attributes of the spectator
experience at the FIFA Women’s World
Cup 2027TM in Belgium, the Netherlands
and Germany and also play a key role in
the development and implementation of
our security concept. With the concept,
which will be further developed and
coordinated with FIFA, we will find the
balance between a safe tournament and
a great and undisturbed atmosphere,
free of daunting security measures.
4. Crowd management: Develop a
comprehensive crowd management plan
to handle the number of attendees.
5. Emergency response: Develop a detailed
emergency response plan that covers
various scenarios, medical emergencies,
natural disasters, and security threats.
6. Communication and information sharing:
Establish effective channels to disseminate
security information utilising public
address systems, digital signage, social
media platforms, and mobile applications
to provide real-time updates, emergency
notifications, and safety instructions.
7. Risk mitigation measures: Implement
additional risk mitigation measures based
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doping control
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany offer excellent
health and medical systems, good environmental
conditions and uphold the very highest standards of
doping control. During the tournament, athletes, officials
and fans will be provided with the best medical and
emergency services. The emergency response teams
are experienced, and their processes tested – including
for major football matches.
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14.1
World leaders in healthcare
General health system in the host countries
Health and vaccination recommendations for foreign visitors
Payment of medical expenses for foreign visitors
Potentially critical environmental conditions
Alignment with the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport and the
World Anti-Doping Code
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have
excellent health and medical systems with
numerous well-equipped hospitals, highly
qualified personnel and a broad medical service
network that offers extensive and diverse
Key Facts Belgium
No. of hospitals 163
No. of hospital beds 5.6
per 1,000 inhabitants
No. of doctors per 3.2
1,000 inhabitants
General health systems
Good health care for everyone is a central
element of the social systems in each of our
host countries. As such, compulsory health
insurance and access to a broad range of
medical services provided by public and
private stakeholders are available.
In Belgium, the federal government is
responsible for regulating and financing
the compulsory health insurance, hospitals,
and intensive medical care units, as well as
looking after legislation and accreditation
matters. The regional governments are
responsible for health promotion, maternity
and child health services, aspects of elderly
care, implementation of hospital accreditation
standards, and hospital investment financing.
Health funds, either as private-non-profit
funds or public funds, provide the compulsory
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medical care. The three countries sit in the top
20 for various worldwide rankings of healthcare
systems (e.g., CEOWorld Magazine’s Health
Care Index 2023, worldwide Statista ranking of
health and health systems in 2023).
The Netherlands Germany (NRW)
113 1,887 (335)
2.3 5.7 (6.4)
2.0 4.5 (3.8)
health insurance and are responsible for the
reimbursement of health services. Additionally,
private-for-profit health insurance companies
account for a small part of the (mainly
complementary) health insurance market.
The healthcare system in the Netherlands
is divided into three areas:
1. Long-term care for chronic conditions.
2. Regular basic and essential medical
care, from general practitioner visits to
short-term hospital stays and specialist
appointments or procedures.
3. Supplementary care (e.g., dental care,
physiotherapy or cosmetic procedures).
The first two are covered by the mandatory
health insurance. The third one can be covered
by additional health insurance.
The responsibilities for administration
and implementation of health insurance are
shared between the federal government
(responsible for the public requirements that
ensure solidarity of the healthcare system) and
the healthcare provider (the health insurer and
the insured party, implementing the healthcare
system).
The German health system is
supported and self-governed by various
stakeholders. Governmental responsibilities
are shared between the federal, state and local
levels. The Federal Ministry of Health shapes
health policies, prepares laws and draws up
administrative regulations for the self-governed
activities of the healthcare sector. The state
ministries are responsible for implementing
laws as well as planning and financing in-
patient care. Additionally, each district and
city has a health department, reporting to the
ministry and promoting local healthcare.
The coverage and delivery of medical care
is ensured by the dual health insurance system
consisting of statutory health insurance and
private health insurance, together with other
key players such as hospitals and medical
practices.
Low health risk host countries
Currently, there are no vaccination
requirements for entering Belgium, the
Netherlands or Germany. Nor are there any
health risks or epidemics evident within the
three countries. Nevertheless, our responsible
national institutions are closely monitoring
the national and international developments
regarding health and wellbeing to react as soon
as possible to ensure good health conditions
for residents and visitors alike.
14. Health, medical and doping control
Ideal environmental conditions
Our host countries enjoy a temperate climate
that is characterised by moderate temperatures
and low humidity in summer and mild winters.
Together with favourable air quality and rare
critical environmental conditions, such as heat
and drought, we offer ideal environmental
conditions to host the FIFA Women’s World
Cup 2027TM.
Medical services for all
All foreign visitors who need medical treatment
can expect to receive it at the highest standards.
The payment for such treatment depends on
the patient’s country of origin.
In general, medical expenses for residents
from European countries (European economic
area and Switzerland) will be covered through
the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
which is part of the mandatory health insurance
in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
Foreign visitors from outside the EU, as well
as anyone who does not have an EHIC, must
pay the medical expenses by themselves. As
such, travel insurance is recommended.
In Belgium, additional bilateral treaties
with some countries are in place and apply to
people who have the nationality of a country
that has signed this treaty and to Belgians living
in such countries. They are entitled to a refund
of essential medical care to be able to continue
their stay in medically safe circumstances.
International standards for doping control
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany
ratified the UNESCO International
Convention against Doping in Sport, and
all National Olympic Committees, National
Paralympic Committees and National Anti-
Doping Organisations are compliant with the
current World Anti-Doping Code.
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Services
14.2
High-level health services and infrastructure
Standard medical services at football matches and other sporting events
Overview of hospitals for specialist treatment of medical issues concerning elite
players and delegation members
Thanks to well-equipped facilities, experienced
services and established measures, high-
level health services and infrastructure will be
provided throughout Belgium, the Netherlands
and Germany. The compactness of our hosting
concept creates a conducive environment for
effective health monitoring, timely medical
interventions, and stringent doping control
measures. Overall, this will enhance the
events integrity, safeguard the athletes’ well-
being, and promote fair competition.
Experienced medical services
In the past, countless international football
matches and major sporting events were
successfully hosted in our three countries.
A key contributor to this success were the
experienced, 24/7 available medical services,
and the efficient structures that were designed
to offer high-quality and efficient assistance
from the pitch sidelines to the training facilities,
accommodations, and specialised hospitals.
