Mexico to Co-Host the 2031 Women’s World Cup with the United States
The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) has confirmed that Mexico will co-host the 2031 Women’s World Cup alongside the United States.The news was initially announced in a press release following a meeting of Liga MX owners on Monday.
FIFA announced earlier this year that the United States submitted the only “valid bid” to host the 2031 Women’s World Cup. The competition will expand to 48 teams that year, for the first time in the women’s division.
Mexico’s press release indicated that it was designated to co-host the 2031 World Cup along with the United States “and other Concacaf countries, with parity in the number of matches”.
An FMF spokesperson stated that it was “premature” to define how many matches would be played in each country.
Mexico was originally part of a joint bid with the United States to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, but the bid was withdrawn before the final vote to focus on the 2031 event, in which FIFA President Gianni Infantino had already expressed interest in expanding.
Brazil won the right to host the 2027 World Cup.
When the United States resubmitted its bid for the 2031 World Cup, it did so alone, mentioning the possibility that other Concacaf countries could join as co-hosts.
The United States will co-host the 2026 Men’s World Cup with Mexico and Canada.
Eleven of the 16 host cities in 2026 are in the United States, and the final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
