Costa Rica–Jamaica–Mexico–United States 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup bid

Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, United States bid
for the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup
Bid details
Bidding nationCosta Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, United States
Bidding federationFCRF, JFFF, FMF, USSF
Proposed venues20 (out of 50 proposals) (in 20 (out of 36 proposals) cities)

The Costa Rica–Jamaica–Mexico–the United States bid for the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup is an joint bid to host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup by the football associations of Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, and the United States. The bid was announced on October 20, 2025. The slogan of the bid is titled: "For Now, For Next".

Background

On April 29, 2024, the United States Soccer Federation and Mexican Football Federation jointly announced that they would withdraw their bid for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and instead bid for the 2031 edition. The United States previously hosted the 1999 edition and 2003 edition, while Mexico has never hosted a Women's World Cup.[1] Both countries are co-hosts of the men's 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Canada; media outlets speculated that the close proximity of the two events along with the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles may have been a factor in the changed bid plan.[2] Other FIFA and confederation events the two countries have hosted are the 1970 World Cup, 1983 World Youth Championship, 1986 World Cup, 1999 Confederations Cup, and 2011 U-17 World Cup for Mexico and the 1994 World Cup, Copa América Centenario, 2024 Copa América, and 2025 FIFA Club World Cup for the United States. In addition, both countries have hosted the CONCACAF Gold Cup. On January 15, 2025, USSF president Cindy Parlow Cone confirmed the two nations would bid as soon as FIFA announces the bidding process.[3] On March 5, 2025, the USSF announced that it had started the bidding process and later stated that month that they intended to expand the bid to other members in Central America and the Caribbean.[4][5] On April 3, 2025, FIFA declared the United States bid the sole valid bid for 2031.[6] Mexico later confirmed their involvement in the bid on May 27, 2025.[7] Costa Rica and Jamaica later joined on October 20, 2025.[8]

Jamaica have previously co-hosted the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2019, Costa Rica had hosted the FIFA youth tournaments including the U-17 level in 2014 and the U-20 level in 2022. Mexico has been the host for the men's competitions including the senior levels in 1970 and 1986 and the United States have hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup twice in 1999 and 2003 along with the men's competition in 1994. Both Mexico and the United States will co-host the 2026 along with Canada.

Proposed venues

In its hosting requirements document, FIFA stipulated that the 32-team competition will have a minimum of eight stadiums—of which at least five were existing venues. The stadiums would have minimum seating capacities of 20,000 for most matches, 40,000 for semifinal matches, and 65,000 for the opening match and final.[9] However, additional changes will be made to accommodate the expansion to 48.

In Costa Rica, the only city interested is San José.[10]

In Jamaica, the only city interested is Kingston.[11]

In Mexico, several cities are interested: Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Pachuca, Querétaro, and Torreón.[12]

In the United States, more than 30 regions have shown interest to host including Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas–Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York/New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, St. Louis, the Tampa Bay Area, and Washington, D.C., with bidding set to begin in fall 2025.[13] Out of these cities, all but 20 will host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Managers of New Commanders Stadium in Washington, D.C., have specifically targeted completion of their facility in 2030 as to be eligible as a host venue.[14][15]

Shortlisted locations

On November 28, 2025, the bid book listed 20 possible stadiums the bidding committee had in mind with additional stadiums mentioned as well. No official statement has been made yet on when the host city selection process will begin.