Prior to a match or tournament, a stadium
medical plan, including emergency evacuation
routes, contact details of the organiser’s
medical officers and contact details of local
hospitals are shared with all teams. In addition,
every stadium has medical equipment, such
as a defibrillator, a spine board, resuscitation
equipment, and an emergency doctor, located
next to the pitch sidelines. Furthermore,
advanced life support with trained medical
personnel, stretcher teams, stadium medical
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managers and an emergency room equipped
with emergency medication and medical
material are available.
Specialised treatments for elite players
and delegation members
In each of the proposed BNG2027 host
cities, at least one major hospital with 24/7
emergency care and a full range of services is
located within a maximum of 10 kilometres to
the respective stadium. These highly qualified
hospitals are accustomed to delivering
specialised treatments to elite players and
have been successfully involved in providing
the medical care for international events hosted
in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
In addition to the excellent facilities in
the host cities, the distribution of hospitals
within the hosting region is quite dense,
allowing expert treatment of any condition
to be provided within short distances to the
proposed accommodation facilities.
During the tournament, preferential
treatment for all players and delegation
members would be guaranteed in these
hospitals. Additionally, each of our host
countries has at least one FIFA Medical Centre
of Excellence – two of them located directly
in the host region. Furthermore, medical
service teams speaking excellent English will
be available at all tournament sites, making
healthcare accessible to everyone.
Experienced emergency services
Emergency services operating in the host cities
During the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM
in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany
fans, players and officials will benefit from
quick access to emergency services that are
well experienced in providing services across
the host countries.
Comprehensive and sophisticated
measures and systems will be in place in
every host city and throughout each country to
cover all emergencies, including medical and
fire. Based on the emergency, the relevant
service provider such as fire brigade, police
or ambulance service, will be notified and the
well-structured emergency response process
will begin. The EU-wide emergency number
112 applies in Belgium, the Netherlands and
Germany.
14. Health, medical and doping control
Efficient emergency medical services
Under normal circumstances, the ambulances
can reach more than 95 per cent of the
population in a maximum of 15 minutes.
Land-based ambulances as well as air-based
ambulances with helicopters are available for
this purpose. This pre-hospital treatment is
carried out by specially trained professionals
of the rescue service.
In case of a major threat of disaster, the
regular intervention teams are assisted by
further emergency service stakeholders, such
as the Red Cross who will provide additional
emergency support.
During the FIFA Women’s World Cup
2027TM, existing experience and cooperations
between all stakeholders will be extended and
sufficient capacities in all host cities will be
made available, ensuring the wellbeing of all
participants and attendees.
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BNG2027 host countries are global leaders in IT&T.
Consistently investing in cutting-edge technology,
fostering innovation, and building robust digital
ecosystems, has enabled them to fully embrace the digital
age. Their robust networks and infrastructure will not
only enhance the overall fan experience, but also ensure
seamless communications, broadcasting, and online
engagement, making BNG2027 the ideal stage for hosting
a FIFA Women’s World CupTM that will Break New Ground.
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Topic Belgium The Netherlands Germany

15.1
Robust IT&T networks and infrastructure
Fixed and mobile IT&T networks and infrastructure
As leaders on the global stage when it comes
to IT&T networks and infrastructure, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Germany are the perfect
stage to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup
2027TM, where the convergence of sports and
technology will play a pivotal role in delivering
a truly groundbreaking global event.
Belgium’s strategic location in Europe has
made it a hub for data centers and connectivity,
while the Netherlands boasts world-class
infrastructure and a thriving tech startup
scene and Germany, with its strong industrial
base, has made strong advancements in
5G deployment and high-speed broadband,
making it an IT&T powerhouse. Together,
these countries exemplify excellence in IT&T
networks and infrastructure and in embracing
the digital age.
Fixed IT&T
In Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany,
broadband coverage and speed continue to
increase. Today, more than 90 per cent of
the population has access to fixed broadband
connections of around 90 Mbps.
The proliferation of fibre optic networks
also bolsters the quality and capacity of
the fixed IT&T networks and infrastructure.
Currently, 1 million households in Belgium,
almost 4 million in the Netherlands, and more
than 15 million in Germany, have fibre optic
connection. Additionally, large parts of the
event and sports infrastructure in all three
countries are already equipped with fibre optic
networks.
Rank in the Digital Economy and 16 3 13
Society Index
Fixed broadband coverage 99 99 96
(% of households)
Various submarine fibre optic cables, as 4G coverage 100 96 100
well as cross-border fibre optic links, connect (% of populated areas)
the host countries with each other and the rest 5G coverage 4 97 87
of world, facilitating data transmission over (% of populated areas)
long distances. Average fixed broadband speed 99 136 90
(Mbps)
Mobile IT&T Average mobile internet speed 66 108 55
Our host countries also have excellent mobile (Mbps)
IT&T networks and infrastructure. Multiple
network operators provide all relevant mobile
services such as voice calls, messaging, and
data, including internet connection.
As such, almost all populated areas in
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have
mobile network coverage. In urban areas,
there is 100 per cent coverage. In Belgium,
99.9 per cent of households enjoy a very
good 4G indoor coverage and 97.3 per cent
even have good ‘deep indoor’ availability. The
Netherlands, an international leader in mobile
IT&T, has one of the highest 5G connections in
the world with an average speed of 108 Mbps.
In Germany, both 4G and 5G are available in
almost all populated areas with an average
speed of 55 Mbps.
Furthermore, the EU-wide elimination of
roaming fees enhances the user-friendliness
of our mobile IT&T network. Until 2032, EU
citizens can make calls (to mobile and fixed
phones), send text messages, and use data in
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Competitive telecommunications market
and experienced providers
The telecommunications markets of our host
countries are well-developed, competitive
and experienced, providing ideal conditions
for the delivery of the FIFA Women’s World
Cup 2027TM.
In Belgium, the telecommunications
market is an evolving industry, prioritising
next generation mobile and broadband
technologies. In 2022, a total revenue of 6.6
billion USD was expected and the share of
Belgian households with internet connection
grew to 94 per cent.
Orange, Proximus and Telenet are the
key players in the Belgian telecommunication
market, all offering internet, fibre and mobile
technologies. Proximus, the largest provider
with a market share of 40 to 50 per cent, also
operates the more traditional Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN). Orange and
Telenet have an equal share of the rest of the
market.
