U.S.-Mexico Join Forces to Host 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup and Create Equal Opportunities for All Players, Fans, and Stakeholders

The United States and Mexico have announced that they are withdrawing their bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, instead focusing on hosting the tournament in 2031. This decision comes as the two nations are currently preparing to jointly host the 2026 World Cup with Canada, marking the first time the tournament will be held in three countries simultaneously.

The goal for the 2031 Women’s World Cup is to create a more equitable tournament by ensuring that the level of investment and commercial potential is on par with the Men’s World Cup. Both U.S. and Mexican leaders are committed to providing equitable experiences for players, fans, and stakeholders, and hope to set new records for the tournament’s media deals and corporate partnerships.

U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone emphasized the importance of having additional time to properly prepare for such a significant event in order to maximize its global impact. The decision to delay the bid for the Women’s World Cup until 2031 allows more time to learn from hosting the 2026 tournament and better support host cities.

With Brazil or a joint bid from Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium remaining as possible hosts for 2027, FIFA will make a decision on who will host this edition of women’s world cup in a vote scheduled for May 17th in Thailand. As for 2031 bid, US & Mexico have yet to find out if they were successful in their joint proposal to host it next year