U.S. and Canada to Host 2027 Women’s Volleyball World Championship

The United States and Canada will host the 2027 Women’s Volleyball World Championships, another major international event headed to North America in the lead up to the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. The final round will be held in Anaheim, California, at Honda Center and OCVIBE, a new entertainment complex under construction around the arena. Anaheim will host volleyball at the 2028 Games.

Four additional host cities across the United States and Canada will be confirmed later for the pool phase and round of 16.

The event will mark the first time the United States and Canada will co-host the championship. According to FIVB and Volleyball World, the joint bid reflects volleyball’s surging popularity at the youth, collegiate and professional levels across both countries.

The federation also announced that Qatar will host the Men’s Volleyball World Championship in 2029, the first time the event will be staged in the Middle East.

“We are proud to confirm not one, but three outstanding hosts – the USA, Canada and Qatar – for future editions of the Volleyball World Championship,” FIVB President Fabio Azevedo said. “With the USA and Canada set to host the women’s edition in 2027 and Qatar staging the men’s event in 2029, we are confident in delivering unforgettable tournaments for athletes, fans and all global volleyball movement stakeholders. Taking the World Championships to new regions is an important step in growing our sport and sharing its values of collaboration, integration, peace and solidarity more widely across the globe.”

The decisions, taken by the FIVB Board of Administration during the Volleyball Men’s World Championship in the Philippines, were the culmination of a competitive bidding process.

“The caliber of our hosts highlights volleyball’s worldwide momentum. Bringing the World Championships to North America and the Middle East – two of our most dynamic growth markets – will connect us with new fans and deliver unforgettable experiences in arenas and across broadcast, OTT and digital platforms,” Volleyball World CEO Ugo Valensi said. “We are opening the door to fresh partnerships, investment and fan engagement, while driving innovation and long-term value for the sport.”

The FIVB Men’s and Women’s Volleyball World Championships each feature 32 of the world’s best teams competing across 64 matches over 17 days. In 2023, the competition moved to a biennial schedule, with the inaugural events under this format held this year in Thailand (women’s) and the Philippines (men’s).