Proximus and Telenet both have extensive
experience in producing and broadcasting
sporting events and have been responsible
for multiple football productions, ranging from
the highest to the lowest divisions. Proximus
also partners with the RBFA to directly stream
youth matches and press conferences to the
public.
The Netherlands are at the forefront of
advanced telecommunication industries
with 92 per cent of individuals using the
internet. The telecom services market size
value was 10.6 billion USD in 2022 and is
expected to continue to grow towards 2027.
The mobile telecommunication market is
equally shared by three main providers: KPN,
Odido and Vodafone. All three are full-service
providers offering mobile voice, data and
VPN services. KPN is the biggest provider for
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fibre optic with a market share of nearly 60
15.2
per cent. Additional providers for fibre optic Ambitious development plans
are Deltafibre and Opendutchfiber. Development plans for the fixed and mobile IT&T networks and infrastructure
Vodafone (Ziggo Sports) and KPN
have extensive experience in hosting and
broadcasting sports. For example, Ziggo
Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are affordability, security, privacy, reliability, quality,
Sports hosts La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1
deeply committed to the continued expansion and functionality. Furthermore, all end users,
matches as well as the FA Cup and DFB Cup.
and improvement of their fixed and mobile the business community and consumers, shall
KPN, established with KPN Mediaservices, the
IT&T networks and infrastructure. Alongside have access to the internet with a speed of at
media connectivity hub in the Netherlands for all
national targets, all three countries are united least one gigabit per second and all populated
stadiums used in Europe and provides streams
in their ambition to achieve the European areas shall be covered by 5G or equivalent
for all TV operators in the world. They also
Union’s goals of gigabit connectivity for all technology. To do so, the 3.5 GHz and 26
provided streams during UEFA EURO 2020
and at least 5G high-speed mobile coverage GHz bands will be divided, deployment and
and media broadcasting for the Invictus Games
everywhere by 2030. investment in high-speed incentivised, security
and the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021.
and continuity to providers extended, and a
In Belgium, digitalisation is at the process to share technological developments
In Germany, the telecommunication
centre of the economic growth strategy. and information between the government and
market, generating around 60 billion
The national plan ‘Digital Belgium’ and the telecom providers introduced.
USD in revenue, benefits from the increasing
‘National Broadband Strategy’ outline the
numbers of mobile and internet users and
country’s ambitions for the upcoming years. By implementing the ‘Digital Strategy’,
its strong presence in the international
By 2024, Belgium aims to remove all remaining Germany aims to establish a connected
telecommunications market. Today, around
white areas where high-speed services are and digitally sovereign society. Therefore, a
95 per cent of the German population
unavailable. Therefore, the rollout of broadband nationwide energy- and resource-efficient
uses the internet and several German
is being facilitated, a Broadband Competence provision of fibre optic connections and the
telecommunications companies provide
Office was created, investment in the white latest mobile communications standards, shall
services to customers both domestically and
areas is being encouraged, support for fibre be available everywhere by 2030. The 5G
internationally.
and 5G rollout has been created, and a cell rollout also aims to enhance connectivity and
Within Germany, telecommunication
Broadband within the Federal Public Service enable new applications and services including
service providers, including full-service
Economy will be established. Furthermore, mobile data speeds, lower latency, and support
vproviders like Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica
they are aiming to lower the costs and reduce for emerging technologies like the Internet of
Germany (which operates under the brand O2),
administrative burdens. Things and autonomous vehicles. Therefore,
and Vodafone, offer a range of services such
the German government promotes broadband
as mobile, fixed-line, internet, and television
In the Netherlands, the ‘Digitalisation expansion, improves connectivity in rural areas
services. A further key provider mainly focusing
Strategy’ as well as the ‘Digital Economy and has set up a mobile communications
on mobile and internet services is 1&1 Drillisch.
Strategy’ define the government’s aims and fund to close coverage gaps, to encourage
Deutsche Telekom, an official partner
goals for the country’s digital transition. An competition in the telecommunications
of the DFB, has extensive experience in
extended digital infrastructure is envisaged sector and to simplify and digitalise approval
broadcasting major sporting events, such as
that optimises Dutch earning capacity to processes.
the German Football League (Bundesliga)
safeguard public interests such as accessibility,
matches through their IPTV platform. They
also provided coverage for international
football tournaments like the FIFA World Cup
2006TM, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011TM
and will do so for the UEFA EURO 2024.
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COMMERCIAL
16 Revenues and
contributions
BNG2027 will Break New Ground for the FIFA Women’s
World CupTM by hosting the most commercially attractive
women’s tournament to date. With a target revenue well
above what the FIFA Women’s World CupTM has reached
before, the tournament in Belgium, the Netherlands and
Germany will set new standards for the future of women’s
football, paving the way for increased investment and
growth in the sport.
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Commercial
16.1
Extensive revenue opportunities
Estimation of revenue streams
BNG2027 will Break New Ground for the FIFA
Women’s World CupTM by hosting the most
commercially successful women’s tournament
to date.
Women’s football has proven its
commercial success in each of our countries.
We have captured the hearts and minds of
fans, sponsors, broadcasters, and other key
partners who all contribute financially to the
continued growth of the women’s game.
We firmly believe that a FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2027TM
in Belgium, the Netherlands
and Germany will increase
revenues by at least 50 per cent
compared to the 2023 edition
and we see many opportunities
to even further exceed this
amount.
Why do we believe BNG2027 can deliver
the most commercially attractive women’s
tournament ever?
Our joint expertise. We have each hosted
commercially successful football tournaments
in the past. Now, by joining forces, we
combine all our experience, learnings, and
organisational power, making our ability to
deliver even stronger.
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Our geographical location. As we sit at the Germany would provide tremendous growth in
heart of Europe, with its combined population terms of reach and media revenue.
of 750 million, we can leverage its strong
economy and strong fan base. No more than Most importantly, our full commitment to
half a day’s travel from the tournament are 12 the further global growth of the women’s
of the European nations that participated in game. BNG2027 aims to be a strong partner
Our women’s football tradition. Women’s
the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023TM. These for FIFA in making the FIFA Women’s World
football is engrained in the football culture of all
nations, are all in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM a commercial success. We are a
three of our host countries. Energetic crowds
Ranking’s top 25 and in the top quarter in terms trusted partner that will do everything to make
and sold-out stadiums are more the norm than
of GDP per capita, present prime opportunities this commitment a reality.
the exception for women’s football matches.
for broadcasting, sponsorship, and ticket sales.
