The opening match of the World Cup will take place on 24 June 2027, with the final scheduled for 25 July 2027 at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. The Maracanã will become the third stadium to host both a men's and women's World Cup final, following the Rasunda stadium in Stockholm and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The Dutch national team narrowly missed out on automatic qualification for the World Cup, after losing to Ireland and dropping to second place in their qualifying group. They will now have to compete in the play-offs, with their first matches against Hungary scheduled for October. The UEFA has recently announced that it will boycott all FIFA tournaments, but it remains to be seen whether this will actually happen. The next FIFA tournament, the U17 Women's World Cup, is set to take place in October and appears to be proceeding as usual, with European teams still expected to participate.