The 2027 Women’s World Cup will be co-hosted by the United States and Mexico, the national football associations of both nations said on Wednesday.
One month prior to the FIFA deadline of May 19 for prospective host states to formally submit bids, US Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation (MFF) confirmed their intentions.
Mexico has never hosted the Women’s World Cup, while the United States has done it twice, in 1999 and 2003.
If successful, the competition would be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico in 2027, one year after the men’s World Cup.
“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,” US Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone said in a statement.
“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,” Parlow Cone added.
MFF president Yon de Luisa said staging the tournament would be a catalyst for women’s football in Mexico.
“It is with pleasure that we are teaming up again with the US Soccer Federation in the pursuit of this World Cup for our region, which will undoubtedly be historic,” de Luisa said.
At the FIFA Congress in May 2024, it is anticipated that the host for the 2027 World Cup would be chosen.
The joint offer from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands as well as bids from South Africa and Brazil will compete with the US-Mexico effort.
Prior to this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the US-Mexico declaration was made.