In addition, we welcome over 78 million tourists This ambition is fully aligned with our host
Our advanced football infrastructure.
every year, mostly in the summer months, all of countries and cities commitment to protect
BNG2027 offers tried and tested venues and
whom are potential ticket holders. and enforce FIFA’s commercial and marketing
overall event infrastructure that reduces the
rights to prevent event piracy such as
need for substantial investment. Focus will
Our time zone. We offer easy access and intellectual property infringement and ambush
be placed on marketing and promotion of the
a unique experience to all those who cannot marketing and to ensure that any connection
event and ensuring its commercial success.
join us in person. Our time zone provides with FIFA or the tournament is reserved solely
the perfect foundation, allowing ideal kick- for FIFA’s commercial affiliates.
Our established sports and sponsorship
off times to be scheduled for almost every Together, let’s Break New Ground for the
markets. Currently, more than 15 per cent of
country in the world. Combined with the commercial success of the FIFA Women’s
all global sports sponsorship spending is done
possibilities of advancing digitalisation and AI- World CupTM.
by companies from Belgium, the Netherlands
based technology, a FIFA Women’s World Cup
and Germany. And this continues to rise.
2027TM hosted in Belgium, the Netherlands and
Our expertise in data. The three host
countries are extremely data savvy, which will
enable the creation of a more engaging and
immersive experience for fans. This will lead
to higher ticket sales, merchandise revenue
and sponsorship opportunities, all of which
are critical to the commercial success of the
tournament.
Our compact event concept. With our host
cities being so close, and the ability to move
between them with public transport easily, fans
will have more time and money to spend on
attending football matches, whether they have
travelled from Europe or from further abroad.
In addition, this will enable huge cost savings
for FIFA.
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National supporters
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ in
Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany will
benefit from national supporters through their
activation and communication. BNG2027 is
confident of acquiring 6 to 9 national supporters,
generating up to 20 million USD depending on
marketing structure, exclusivity, and available
rights packages. This claim is underpinned
by support letters from over 75 FA partners
and other commercial powerhouses active in
sports sponsoring.
Sustainability, inclusion, and diversity are
highly relevant in business and have opened
new opportunities for partnerships in women’s
football. Sponsors can demonstrate and tell
stories about their commitments and values
such as fair play and closeness, providing an
excellent platform for exclusive sponsors. For
example, as recently as May 2023, one of the
worlds biggest tech companies engaged in
German women’s football.
Ticketing
Ticketing is a key topic in achieving our
economic targets, including our aim to support
FIFA in setting new records in terms of
attendance and at least doubling ticket revenue.
Our proposed stadiums have optimal capacities
to exploit ticket demand, with an expected
average match attendance of 88 per cent
and 2.2 to 2.5 million tickets sold. Leveraging
FIFA’s and our own digital databases as well
as innovative ideas, like a ‘TICKET+’ concept
(combining a ticket with other advantages and
products), flexible pricing, and a Fan Game
Day Pass, will maximise revenues. There is
room for a steep price increase compared to
previous FIFA Women’s World CupsTM, ranging
from 21 USD (20 EUR) for a category 3 ticket
in the group phase to 133 USD (125 EUR) for a
category 1 ticket in the final.
Fan Game Day Pass
Short distances between
venues and modern transport
infrastructure enable targeted
ticket products for football fans.
A ‘Fan Game Day Pass’ will allow
fans to watch two matches in
one day, with a combination of
travel and tickets to maximise the
event experience. The pass offers
comfortable and CO2-neutral travel
between venues while boosting
ticket sales.
Hospitality
High-quality hospitality areas and experienced
service providers are in place at all stadiums
for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™.
The organisation of football in Belgium, the
Netherlands, and Germany, combined with
access to a network of international corporates,
offers a huge target group for hospitality sales.
Our marketing strategy includes offering
premium and light hospitality products in four
categories to meet the needs of different target
groups and boost tournament hospitality
revenues. We foresee prices ranging from 160
USD for a group stage match up to 640 USD
for the most exclusive package at the final.
Merchandising
Football fans live and breathe their devotion
through merchandise. It is more than just
clothing; it’s a tangible connection to their
beloved teams. Authenticity is crucial,
reflecting their unwavering loyalty. Events like
the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM offer
a chance to capture memories with official
merchandise, symbolising the passion of the
game. Both online and onsite sales of officially
licensed products will ensure we reach the
enthusiastic fans, event supporters and high-
earning audiences in particular.
Food and beverage
Offering diverse and high-quality food and
beverage options is an essential part of the
fan experience at major events and football
matches. We are committed to meeting
individual expectations, attitudes, and
requirements by providing vegetarian, vegan,
or halal food options during the tournament.
Our efficient processes have already ensured
customer satisfaction and outstanding quality,
increasing profits. The revenue model for
expenditure per capita of 9.5 USD per stadium
visitor is based on averages of international
sporting events in our countries.
Other revenues
Our goal is to increase the average spend
per fan by delivering new and innovative
experiences. We will create an accelerator
programme for start-ups to explore new
technologies in the digital and AI domain,
with a focus on developing groundbreaking
fan experiences for the tournament. The
programme will kick off at the end of 2024,
with experiences and new products launching
in 2027. This encourages local innovation
and seeks to define, create, and develop
new fan experiences over the next few years,
essentially Breaking New Ground for the FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2027TM.

Suggested ticket pricing for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM
Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 'TICKET+'
Opening match(es) x 3 80$ (75€) 53$ (50€) 37$ (35€) 85$ (80€)
Group matches (with BNG team) 53$ (50€) 42$ (40€) 27$ (25€) 75$ (70€)
Group matches (w/o BNG team) 32$ (30€) 27$ (25€) 21$ (20€) 59$ (55€)
Round-of-16 42$ (40€) 32$ (30€) 27$ (25€) 64$ (60€)
Quarter-finals 53$ (50€) 42$ (40€) 32$ (30€) 75$ (70€)
Semi-finals 80$ (75€) 53$ (50€) 37$ (35€) 85$ (80€)
3rd-place-match 42$ (40€) 32$ (30€) 27$ (25€) 64$ (60€)
Final 133$ (125€) 80$ (75€) 53$ (50€) 112$ (105€)
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16.2
Financial contributions
Financial contributions committed by governments, public authorities, MAs and other
relevant parties
The financial contributions committed by
governments, public authorities, MAs, and
other relevant parties play a crucial role in the
commercial success of the FIFA Women’s
World Cup 2027™.
