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FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 (www.FIFA.com<\/a><\/em>) and FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup 2027\u2122 tender processes now open for Sub-Saharan Africa;\u00a0African nations excelled at last year\u2019s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022\u2122 and at this year\u2019s FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup\u2122 hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand;\u00a0A minimum of nine African nations will seal a spot for the biggest FIFA World Cup\u2122 in history.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n FIFA is pleased to announce that it has opened two separate tender processes for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 and FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup 2027\u2122 in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n With qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26 having commenced in Africa this month, entities in Sub-Saharan Africa are now invited to put forward their proposals to obtain the media rights for the tournament, which will be hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the USA. The 23rd<\/sup> edition of the FIFA World Cup\u2122 will follow a new format, with a record 104 matches and double the number of knock-out stage matches.<\/p>\n With the tournament expanding to include a record 48 nations in 2026, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will have a guaranteed nine representatives at the next FIFA World Cup. There also remains the possibility of a tenth African side sealing a place at the tournament, with one African nation guaranteed to advance to FIFA intercontinental play-off tournament.<\/p>\n The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022\u2122 was the best FIFA World Cup ever for African teams. Morocco made history by becoming the first African nation to reach the semi-finals of the tournament, Senegal advanced to the round of 16, while Cameroon, Ghana, and Tunisia each recorded group stage wins.<\/p>\n Interested parties are also invited to submit their proposals to broadcast the tenth edition of the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup\u2122 in 2027. The host(s) of the FIFA World Cup 2027\u2122 will be decided on 17 May 2024 by the FIFA Congress.<\/p>\n African teams made their mark on this year\u2019s FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup held in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, with three of Africa\u2019s four representatives advancing to the knockout phase and all four winning a match for the first time in history. With the tournament having expanded to feature 32 teams in the group stage from 2023 onwards, African nations will continue to have strong representation at the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup as women\u2019s football continues to grow.<\/p>\n Entities wishing to participate in either or both of the tender processes can request the invitations to tender (ITTs) by emailing SubSaharaMediaRights@fifa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n The bid submission deadline in each case is 11:00 CET on Wednesday, 13 December 2023.<\/p>\n Through the sale of media rights for its tournaments, FIFA generates income which is essential to support and develop football around the world, including through the FIFA Forward Development Programme (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3RbzPqP<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n