NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup on Monday and said they will focus on trying to host the 2031 tournament.
The decision left a proposal from Brazil and a competing to be picked for 2027 by the FIFA congress that meets May 17 in Bangkok.
The USSF said the 2031 bid will call for FIFA to invest equally in the men's and women's World Cups.
FIFA said last year it planned to in combined prize money to teams and payments to clubs for releasing players for the 2026 men's World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. FIFA devoted in Australia and New Zealand from a $152 million fund that included payments to clubs.
鈥淗osting a World Cup tournament is a huge undertaking 鈥 and having additional time to prepare allows us to maximize its impact across the globe,鈥 USSF President Cindy Parlow Cone said in a statement. 鈥淚鈥檓 proud of our commitment to provide equitable experiences for the players, fans and all our stakeholders. Shifting our bid will enable us to host a record-breaking Women鈥檚 World Cup in 2031 that will help to grow and raise the level of the women鈥檚 game both here at home as well as across the globe."
In in December, the USSF proposed U.S. sites from among the same 11 to be used in the 2026 men鈥檚 World Cup. Mexico listed Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey 鈥 its three sites for the men鈥檚 World Cup 鈥 and for 2027 listed as possibilities Leon and Quer茅taro.
鈥淲e feel that moving our bid back to 2031 will allow us to promote and build up to the most successful Women鈥檚 World Cup ever,鈥 MFF President Ivar Sisnieg said in a statement. "The strength and universality of our professional women鈥檚 leagues, coupled with our experience from organizing the 2026 World Cup, means that we will be able to provide the best infrastructure as well as an enthusiastic fan base that will make all the participating teams feel at home and to put together a World Cup that will contribute to the continued growth of women鈥檚 football.鈥
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