Governments and public authorities
The national governments of Belgium, the
Netherlands and Germany (including the
Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia) are
hugely motivated to support FIFA in delivering
an unprecedented FIFA Women’s World
CupTM in their countries. For this reason, the
governments have delivered all the relevant
guarantees as part of the official bidding
process. In addition, they have expressed
their intention to provide a significant financial
contribution towards the costs of staging the
tournament. Furthermore, the candidate host
cities will contribute to the success of the
tournament in many ways. E.g., by delivering
FIFA Fan Festivals in unique locations adding
value for fans and FIFA’s commercial partners.
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Other relevant parties and confronting ideas. For that, BNG2027
BNG2027 will jointly apply for funding from will apply for EU funding in the annual call
the European Union (EU) in the framework of of the ERASMUS+-programme in 2025
the ERASMUS+-programme. There are two with the opportunity to receive financial
different options: support of up to 400,000 EUR for a two-
1. Cooperation Partnerships: Eligible for EU year EU-project ahead of the tournament
Member Associations
funding are Cooperation Partnerships (in the years 2026 and 2027).
Our three FAs will support the organisation
of sport organisations in at least three 2. Not-for-profit European sporting events:
of the FIFA Women’s World CupTM to the
EU member states. The primary goal of Additionally, BNG2027 will apply for
maximum. All associations have experienced
Cooperation Partnerships is to allow sport financial EU-support for not-for-profit side-
professionals in organising major sporting
organisations to increase the quality and events during the FIFA Women´s World
events, great infrastructure, well developed
relevance of their activities, to develop Cup 2027TM. If successful, our three FAs
communication channels and databases that
and reinforce their networks of partners, will be able to receive additional funding
will ensure extensive reach for the promotion
to increase their capacity to operate in 2026 of between 0.4 and 1 million EUR.
and marketing of the tournament. Furthermore,
jointly at transnational level, boosting the The proposed project can last 12 to 18
we also have strong networks with commercial
internationalisation of their activities and months and has to focus on volunteering
partners, governments, fans and other relevant
through exchanging or developing new in sport, social inclusion through sport or
stakeholders.
practices and methods as well as sharing the fight against discrimination in sport,
Every year, our three associations already
including gender equality.
invest over 50 million USD in the organisation
and development of women’s football. This is
set to increase in the lead up to 2027 to support
the further growth of the women’s game.
Additionally, if awarded the tournament,
another 1 million USD per FA will be
invested over the coming years to support
the organisation and promotion of the FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2027TM.
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17 Sustainability
and human rights
BNG2027’s ambitious goals in the areas of sustainability
and human rights will create a groundbreaking
tournament that will set a benchmark for the future.
In collaboration with FIFA, and drawing upon our
experience, innovation and technology, we are
committed to delivering solutions that can be replicated
around the world – creating a true and lasting legacy for
football and major events everywhere.
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17.1
Our joint pledge
Public commitments to sustainability, human rights, sustainable procurement and climate
action, and compliance with FIFA’s sustainability requirements
We, the Belgian, Dutch and German FAs,
jointly pledge our unwavering commitment to
sustainability and human rights.
We recognise the vital role of football and
our responsibility to drive positive change, and
have woven sustainability, respect to human
rights, and celebration of diversity throughout
our planning for the FIFA Women’s World Cup
2027TM.
We aspire to organise the most sustainable
FIFA Women’s World CupTM ever, in alignment
with the FIFA tournament and sustainability
requirements.
It will be a tournament that:
• Minimises the environmental impact,
takes climate action, and promotes
environmental protection.
• Upholds international human rights
standards and promotes their adherence
and respect.
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• Ensures good governance and maintains
transparency and accountability.
• Contributes to the achievement of the UN
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In collaboration with FIFA, and
drawing upon our experience in
sustainability, innovation and
technology, we are committed
to delivering solutions that can
be replicated around the world –
creating a true and lasting legacy
for football and major events
everywhere. We will pursue
our ambitious objectives in
sustainability and human rights
to deliver a groundbreaking FIFA
Women’s World Cup™ that sets a
benchmark for the future.
Our commitment to sustainability and
human rights is deeply embedded in our
constitutions, societies and organisations.
We further demonstrate our support through
our adherence to internationally recognised
standards, such as: ISO 20121, UN Framework
Convention of Climate Change, Paris Climate
Agreement, UNFCCC Sports for Climate
Action Framework, UN Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights, UN Convention
on the Rights of Children, ILO declaration on
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work,
FIFA Sustainable Sourcing Code, FIFA Climate
Strategy, and FIFA Human Rights Policy.
Raising the bar for more sustainable events
As signatories to the UNFCCC Sports for
Climate Action Framework and / or the UN
Football for the Goals, we are committed to
implementing measures that combat climate
change and minimise the impacts on the
environment. This includes striving for the
lowest carbon footprint, utilising renewable
energy sources, ensuring sustainable transport
options for players, officials, and fans, as well
as minimising emissions as much as possible.
Moreover, we are committed to enhancing
the sustainable delivery of the FIFA Women’s
World Cup 2027TM by leveraging our existing
tournament infrastructure and supporting the
ongoing developments within the European
Union, our host cities, stadiums and all other
stakeholders. Our commitment extends to the
implementation of and compliance with the
FIFA Responsible Sourcing Code, emphasising
sustainability criteria as a key selection criterion
throughout our supply chains.
Championing human rights
Human rights are fundamental principles of
our national constitutions and legislations as
well as part of the key principles of our FAs.
Therefore, we want to be a role model and
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make sure we represent the key values of
our sport: A sport for everyone, regardless of
gender, age, origin, disability, income or social
status. We are committed to maximising the
benefits of football and the FIFA Women’s
World Cup 2027TM in all its diversity, including,
but not limited to, equality, inclusion of people
with disabilities, and social integration of
refugees and asylum seekers.
