2027 Netball World Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Australia |
| City | Sydney |
| Dates | 25 August – 5 September 2027 |
The 2027 Netball World Cup will be the seventeenth staging of the Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball, contested every four years. The tournament will be held in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Host selection
[edit]Netball Australia announced their interest to bid as early as June 2019, saying they promise the best netball event ever seen.[2][3] They officially made an application for the competition on 30 June 2020, with the slogan all for 2027.[4]
Sydney's bid was the only one that applied.[5] On 26 April 2021, Sydney was confirmed as hosts for the third time.[1][6]
Venue
[edit]The primary venue will be the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.[7] There is also potential that other places around New South Wales could host games.[2][8]
| Sydney | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qudos Bank Arena | ||
| Capacity: 18,000 (netball)[9] | ||
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Qualification
[edit]Sixteen teams took part for the sixth time since qualifiers were introduced in 2007. Alongside hosts Australia, five teams qualified via ranking on 4 December 2025.[10][11] The remaining ten spots will be decided by the five continental qualifiers, with the top two teams in each qualifier making the World Cup. Qualification took place between August and October 2026.
Returnees
[edit]Absentees
[edit]Qualified teams
[edit]| Qualification | Host | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | – | 21 April 2021 | 1 | Australia |
| World Netball Rankings[10][11] | – | 4 December 2025 | 5 |  New Zealand Jamaica England South Africa Uganda |
| Asia Qualifier |  Hong Kong | 8–15 August 2026 | 2 |  Singapore Hong Kong |
| Oceania Qualifier |  Nukuʻalofa | 14–18 September 2026 | 2 |  Samoa Tonga |
| Africa Qualifier |  Nairobi | 19–26 September 2026 | 2 | |
| Europe Qualifier |  Glasgow | 25–27 September 2026 | 2 | |
| Americas Qualifier |  Bridgetown | 9–26 October 2026 | 2 |
Summary of qualified teams
[edit]| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | WR[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Australia |
Host nation | 21 April 2021 | 17th | 1963 | 2023 | 17 | Champions (Twelve times)[c] | TBD |
| New Zealand |
World Netball Rankings | 4 December 2025 | 17th | 1963 | 17 | Champions (1967, 1979, 1987, 2003, 2019) | TBD | |
| Jamaica |
17th | 1963 | 17 | Third place (1991, 2003, 2007, 2023) | TBD | |||
| England |
17th | 1963 | 17 | Runners-up (1975, 2023) | TBD | |||
| South Africa |
11th | 1963 | 9 | Runners-up (1995) | TBD | |||
| Uganda |
5th | 1979 | 4 | Fifth place (2023) | TBD | |||
| Singapore |
Asia Qualifier | 14 August 2026 | 12th | 1967 | 9 | Eighth place (1967) | TBD | |
| Hong Kong |
6th | 1983 | 2003 | 1 | Thirteenth place (1983) | TBD | ||
| Samoa |
Oceania Qualifier | 17 September 2026 | 8th | 1991 | 2023 | 1 | Sixth place (2003) | TBD |
| Tonga |
2nd | 2023 | 2 | Ninth place (2023) | TBD | |||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Sydney confirmed as 2027 Netball World Cup host city". Netball Australia.
- 1 2 "Australia promises 'best netball event ever seen' as it bids for 2027 World Cup". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. June 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Netball Australia and NSW Government To Bid For 2027 Netball World Cup". Australian Diamonds.
- ↑ "Official Netball World Cup 2027 bid submitted". Netball Australia.
- ↑ "Bid Summaries NWYC2025 and NWC2027".
- ↑ "Sydney to host 2027 Netball World Cup". BBC Sport. 26 April 2021.
- ↑ "International Netball Federation Announces Host For 2027 Netball World Cup" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-27.
- ↑ "Netball World Cup 2027: Everything you need to know". Netball Australia.
- ↑ https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/qudos-bank-arena
- 1 2 "World Netball Updates WN World Rankings with Top 6 Invited to Netball World Cup Sydney 2027". World Netball. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Updated rankings sees Vitality Roses secure qualification to the 2027 Netball World Cup". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3364099/hong-kongs-women-make-netball-history-qualify-first-world-cup-2003
- ↑ https://www.dailymirror.lk/sports/Sri-Lanka-thrown-out-of-World-Cup/244-348176