The 2027 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship is coming to Central Florida. On Tuesday, the Greater Orlando Sports Commission announced that Orlando and the Kia Center were selected to host a slew of matches for the global volleyball tournament. “We are proud that Orlando has been selected as a host city for the 2027 Women’s Volleyball World Championship, joining the Honda Center and OCVIBE in Anaheim,” Greater Orlando Sports Commission President and CEO Jason Siegel said in a statement. “We are excited to welcome this world-class event to the Kia Center and finalize the hosting agreement in the months ahead,” Siegel added. “As the world prepares for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, this historic tournament, which is being held in the United States and Canada for the very first time, marks an exciting milestone for the sport.” The Kia Center will host 14 matches over eight days, including the group stage and knockout rounds, Greater Orlando Sports Commission President and CEO Jason Siegel told WESH 2. Matches at the Kia Center will be held from Aug. 20-28, 2027. The championship match is slated for Sept. 5, 2026, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. A total of 32 countries, split into four quadrants, are expected to compete in the tournament. It will be the first time Orlando hosts an international Olympic qualifier. The tournament serves as an Olympic qualifier, which will see three teams qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The United States and Canada are co-hosting the 2027 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship. International sporting competitions are not new in Orlando. Central Florida recently hosted six matches across Inter&Co Stadium and Camping World Stadium during last summer’s FIFA Club World Cup. With the FIFA Women’s World Cup slated to return to the United States and Mexico in 2031, Siegel told WESH 2 last April that there are plans to bid Orlando as a host city. Mike Gramajo is an Assignment Editor and Sportswriter at WESH 2, who has covered the Orlando soccer scene since 2012. You can follow his coverage over on X and Instagram.
The 2027 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship is coming to Central Florida.
On Tuesday, the Greater Orlando Sports Commission announced that Orlando and the Kia Center were selected to host a slew of matches for the global volleyball tournament.
“We are proud that Orlando has been selected as a host city for the 2027 Women’s Volleyball World Championship, joining the Honda Center and OCVIBE in Anaheim,” Greater Orlando Sports Commission President and CEO Jason Siegel said in a statement.
“We are excited to welcome this world-class event to the Kia Center and finalize the hosting agreement in the months ahead,” Siegel added. “As the world prepares for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, this historic tournament, which is being held in the United States and Canada for the very first time, marks an exciting milestone for the sport.”
The Kia Center will host 14 matches over eight days, including the group stage and knockout rounds, Greater Orlando Sports Commission President and CEO Jason Siegel told WESH 2.
Matches at the Kia Center will be held from Aug. 20-28, 2027.
The championship match is slated for Sept. 5, 2026, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
A total of 32 countries, split into four quadrants, are expected to compete in the tournament.
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Avery Skinner and her teammates celebrate after scoring a point during the volleyball match between Italy and the United States in Lodz, Poland, on July 23, 2025. This is the VNL Volleyball Nations League 2025 game – women’s Finals tournament at the Atlas Arena.
It will be the first time Orlando hosts an international Olympic qualifier.
The tournament serves as an Olympic qualifier, which will see three teams qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
The United States and Canada are co-hosting the 2027 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship.
International sporting competitions are not new in Orlando. Central Florida recently hosted six matches across Inter&Co Stadium and Camping World Stadium during last summer’s FIFA Club World Cup.
With the FIFA Women’s World Cup slated to return to the United States and Mexico in 2031, Siegel told WESH 2 last April that there are plans to bid Orlando as a host city.
Mike Gramajo is an Assignment Editor and Sportswriter at WESH 2, who has covered the Orlando soccer scene since 2012. You can follow his coverage over on X and Instagram.