Mexico, United States bid
for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
Bid Details
Bidding nationMexico, United States
Bidding federationFMF, USSF
Proposed venues16 (in 16 cities)

The Mexico–United States 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup bid is a joint bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup by the football associations of Mexico and the United States. The bid was announced on 19 April 2023.

Background

Before his resignation in 2017, former U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro expressed an interest in having the U.S. host the tournament, stating "I believe we can and should host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027."[1] However, it was not known where current president Cindy Parlow Cone could have stood on a possible bid. If successful, the U.S. would host the Women's World Cup one year after co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup and one year before Los Angeles hosts the Summer Olympics again.[2] The United States has previously hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup and this tournament twice in a row in 1999 and 2003. It was reported on 6 August 2021 that U.S. Soccer was considering a bid for the 2031 Women's World Cup as an alternative before reinstating its plan for 2027 on 17 June 2022.[3][4]

On 21 June 2022, the president of the Mexican Football Federation, Yon de Luisa, announced interests in hosting the 2027 edition and would seek to make a bid for it. Mexico has never hosted a FIFA Women's World Cup, but has hosted the men's World Cup twice, in 1970 and 1986, and will do so again as joint host for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[5] A joint bid between the United States and Mexico was announced on 19 April 2023 prior to a friendly match between the men's teams.[6]

FIFA football tournament hosting experiences

Together, Mexico, and the United States have hosted 8 FIFA events and are scheduled to host the 2026 World Cup, which is the most of any duo of geographically connected nations.

In addition, both countries have hosted at least one Olympic football tournament. Mexico in Mexico City 1968, and the United States hosted twice – in Los Angeles 1984 and Atlanta 1996. The Atlanta Games were the first to include a women's tournament.

Proposed venues

The United States and Mexico have jointly announced their preparedness to host a World Cup, intending to utilize the same venues, infrastructure, and protocols as employed for the Men's World Cup the previous year.[7] 16 cities (5 in Mexico and 11 in the United States) were confirmed by the bid book.[8]

A † denotes a stadium used for previous men's and women's World Cup tournaments.
A ‡ denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.

Mexico

Mexico City Monterrey, Nuevo León Guadalajara, Jalisco
Estadio Azteca† Estadio BBVA
(Guadalupe, Nuevo León)		 Estadio Akron
(Zapopan, Jalisco)
Capacity: 87,523
(Bid book capacity: 83,280)		 Capacity: 53,500
(Bid book capacity: 53,460)		 Capacity: 46,232
(Bid book capacity: 48,071)
Querétaro City, Querétaro León, Guanajuato
Estadio Corregidora† Estadio León†
Capacity: 34,130 Capacity: 32,000

United States

New York/New Jersey Dallas, Texas Kansas City, Missouri Houston, Texas
MetLife Stadium
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)		 AT&T Stadium‡
(Arlington, Texas)		 Arrowhead Stadium NRG Stadium‡
Capacity: 82,500
(Bid book capacity: 87,157)		 Capacity: 80,000
(Bid book capacity: 92,967)		 Capacity: 76,416
(Bid book capacity: 76,640)		 Capacity: 72,220
Atlanta, Georgia Los Angeles, California
Mercedes-Benz Stadium‡ Rose Bowl Stadium†
(Pasadena, California)
Capacity: 75,000
(Bid book capacity: 75,000)		 Capacity: 88,432
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Financial Field†
Capacity: 69,796
(Bid book capacity: 69,328)
Seattle, Washington San Francisco Bay Area Boston, Massachusetts Miami, Florida
Lumen Field Levi's Stadium
(Santa Clara, California)		 Gillette Stadium†
(Foxborough, Massachusetts)		 Hard Rock Stadium
(Miami Gardens, Florida)
Capacity: 69,000
 Capacity: 68,500
(Bid book capacity: 70,909)		 Capacity: 65,878
(Bid book capacity: 70,000)		 Capacity: 64,767
(Bid book capacity: 67,518)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Yang, Stephanie (7 November 2017). "What US Soccer presidential candidates are saying about the women's game". SB Nation. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Goff, Steven (13 June 2018). "U.S., Mexico and Canada win joint bid for 2026 World Cup, topping Morocco in FIFA vote". Denver Post. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Willians, Bob (6 August 2021). "US Soccer now considers bidding for the 2031 Women's World Cup". SportsPro. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "USSF plans to bid to host either 2027 or 2031 Women's World Cup". Just Women's Sports. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "México buscará ser sede de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA femenil".
  6. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Federation And Mexican Football Federation Will Launch Bid To Co-Host The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation submit the "New Heights" bid for the right to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "New Heights - 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Mexico-USA Bid Book" (PDF). FIFA.com. 9 December 2023.
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