The tournament will be held in some of
the most diverse cities of our host countries,
which are home to people from almost all FIFA
MA countries, benefitting the achievement
of our human rights goals and strengthening
the experience for all. Further, BNG2027’s
human rights strategy builds on and facilitates
comprehensive policies and legislation
supported by innovative and effective
measures to promote human rights and create
a safe and inclusive tournament for everyone –
whether as a spectator, player or staff.
Fostering sustainable development goals
The implementation of the 17 SDGs plays
a crucial role for a sustainable future and
should also be considered in the planning
and implementation of a major sporting event,
such as the FIFA Women’s World CupTM. In
this regard, during the preparation of the bid
and the stakeholder engagement process,
we have identified key SDGs that are of
particular importance for the organisation of
the tournament in our countries. Across all
areas, SDG 5 ‘Gender Equality’ and SDG 17
‘Partnerships for the Goals’ will provide the
foundation for all our activities and measures.
Additionally, our sustainability efforts and
activities are driven to enhance SDG 12
‘Responsible Consumption and Production’
and SDG 13 ‘Climate Action’, whereas our
human rights strategy is aligned with our
pursuit of SDG 4 ‘Quality Education’, and SDG
10 ‘Reduced Inequalities’.
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• Ensure quality education for everyone by
creating accessible toolkits and education
resources and making them available for all
FIFA MAs.
• Achieve zero episodes of discrimination by
implementing equality standards, educating
and informing staff, spectators and volunteers,
while working closely with host cities’ law
enforcement to provide proper remedy.
• Be a frontrunner for inclusion and accessibility
by creating a safe and celebratory tournament
that ensures accessibility throughout the
customer journey.
• Achieve zero plastic waste and send zero
waste to landfill by fully exploiting the 4-R
approach (reduce, reuse, recycle, recover),
including the elimination of plastic containers
at all sites and maximising opportunities for
renting and recycling.
• Create the lowest carbon footprint of any FIFA
World CupTM by capitalising on our compact
tournament footprint and maximising public
and sustainable transport for all groups,
leveraging existing infrastructure and
increasing the share of vegetarian meals.
• Demonstrate the strength of partnerships
by implementing the Partnerships for Global
Football Development initiative.
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17.2
Engaging partners worldwide
Partnerships for Global Football
Development is dedicated
to advancing sustainable
development through football.
We strongly believe in the
power of partnerships for driving
impactful sustainability projects.
Starting as soon as 2024,
we want to partner with other
FIFA MAs to identify useful
resources and align them with
sustainable development to
foster the implementation of
measures and in regard to
education, equality, responsible
consumption, and environmental
protection around the world.
With the aim of creating a
lasting and sustainable legacy,
the results of these partnerships
will be shared during the FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2027TM.
In addition, through an
innovative programme for
event organisation we will invite
staff of MAs to join the FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2027™
organisation and thus ensures
the democratisation of event
knowledge.
Stakeholder engagement
Public commitment to involve local communities and carry out stakeholder dialogues in each
host city
Drawing on our experience and existing
stakeholder networks and in alignment with the
‘AccountAbility’ principles, we are committed to
a stakeholder engagement process that goes
beyond sport and unites diverse communities.
We recognise the importance of
stakeholders in shaping the tournament and
are committed to provide proper resources,
capacity, and careful planning to foster effective
engagement.
Engagement has already started
During the bid phase, stakeholders have
already provided extremely valuable and
meaningful input that has shaped both our
human rights and sustainability strategy.
This input was acquired primarily through
two extensive digital consultation workshops
involving around 70 participants from more
than 30 different organisations, which were
carefully selected based on their extensive
experience and topic specific relevance, and
included representatives of groups that will
probably be affected by the tournament. Our
host cities and stadium representatives also
took part alongside NGOs, transport and
energy companies, national governments and
institutions.
In addition, a dedicated working group
comprised of experts from our three FAs
ensured the ongoing collaboration and
connections with internal and external
stakeholders.
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And will continue until the end
Following a comprehensive stakeholder
mapping, we will pursue an engagement
process in each host city, designed to prioritise
stakeholder involvement and communication
based on individual needs and inclusion.
Moreover, transparency and accountability
will be the cornerstones, with progress and
outcomes made publicly available.
Together with FIFA, we will decide on and
implement meaningful engagement formats
such as multi-stakeholder panels, workshops,
new partnerships with organisations and
experts who share our vision as well as
collaboration with experts by experience.
We will also include stakeholders in the
development of mitigation measures.
Global Youth Innovation Challenge
To Break New Ground in this area in 2027,
BNG2027 is developing innovative new ideas
that can be launched as early as 2024. For
example, to further engage young people
worldwide in the tournament, we will launch
a digital platform for youth to present and
share their innovative concepts for hosting the
tournament in a more sustainable way. Then,
in the years leading up to the tournament, we
will recognise and reward the top eleven ideas.
We will also harness the power of generative
AI to consolidate the numerous submissions
into a comprehensive set of recommendations
that can be shared with future organisers.
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2) Security and human rights: 5) Safeguarding and rights of children:

17.3
Summary of our human rights strategy Ensuring the safety and security of everyone Safeguarding the rights of children is one
Summary of the human rights strategy, including key human rights risks as well as prevention during the tournament is of paramount priority. of our core objectives. We are committed
and mitigation plans Together with FIFA, our governments and to preventing harassment, abuse, and
involved stakeholders we aim to minimise exploitation in our tournament and within all
negative safety and security concerns. For football communities. Besides being compliant
Fully committed to all aspects of human rights, Prevention and mitigation plan example, we will provide thorough training with international standards and laws, this
our convincing and effective human rights In addition to compliance with national laws on respecting human rights while maintaining commitment will be upheld through various
strategy will limit any potential negative human and international standards, where no gaps a secure event or implementing security initiatives, for example a public tournament
rights impacts and utilise the positive ones. can be identified, our prevention and mitigation protocols. safeguarding policy, an easily accessible
Our strategy was developed in compliance plan focuses on three themes areas for each of reporting system that exploits the opportunities
with, and guided by, the United Nations the seven key areas: Education for all aspects 3) Diversity and anti-discrimination: of AI, and an application of the FIFA Guardians
Guiding Principles on Business and Human of human rights, promotion of compliance Our three countries highly value and represent Safeguarding in Sport.