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

List of proposed host cities and sample stadiums
Country City Stadium Capacity Image
United States New York/New Jersey
(East Rutherford, New Jersey) 		MetLife Stadium 82,500
(bid book: 87,157)
Dallas
(Arlington, Texas) 		AT&T Stadium‡ 80,000
(bid book: 92,967)
(expandable to 105,000)
Kansas City GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium 76,416
(bid book: 76,640)
Denver Empower Field at Mile High 76,125
Charlotte Bank of America Stadium 75,037
Houston NRG Stadium‡ 72,220
(expandable to 80,000)
Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium‡ 71,000
(bid book: 75,000)
(expandable to 83,000)
Los Angeles
(Inglewood, California) 		SoFi Stadium 70,240
(expandable to 100,240)
Seattle Lumen Field 68,740
(expandable to 72,000)
Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium‡ 66,202
(expandable to 73,000)
Washington, D.C. New Commanders Stadium‡ 65,000
Orlando Camping World Stadium 60,219
(expandable to 65,194)
San Diego Snapdragon Stadium 35,000
(expandable to 55,000)
Nashville Geodis Park 30,109
Mexico Mexico City Estadio Banorte 87,523
Monterrey
(Guadalupe) 		Estadio BBVA 53,500
(bid book: 53,460)
Guadalajara
(Zapopan) 		Estadio Akron 49,813
(bid book: 48,071)
Torreón Estadio Corona 29,101
Costa Rica San José Costa Rica National Stadium 35,000
Jamaica Kingston Independence Park 37,500
(after renovation)[16]

List of backup host cities and sample stadiums
Country City Stadium Capacity Image
United States Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,500
Los Angeles
(Pasadena, California) 		Rose Bowl† 72,000
(after renovation)
Baltimore M&T Bank Stadium 70,745
Tampa Bay Raymond James Stadium 69,218
(expandable to 75,000)
San Francisco Bay Area
(Santa Clara, California) 		Levi's Stadium 68,500
(bid book: 70,909)
(expandable to 75,000)
Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field† 67,594
(bid book: 69,328)
Cleveland
(Brook Park, Ohio) 		New Huntington Bank Field‡ 67,000
Boston
(Foxborough, Massachusetts) 		Gillette Stadium† 64,628
(bid book: 70,000) 		Gillette Stadium
Phoenix
(Glendale, Arizona) 		State Farm Stadium 63,400
(expandable to 72,200)
Nashville New Nissan Stadium‡ 60,000
Birmingham Protective Stadium 47,100
San Francisco Bay Area Oracle Park 42,000
Los Angeles
(Carson, California) 		Dignity Health Sports Park† 27,000
Cincinnati TQL Stadium 26,000
Orlando Inter&Co Stadium 25,500
New York/New Jersey Etihad Park 25,000
New York/New Jersey
(Harrison, New Jersey) 		Sports Illustrated Stadium 25,000
Dallas
(Frisco, Texas) 		Toyota Stadium 22,500
(after renovation)
St. Louis Energizer Park 22,423
Miami
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida) 		Chase Stadium 21,550
Houston Shell Energy Stadium 20,656
Salt Lake City
(Sandy, Utah) 		America First Field 20,213
Columbus ScottsMiracle-Gro Field 20,371
Indianapolis Eleven Park 20,000
Washington, D.C. Audi Field 20,000
Kansas City CPKC Stadium 11,500
(expandable to 20,000)
Mexico Monterrey
(San Nicolás de los Garza) 		Estadio Universitario 41,886
Querétaro Estadio Corregidora 34,130
Pachuca Estadio Hidalgo 25,922
Costa Rica San José Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá 23,112

See also

References

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  2. ^ Linehan, Meg; Yang, Steph; Reuter, Jeff (April 29, 2024). "U.S./Mexico withdraw 2027 Women's World Cup bid, will instead pursue joint bid for 2031". The Athletic. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Armour, Nancy (January 11, 2025). "'We're going to win it:' US Soccer wants to host 2031 World Cup". USA Today. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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  10. ^ "🇨🇷⚽ Costa Rica y tres más: Estas serán las sedes del Mundial Femenino 2031" (in Spanish). elmundo.cr. October 19, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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  12. ^ "México va por otro Mundial, buscan la Copa del Mundo Femenil 2031" (in Spanish). El Heraldo de México. October 17, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
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  14. ^ Aldridge, David (September 17, 2025). "D.C. Council approves $3.8 billion Commanders stadium project". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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  16. ^ "Breaking new ground! Jamaica unveils ambitious National Stadium redesign for 2029 completion". Caribbean National Weekly. July 18, 2025.
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