United States, Mexico, More Submit Joint Bid to Host 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup

Four countries are joining forces in an effort to bring the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup to the Western Hemisphere.

W Golazo reported Monday that the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica submitted a joint regional bid for the 2031 competition, which will be the largest FIFA Women's World Cup in history.

"We're incredibly proud to be leading this bid for the 2031 Women's World Cup alongside our Concacaf partners in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica," U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone said in a statement. "Together, we have an extraordinary opportunity to host the biggest and most impactful Women's World Cup in history, one that will inspire a new generation of fans and help grow the women's game across our entire region and around the world. 

"We're excited to drive lasting progress for women's soccer by creating a legacy that reaches far beyond 2031 and sets a new global standard for the sport."

FIFA will officially announce where the 2031 tournament will be at next year's FIFA Congress in April, but the expectation for months has been that the United States will serve as a host.

The 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cups also took place Stateside, although the 2031 edition will welcome three other nations as hosts. It will also be the biggest Women's World Cup with the field expanding from 32 countries to 48, so it follows that multiple nations would be involved in hosting duties.

Brazil will host the 2027 Women's World Cup.

While Spain won the 2023 tournament, the United States has traditionally been the world's biggest power when it comes to women's soccer. The Americans have won the Women's World Cup a record four times (1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019) with Germany as the only other country to win it multiple times (2003 and 2007).

The United States also won the gold medal at the Olympics a record five times (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2024).

The Americans will surely have plenty of fans supporting them when they take the field for the 2031 tournament, which will happen after the United States also hosts the 2026 Men's World Cup along with Canada and Mexico.

Los Angeles will host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, giving both the men's and women's national teams plenty of opportunities to play in front of their home fans on the international stage in the coming years.