The NWSL Will Start Its Season Earlier in 2027 because of the Women's World Cup
The league will play a full 30-game schedule and pause seven weeks for the Women’s World Cup in Brazil, ESPN confirmed.
- The National Women's Soccer League will begin its 2027 season on Feb. 11, the earliest start in league history, accommodating a league-wide pause during the FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil.
- Carlin Hudson, NWSL vice president of strategy, noted the league faces its shortest offseason in history, with only six weeks passing before the 2027 preseason begins on Jan. 2.
- Launching during Super Bowl LXI weekend, the league is "working closely with ESPN to make sure that the NWSL is woven into the weekend stories," NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said.
- To fit a full 30-game schedule around the seven-week World Cup break, the NWSL will operate on a different calendar than Major League Soccer, which shifts its season next year.
- Despite speculation about shifting to international alignment, the NWSL will remain on a spring-to-fall schedule through at least 2030 after the players' union objected to such a move.
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