2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup

The competition involved six teams, each representing one of FIFA's continental confederations, playing in a single-leg, single-elimination format.^[7] The format was similar to the format of the men's FIFA Club World Cup until 2023:

• Stage 1
  • Round 1: The champions of the AFC Women's Champions League hosted the champions of the OFC Women's Champions League.
  • Round 2: The champions of the CAF Women's Champions League hosted the winner from Round 1.
• Stage 2 (centralised location)
  • Semi-finals: The Round 2 winners advanced to play the champions of the UEFA Women's Champions League, while the champions of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup faced the champions of the Copa Libertadores Femenina.
  • Final and third place play-off: The semi-final winners contested the final, and the losers played in the third place play-off.

On 2 October 2025, London was appointed by the FIFA Council as the host of stage 2.^[9] Gotham FC had also offered to host in New York. London's selection was reportedly due to Arsenal's busy league schedule around the time of the matches.^[10][11][12]

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China	Morocco	England
Wuhan	Berrechid	London
Wuhan Five Rings Sports Center	Berrechid Municipal Stadium	Brentford Community Stadium	Emirates Stadium
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 17,250	Capacity: 60,704
Wuhan	Berrechid	Emirates Stadium Brentford Community Stadium

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FIFA+ provided free streaming coverage worldwide of stage 1.^[17][18] DAZN and FIFA+ provided free streaming coverage worldwide for stage 2, apart from in the following territories (mainly the home markets of the semi-finalists):^{[19][20][21][22]}

Since its creation was approved and its dates confirmed in March 2025, the brand new tournament faced many challenges in organisation and in gaining public and commercial interest.^[24] A lack of media interest led to broadcasters for stage 2 only confirmed two weeks before it began.^[11][25] While London was announced as host in October 2025, the announcement of the venues came only on 12 December.^[26] FIFA also struggled with arranging commercial partnerships, only securing sponsorships days before the semi-finals.^[24] Among them is presenting partner Kynisca, which is a multi-club ownership organisation. The partnership raised concerns over conflict of interest given the possibility of one of its clubs participating in future editions.^[15][27] 25,031 people attended the final, around 11,000 fewer than Arsenal's average attendance for the season up to that day. In Brazil, over one million people watched CazéTV's broadcast of the final.^[28] The semi-finals had poor attendance, partly owing to their unusual kick-off times.^[29]

Concerns were raised over the fairness of the competition. Despite the initial announcement of the competition having stage 2 to be played at a neutral venue, the final was held in Arsenal's home ground. Arsenal were in the middle of their domestic season and could train at their own facilities.^[15][29] Some other teams were in their preseason and had to manage disruptions to transfer window activity and logistical issues over player availability.^[30][31] To prepare for the competition, Gotham FC, in their preseason, held a three-week training camp in Spain out of pocket. This meant rearranging their usual NWSL season preparations to protect player welfare. Ultimately, Gotham FC lost their semi-final and their prize money could not offset their preparation expenses.^[32] For Arsenal, the timing of the competition was inconvenient in a congested calendar and raised concerns over player workload.^[33] AS FAR and Corinthians had visa issues resulting in some players arriving in London later than the rest of the teams.^[33][34] Ahead of the final, Arsenal academy players were spotted watching Corinthians train at the Hive. The incident was reported by Corinthians to FIFA.^[35]

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