U.S. Soccer announces co-hosts for 2031 Women's World Cup bid - ESPN

NEW YORK — U.S. Soccer's 2031 Women's World Cup bid will include Mexico, Jamaica and Costa Rica, the federation presidents confirmed at a news conference on Monday at the Solow Building in Midtown Manhattan.

The 2031 Women's World Cup will be the first to feature 48 teams after the FIFA Council unanimously approved the expansion from 32 teams in a vote in May.

«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.»

The U.S.-led joint bid for 2031 is uncontested, and FIFA is expected to ratify it at the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia, on April 30 of next year. U.S. Soccer said this past April that it was waiting for FIFA to finalize the size of the tournament before announcing its «partnership structure» with other nations from Concacaf.

The 2031 Women's World Cup will mark the third time hosting for the U.S. (1999, 2003), more than any other nation. China, which hosted the inaugural World Cup in 1991 followed by the 2007 edition, has also hosted twice. Canada, Mexico and the United States will co-host the 2026 Men's World Cup, which will be the first edition of the tournament to feature 48 teams. Eleven of the 16 host cities for that event are in the United States,