USA, Mexico pull bid for 2027 Ladies's World Cup with give attention to 2031

U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Soccer Federation have withdrawn a joint bid to host the 2027 FIFA Ladies’s World Cup, the united states introduced on Monday. And as an alternative, the nations will flip their focus to internet hosting the event in 2031.

This implies it is now all the way down to a joint European bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, or Brazil, which might be the primary South American nation to ever host this event. The choice is anticipated to be made following a vote by the FIFA Congress when it meets in Bangkok, Thailand on Might 17.

U.S. Soccer stated in a press release that the revised bid will permit each the US and Mexico to “construct on the learnings and success of the 2026 World Cup” and create extra alternatives for host cities, companions and media.

“Internet hosting a World Cup event is a large endeavor – and having extra time to arrange permits us to maximise its influence throughout the globe,” U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone stated in a press release. “I am pleased with our dedication to supply equitable experiences for the gamers, followers and all our stakeholders. Shifting our bid will allow us to host a record-breaking Ladies’s World Cup in 2031 that can assist to develop and lift the extent of the ladies’s sport each right here at dwelling in addition to throughout the globe.”

The 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was the primary time the event was hosted throughout a number of nations. The 2026 males’s World Cup — which would be the greatest World Cup in historical past with a report 48 groups competing — shall be hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada.

This additionally provides the U.S. and Mexico an extended runway to advertise the event, figuring out the boys’s event would happen about one yr beforehand.

“We’re absolutely dedicated to organizing a memorable and historic Ladies’s World Cup that the gamers and followers will profit from,” Ivar Sisniega, President of the Federacion Mexicana de Futbol, stated. “After cautious evaluation we really feel that transferring our bid again to 2031 will permit us to advertise and construct as much as probably the most profitable Ladies’s World Cup ever. 

“The power and universality of our skilled girls’s leagues, coupled with our expertise from organizing the 2026 World Cup, implies that we can present the perfect infrastructure in addition to an enthusiastic fan base that can make all of the taking part groups really feel at dwelling and to place collectively a World Cup that can contribute to the continued development of ladies’s soccer.” 

Laken Litman covers faculty soccer, faculty basketball and soccer for FOX Sports activities. She beforehand wrote for Sports activities Illustrated, USA Right now and The Indianapolis Star. She is the writer of “Robust Like a Girl,” revealed in spring 2022 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX. Observe her on Twitter @LakenLitman.