New World Cup draw rule could pave the way for German title holders

While the German women's national team is among the title contenders for the 2027 World Cup, a new draw rule could ease their path through the tournament by distributing the top nations into two halves and thus avoiding early duels.

The German women's eleven currently occupies third place in the FIFA world ranking. They could benefit from the new draw rule already within a month.

For the first time at a women's World Cup, the four highest‑ranked nations will be deliberately placed into two halves of the tournament. Through the seeding list, they will only meet later in the tournament, provided they win their group stages. The FIFA ranking as of 7 December is decisive.

Draw and Top Placement

Currently the DFB eleven is behind Spain and the USA in third place, with England occupying fourth. The draw takes place on 11 December at 17:30 CET at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro.

As one of the seven best nations, the DFB eleven will certainly be drawn from pot one and thus initially avoid other title contenders. The tournament is opened by host Brazil as the head of Group A.

The 2027 World Cup in South America takes place from 24 June to 25 July; 18 of the 32 slots have already been allocated, the remaining places will be decided in a playoff in early March. The opening and final matches will be held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

The DFB selection travels at the end of the month for a friendly tour to South America. On the night of 29 to 30 November, the Wück eleven will play against Argentina at the Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in La Plata near Buenos Aires.

On 4 December at 22:15 CET, Peru awaits the DFB eleven in Rio for the final international match of the year, with the exact stadium yet to be decided and it will not be the Maracanã.