

The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) will co-host the 2031 Women’s World Cup alongside the United States, an FMF spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic on Friday.
The federation announced the plans in a press release Monday, outlining “important agreements” for the development of football in Mexico. The release came on the heels of a Liga MX owners meeting earlier that day.
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In April, FIFA confirmed the United States as the sole bidder for the 2031 tournament, which will expand to 48 teams that year for the first time in women’s football. U.S. Soccer later said it planned to co-host the tournament with other Concacaf partners.
The Mexican federation said in its release that it was designated to co-host the tournament with the U.S. “and other Concacaf countries, with parity in the number of matches.”
It’s unclear how matches will be split between the co-hosts and whether other Concacaf nations will be added to the mix. The Mexican federation did not share additional details about its plans. The Athletic has reached out to U.S. Soccer and FIFA for comment.
Mexico and the U.S. previously submitted a bid to co-host the 2027 World Cup, before withdrawing from the bidding process weeks before a public vote was scheduled to take place. At the time, the federations expressed their interest in bidding for the 2031 edition. Brazil was later named host of the 2027 tournament.
There is precedent for the regions to share co-hosting responsibilities, with the men’s World Cup in 2026 co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada. On the women’s side, Canada last hosted the women’s tournament in 2015.
The two nations also have experience in hosting an expanded tournament, suggesting that the infrastructure for an expanded tournament may have been seen as a draw for FIFA.
In expanding the Women’s World Cup to 48 teams for 2031, FIFA will bring the women’s tournament in line with the men’s tournament, which will also feature 48 teams next year.
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