U.S. Soccer, Mexican Federation to launch 2027 Women’s World Cup bid

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be on North American soil and the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup could very well be following suit.

U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation will launch a bid to co-host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, both federations announced Wednesday. FIFA set a date of April 19, 2023, for member associations to submit their expressions of interest to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup while May 19 is the deadline to submit the Bidding Agreement.

“The United States has always been a global leader for the women’s game, and we would be honored to co-host the world’s premier event for women’s soccer along with Mexico,” said U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone, who played in two Women’s World Cups and was a key part of the USA’s 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup championship.

“Hosting the 2027 Women’s World Cup provides us an incredible opportunity to cap off two historic years of World Cup soccer in the Concacaf region, helping us continue to grow the game among our confederation associations. A record six teams from Concacaf will play in the Women’s World Cup this summer, and the United States and Mexico want to continue to push the envelope for the development of women’s soccer across the entire region.”

The 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be the second tournament with 32 nations as this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand marks the first time that 32 teams will be included in the tournament. This summer’s competition will also be the first Women’s World Cup with multiple hosts.

Should the United States and Mexico win the bid to host the Women’s World Cup, it will be the third time in U.S. history and the first time in Mexico’s history. The United States hosted the Women’s World Cup in 1999 [where the USWNT won the title] and 2003 [after the tournament was moved from China].

Mexico has yet to host a Women’s World Cup, but the growth surrounding the sport in the country has continued to blossom with the Liga MX Femenil excelling in recent years.

“Women’s football in Mexico has experienced sustained growth over the last five years and its development, both on and off the field, coupled with the female empowerment it has achieved and will continue to achieve, is one of the strategic priorities of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF),” said Yon de Luisa, President of the FMF. “It is with pleasure that we are teaming up again with the U.S. Soccer Federation in the pursuit of this World Cup for our region, which will undoubtedly be historic.”

The host for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup is expected to be named by the FIFA Congress on May 17, 2024.