Rights (UNGPs) as well as other international with human rights and related international diversity as well as a respectful and inclusive
recognised standards and declarations. It is standards and the benefits for society, and environment. Discrimination, in any form, 6) Freedom of speech and peaceful
further underpinned by the valuable insights transparent monitoring. directly contradicts our values and standards assembly:
retrieved from the independent human rights and is strictly prohibited. By hosting the Outlined in our constitutions, we are committed
context assessment and the expertise of the 1) Labour rights: tournament, we will create a space where to protecting the right of free speech and
stakeholders we engaged with. Respect, adherence and advocation for diversity is celebrated. We will support every peaceful assembly. It is important for us to
Based on that input, we identified issues international labour standards – in particular person who wants to be involved in the educate our partners and stakeholders on the
and key areas that pose potential human the ILO Core Labor Standards, national tournament by making sure we provide a implementation of freedom of speech without
rights risks related to the tournament as well labour standards and laws – will be ensured safe and secure environment on and off the discrimination or legal violations. Moreover,
as to involved people or groups that are the by implementing, enhancing and monitoring pitch. Therefore, we will implement reporting, a special focus will be on the freedom of
foundation for our prevention and mitigation worker protection for everyone directly and monitoring and grievance mechanisms. expression for athletes, fans and workers,
measures. indirectly involved in the tournament. We Moreover, we will promote equality and ensured through policies and partnerships with
For more information about the risks, will, among other things, implement human inclusiveness by emphasising inclusive local authorities.
please refer to our human rights strategy. rights due diligience processes and grievance recruitment processes, raising awareness
mechanisms for workers and suppliers. across all participants, providing gender neutral 7) Tobacco:
toilets and preventing all forms of harassment We will prohibit any form of smoking in our
and discrimination. stadiums and during all events, which aligns
Key area Key risks identified in the independent human rights context assessment
with the position of our host countries. To
Labour rights Prevalence and exploitation of undeclared workers from outside the EU 4) Accessibility: enforce this, we will ensure all stadiums
working in low-skilled jobs and supply chain labour exploitation.
Ensuring accessibility for all fans is not only a have no-smoking policies in place, including
Security / Excessive use of force by law enforcement when responding to
legal and ethical obligation but also essential e-cigarettes, and will install clearly visible no-
human rights protesters.
for creating an inclusive and memorable smoking signs within the security perimeter.
Diversity Gender-based violence, harassment, and discrimination as well as
experience. As such, we aim to provide an
and anti- antisemitism, anti-muslim and anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments leading to
discrimination verbal and physical attacks. accessible fan journey. We will prioritise For more information about our prevention
accessibility at every touchpoint by offering, and mitigation plan, please refer to our human
Stakeholder Lack of community voice in planning, staging, and hosting the
engagement tournament and the potential negative impacts as a result of their for example, audio descriptive commentary, rights strategy.
absence in the process. sign language interpretation, easy-access
seats, sensory rooms, affordable tickets and
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17.4
Environmental and climate impacts and mitigation measures
Summary of the environmental and climate impacts of hosting the tournament and the
foreseen mitigation measures
As we outlined in our pledge at the beginning
of this chapter, we are committed to hosting
a FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027TM that
minimises the environmental impacts while
exploiting the unique opportunities.
The planning and implementation of the
tournament will significantly affect and increase
the energy use, water usage and waste
generation, as well as the GHG emissions in
our host cities and countries. Moreover, the
influx of fans, teams, officials, and referees will
strain local infrastructure, including transport
and waste management, potentially leading to
traffic congestion, increased plastic waste, and
a deterioration both air quality and the health
of local ecosystems. At the same time, the
tournament could also be affected by potential
environmental and climatic impacts, such as
heat waves, storms or heavy rain.
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Bolstered by our compact tournament
footprint, the FIFA Women’s World Cup
2027TM will leverage existing measures
and infrastructures, including stadiums
and accommodations, ensuring minimal
construction related GHG emissions and
resource consumption. We will also foster
new sustainable technologies that can leave a
lasting positive legacy.
In line with our focus on SDG 12 ‘Climate
Action’, we will minimise our carbon footprint
as much as possible and strive to reimburse
the remaining emissions by fostering positive
impacts on the environment, such as renewable
energy projects or forestation. To achieve this,
we will conduct pre- and post-tournament
greenhouse gas emission studies as a central
measure and reference point.
Furthermore, specific measures will be
implemented to ensure our goals are met within
the five key sectors (transport, accommodation,
energy consumption, waste management and
stadium / infrastructure).
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Transport of fans to and from matches • Creating a toolkit to support host cities
Recognising that transport, particularly and stadiums in establishing event related
fan travel, contributes significantly to GHG initiatives, such as charging stations with
emissions, we will take measures to promote solar panels or bike routes using the best
sustainable transport options for travel to and practices existing within our host cities.
within our host countries and cities.
Accommodation for fans during their stay
Our unique hosting concept allows us to
in the host countries
set an example for sustainable transport, which
With numerous existing hotel rooms and
is the key principle of our transport strategy. We
alternative accommodation options in all
offer a maximum public transport travel time of
price ranges in our host cities, we are ready to
five hours between host cities and minimum
smoothly absorb the influx of visitors. As such,
travel distances within each host city. Thus,
no additional or temporary accommodation
no in-tournament flights are needed for all
infrastructure is needed, decreasing the
target groups and fans. We will also leverage
tournament GHG emissions. In addition, in
our well-established culture for sustainable
the last couple of years the importance of
means of transport, such as biking and walking.
sustainable tourism and number of sustainable
Moreover, our host cities already promote and
accommodations has increased, providing
work towards a more efficient and sustainable
multiple sustainable options and a huge
public transport system, for example through
knowledge base to build on.
using green electricity to power public transport
Therefore, we will focus on advocating fans
or use of additional bike lanes.
and accommodation providers for sustainability,
Our key measures will include:
in particular on waste and energy management,
• Promoting eco-friendly cross-border train including avoiding unnecessary energy and
and coach travel deals. waste consumption, reducing their GHG
• Using the Personal Coach (an AI-based emissions and enhancing accessibility.
assistant, see Chapter 3) and our digital Our key measures will include:
platforms to highlight low carbon transport
• Prioritising and promoting accommodation
options and facilitate easy travel.
options that uphold sustainability
• Collaborating with rail companies and
standards, like EMAS, or certifications such
local transport companies to offer the
as Green Key, Green Globe, or Biosphere
highest level of convenience in transport
Responsible Tourism on the tournament
for all target groups.
website and through our partners.
