
<p>Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany have officially confirmed their bid to cohost the 2027 Women’s World Cup. The three nations have been coordinating the potential bid since 2020. They even created a joint Twitter account last year in an effort to spread the word on the proposal. The trio will use the slogan “Breaking New Ground” based on the first letters of each word also representing the first letter of each country.</p>



<h5>Trio determined to put on best tournament possible</h5>



<p>“Women’s football is currently developing well worldwide. We want to pick up on this momentum with our joint application and set another exclamation mark,” German soccer general secretary Heike Ullrich <a href="https:\/\/www.dfb.de/news/detail/dfb-knvb-und-rbfa-bewerben-sich-offiziell-um-ausrichtung-der-frauen-wm-2027-249734/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">stated</a>. “That is a responsibility that we are happy to face up to with conviction.” </p>



<p>“We are sure to offer perfect conditions for the tournament. Our aim is to present the players with the best sporting conditions, the fans with a unique atmosphere and all associations with sustainable approaches.”</p>



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<p>Ullrich’s Dutch counterpart, Gijs de Jong, also commented on the announcement as well. “The popularity of women’s football boomed in the Netherlands after the 2017 European Championship. Since then, it has been impossible to imagine Dutch football without the OranjeLeeuwinnen (Dutch women’s national team),” <a href="https:\/\/www.knvb.com/news/dutch-football/womens-football/1415/rbfa-knvb-and-dfb-officially-bid-host-2027-womens-world-cup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">proclaimed</a> de Jong.</p>



<p>“Our ambition is to create the best sporting conditions for the players and a unique atmosphere for our ‘Orange fans.’ In doing this, we focus on the ever-increasing importance of organizing major events as sustainably and responsibly as possible.”</p>



<h2>United States could battle against 2027 World Cup European cohost</h2>



<p>The three European nations are the first applicants to officially declare intentions to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. However, the United States has also <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/news/world-cups-and-olympics-present-historic-opportunity-for-u-s-20220407-CMS-378676.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">previously expressed interest</a> in hosting the tournament. </p>



<p>U.S. Soccer has mulled the idea to launch a bid to host either the 2027 or 2031 Women’s World Cup. The United States has already hosted back-to-back competitions in 1999 and 2003. The upcoming 2026 Men’s World Cup tournament is also set to be co-hosted by the United States as well.</p>



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Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany have officially launched their joint bid to cohost the 2027 Women's World cup.

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<p>If you’ve been listening to the daily <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/world-cup-buzz/id372947323" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cup Buzz Podcast</a> since it debuted in mid May, you’ll know how frustrated Richard, Laurence and Kartik have been with the performance by the Netherlands team. And I echo the same concerns. The team has achieved so much to get to the final and has shown flashes of brilliance along the way, but it’s not the type of Dutch team that is going to win games in a beautiful manner.</p>
<p>So, I thought it’d be a good idea to delve into the archives and to find some examples of how the Dutch teams of the past tantalized us with their incredible skill and attacking prowess. I’ve compiled a collection of videos from the 1974 and 1978 World Cup tournaments as well as one from the 1988 European Championship.</p>
<p>Here they are:</p>
<p><strong>1974 World Cup tournament</strong></p>
<p>This was the one where the Netherlands should have won the World Cup. With a team featuring stars such as Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens, Ruud Krol, Johnny Rep, Wim Suurbier, Rene van der Kerkhof and many others. They played a brand of soccer called Total Football, which was built on the premise that a player who moves out of position is replaced by another member of the team, thus retaining the team’s intended organizational structure.</p>
<p>Netherlands made it through to the final of the 1974 World Cup where they played host country West Germany. Within the first few minutes of the game, the English referee Jack Taylor awarded a penalty to Netherlands – the first penalty ever awarded in a World Cup Final. However, Taylor was criticized for failing to hand out yellow cards to German players who committed several serious fouls on Dutch players. The only German that day to be yellow carded was Berti Vogts in relation to the first penalty called in the game.</p>
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<p><strong>1978 World Cup tournament</strong></p>
<p>Agonizing for the Dutch, they made it through to the 1978 World Cup Final and almost won the game when in the final minute of regulation time, Rob Rensenbrink hit the post. If the ball had gone in, the Netherlands would have won the 1978 World Cup. Instead, the game went into extra time and Argentina grabbed two late goals to win it 3-1.</p>
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<p><strong>1988 European Championship</strong></p>
<p>Holland’s Total Football was long gone, but the 1988 Dutch team featured a stellar side of players including Ruud Gullit (with long hair), Marco van Basten and Ronald Koeman. This was a side that was not at the level of 1974 or 1978, but the Netherlands still went on to win the 1988 European Championship with one of the goals of the century courtesy of van Basten.</p>
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