The world’s biggest global soccer tournament, the World Cup, could be played on North American soil in back-to-back years.
The U.S. and Mexico have submitted a joint bid to co-host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The U.S., Mexico, and Canada are already set to host the 2026 Men’s World Cup, the first men’s edition hosted by three nations. Now, this Women’s World Cup bid will compete with ones submitted by Brazil, South Africa, and the trio of Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Former U.S. Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro showed interest a few years ago in bringing the 2027 Women’s World Cup to America, before his removal from the position in 2020 over sexist comments he made during an equal pay lawsuit.
A U.S. Soccer spokesperson told the Philadelphia Inquirer in August 2021 that a U.S. bid for the Women’s World Cup was off the table, but current U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone has other plans.
“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,” Cone said.
Mexico has never hosted a Women’s World Cup, while the U.S. hosted it in 1999 and 2003.
FIFA is set to announce the winning bid in May 2024, following what the organization has called “the most robust and comprehensive bidding process” in the history of the women’s tournament.