• Aiming to provide free public transport
• Cooperating with institutions like Green Key,
in all host cities for ticketholders and all
Green Globe or TourCert and organising
accredited staff.
workshops to facilitate knowledge transfer
• Working with FIFA to design a match
with and between accommodations,
schedule with minimal travel in mind.
enhancing the individual sustainability
• Providing easy access to all venues for
performance and supporting the obtaining
sustainable means of transport.
of certifications.
• Developing a car-pooling platform.
• Actively approaching partner hotels and
• Establishing United World Cup Walks
restaurants to offer more vegetarian
(see Chapter 10).
options and to support the positive price
discrimination for such meals.
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Energy consumption
Building on the success of the German Green
Goal 2006 and 2011’s foundation, as well as
the best practices included in our bid, we will
emphasise harnessing renewable energy
and curbing excessive energy usage. It is our
goal to lead the change and use 100 per cent
renewable energy for our sites.
Fortunately, we can draw on experienced
cities and stadiums that are pioneers for
innovative measures. As such, our focus
will be on enhancing the energy efficiency
in all operations and advocating for energy
efficiency among all attendees.
Our key measures will include:
• Maximising the use of existing
infrastructure.
• Establishing knowledge exchange
platforms for stadiums and sites and
actively approaching and supporting
stadiums to embed as many innovations
and technologies as possible – for
example 3MW battery storage, rooftop
solar panels, and bio-digesters.
• Collaborating with local renewable
energy providers on innovations that go
beyond ensuring green energy to create
lasting sustainable legacy.
• Working together with host cities to
eliminate diesel generators and switch
to the grid for FIFA Fan Festival Sites
wherever possible, otherwise opt for
green generators and battery solutions.
• Setting up advisory and informational
campaigns in our host countries to
educate fans and visitors about their role
in reducing GHG emissions.
• Developing a tool to display real-time
consumption data at stadiums and FIFA
Fan Festival sites to educate and motivate
people about responsible consumption.
• Deploying players and delegation
members as spokespersons, leveraging
their influence and bolstering our messages.
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Waste management Stadium and infrastructure • Sharing best practices.
Anchored in the 4-R approach and aligned with The majority of our stadiums and • Ensuring access to the required resources
the European Green Deal, we aim to not only infrastructure already comply with the most and expertise to obtain sustainability
minimise waste and safeguard resources, but recent sustainability standards and are certifications for both their infrastructure
also strive for zero plastic waste and no waste highly committed to further enhancing this and operations.
directed to landfills. until 2027. Additionally, our training sites and
Our key measures will include: the host city infrastructure, such as public
• Conducting a material scan to identify transport, hotels and airports, are accessed The FIFA Women’s World Cup
reducing opportunities. by millions of people every day and are 2027TM in Belgium, the Netherlands
• Enhancing paperless communication. constantly maintained and improved to high and Germany promises not just
• Prioritising renting over buying. levels of both quantity and quality. a celebration of sport; it will
• Developing detailed waste management However, this does not mean that we showcase what can be achieved
are fully content. In addition to the previously when sustainability, human rights
plans for all stadiums and FIFA Fan
described measures to promote sustainable and embracing diversity are at the
Festival sites.
heart of planning and operations.
• Promoting and incentivising the use of operations of all competition-related sites, our
Our stadiums, host cities and
rainwater harvesting systems and water- key measures will include:
competition related sites will be
saving installations. • Conducting comprehensive sustainability shining beacons of a sustainable
• Implementing educational programmes assessments at all stadiums to shed light future in sports.
for staff and volunteers to promote on the current sustainability landscape
responsible consumption and leave a and highlight areas for enhancement.
change in behaviour.
• Eliminating single use plastic at stadiums
and FIFA Fan Festival sites.
• Ensuring enough waste segregation
stations are available with clear signage
at all competition related sites and along
fan routes.
• Developing strategies for food and
beverage provisions to minimise
leftovers and cooperate with food sharing
companies for any surpluses.
• Installing anaerobic digesters and
cooperate with companies that run
digesters to reuse and recycle non-
avoidable biodegradable waste.
• Using only recyclable branding materials
and avoid PVC.
• Transforming branding into second-life
products.
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Belgium:
Illias Teirlinck, La Butte aux Bois / Hugo Thomassen, Martin’s Hotels SA / Davy Aenspeck,
Photonews, Pillows Hotels / Raj Giri, RBFA MEDIA, Serch Carrière, Steigenberger / Kevin Diodati

The Netherlands:
Emiel Muijderman, Rob Baas, Getty Images / Christopher Lee, KNVB Football Photography,
Nathan Reinds, A’DAM LOOKOUT, Bobby Born, PSV / Paul Raats, Rijksoverheid / Martijn
Beekman, UEFA, VI

Germany:
Anke Hesse, Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA / Alexandre Simoes, Bundespresseamt
/ Guido Bergmann, Bundesregierung / Thomas Köhler, Deutsche Bahn AG: Alex Hartmann /
Julia Breuer / Pablo Castagnola / Wolfgang Klee, DFB: Lara Suffel / Sofieke van Bilsen / Thomas
Böcker, Excelsior Hotel Ernst, FC Schalke 04, Kay-Uwe Fischer, Frank Schoepgens, Getty
Images: Alex Grimm / Bradley Kanaris / Johannes Eisele / Lukas Schulze / Martin Rose / Rudy
Balasko / Westend61, Guido Schröder Fotografie, HochZwei, Hotel Esplanade Dortmund - Oliver
Schaper, Inntel Hotels, Kölner Sportstätten GmbH, Köln-Tourismus, Ligafoto / Herbert Bucco,
Meliá Hotels International S.A., Mogotel Hotel Group / Marketing Team, Quadroguys GmbH,
Sportschule Hennef, Stadt Dortmund / Roland Gorecki, Stadt Gelsenkirchen, Steigenberger
Hotels GmbH, UEFA / Steve Bardens