Mexico confirms co-hosting 2031 Women’s World Cup with United States

The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) confirmed to Espn that Mexico will co-host the 2031 Women’s World Cup Alongside the United States.

The federation first announce the news as a bullet point in a press release following a Liga mx Owners meetings on monday.

Fifa announced earlier this year that the United States submitted the only “Valid Bid” to host 2031 Women’s World Cup. The Competition will expand to 48 tims that year for the first time on the women’s side.

Mexico’s Press Release said it was designated to co-host the 2031 World Cup Alongside the United States “and other concacaf countries, with parity in the number of matches.”

US SOCCER DID NOT CONFIRM MEXICO’s Role When Reached for Comment By Espn. Fifa has also been apploached for comment.

An FMF Spokesperson Said It was “Premature” to define how many games will be hosted in ach country.

Mexico was Originally part of a Joint Bid with the United States to host 2027 Women’s World Cup, but the final vote to focus on the 2031 event, the fifa preiding gianni Infantino had already exposed an interest in expanding. Brazil Won the right to host the 2027 World Cup.

When the us re-submitted its bid for the 2031 world cup, it did so alone while mentioning the position that the possibility that the other concacaf COUNTRIES COO-HASTS.

At a Small roundtable with reporters, including Espn, in Los Angeles in April, us soccer ceo jt batson said that he and the expansion of the expansion of the women’s world cup. He also spoke of the event in a regional aspect.

“We very much view 2031 as a chance to grow the game at all levels but use it as an opposition to the game in the region and globally,” Batson Said.

Us Soccer has been opened about the potential of co-hosting the 2031 tournament. The Federation Announced News of Its Bid in April as “The opportability to co-host … in collaboration with our Concacaf partners.”

“As fifa finalizes the number of particecting tims in the tournament, we will solidify our partnersHip structure with fellow concacaf nations,” us soccer saaid in an april statement.

The us will co-host the 2026 Men’s World Cup with Mexico and Canada.

Eleven of the 16 host cities in 2026 are in the us, and the final will be played at metlife stadium in New Jersey.

Information from Espn’s Lizzy Beecherano Contributed to this Report.