The Mexican Soccer Federation (FMF) confirmed to ESPN that Mexico will co-host the 2031 Ladies’s World Cup alongside the USA.
The federation first introduced the information as a bullet level in a press launch following a Liga MX house owners assembly on Monday.
FIFA introduced earlier this yr that the USA submitted the one “legitimate bid” to host the 2031 Ladies’s World Cup. The competitors will increase to 48 groups that yr for the primary time on the ladies’s facet.
Mexico’s press launch stated it was designated to co-host the 2031 World Cup alongside the USA “and different Concacaf nations, with parity within the variety of matches.”
U.S. Soccer didn’t verify Mexico’s function when reached for remark by ESPN. FIFA has additionally been approached for remark.
An FMF spokesperson stated it was “untimely” to outline what number of video games will likely be hosted in every nation.
Mexico was initially a part of a joint bid with the USA to host the 2027 Ladies’s World Cup, however the bid was withdrawn forward of the ultimate vote to deal with the 2031 occasion, which FIFA president Gianni Infantino had already expressed an curiosity in increasing. Brazil gained the fitting to host the 2027 World Cup.
When the U.S. re-submitted its bid for the 2031 World Cup, it did so alone whereas mentioning the chance that different Concacaf nations might be a part of as co-hosts.
At a small roundtable with reporters, together with ESPN, in Los Angeles in April, U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson stated that he and the federation welcomed the growth of the Ladies’s World Cup. He additionally spoke of the occasion in a regional facet.
“We very a lot view 2031 as an opportunity to develop the sport in any respect ranges but additionally utilizing it as a possibility to develop the sport within the area and globally,” Batson stated.
U.S. Soccer has been open in regards to the potential of co-hosting the 2031 event. The federation introduced information of its bid in April as “the chance to co-host… in collaboration with our Concacaf companions.”
“As FIFA finalizes the variety of collaborating groups within the event, we’ll solidify our partnership construction with fellow Concacaf nations,” U.S. Soccer stated in an April assertion.
The U.S. will co-host the 2026 Males’s World Cup with Mexico and Canada.
Eleven of the 16 host cities in 2026 are within the U.S., and the ultimate will likely be performed at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Data from ESPN’s Lizzy Becherano contributed to this report.
