While the United States and Mexico are fierce rivals in soccer, they are looking to partner up to host the biggest event in men’s and women’s soccer in consecutive years.
Along with Canada, the United States and Mexico will host the FIFA Men’s World Cup in 2026. On Wednesday, it was announced that the United States and Mexico are putting a joint bid together to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup the following year.
The announcement was made on the U.S. Soccer Twitter page on Wednesday night.
Together for 2027. 🇺🇸🇲🇽
The United States and Mexico will bid to host @FIFAWWC 2027 🏆 pic.twitter.com/t93UzXqb1L
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) April 20, 2023
Cindy Cone, the president of U.S. Soccer, was excited about the bid.
"We're enemies tonight in-between the lines, but we obviously collaborate and want to help to grow the region here in Concacaf."
— @cone_cindy on the United States @FIFAWWC 2027 bid with MexicoMore details » https://t.co/PSLcvzHC1I pic.twitter.com/dqU5wWrTJ6
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) April 20, 2023
She was not alone. The bid was met with a great deal of enthusiasm within the soccer world.
You love to see it, @NWSL 🫶 https://t.co/aO5Mn9lccb
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 20, 2023
The United States and Mexico will bid to host the next FIFA Women's World Cup.
A great opportunity for Mexico as an emerging women's soccer nation, even though the U.S. would likely host most of the matches.
It would be nice and close to home for the #CanWNT too. https://t.co/QwoD5yBUGe
— Ben Steiner (@BenSteiner00) April 20, 2023
Let’s go!!! #USWNT https://t.co/UE42EJX1mu
— Jamie Watson (@jamiewatson77) April 20, 2023
THE US AND MEXICO BIDDING FOR THE 2027 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP ❤️🇺🇸🇲🇽 https://t.co/goBq6BqzZv
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) April 20, 2023
This would be the third FIFA Women’s World Cup held in the United States (1999, 2003) and the third held in North America (Canada, 2015).
If accepted, it would also give the United States a major international sporting event in three consecutive years. In addition to bidding to co-host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027 and co-hosting the FIFA Men’s World Cup in 2026, Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympics in 2028.
Other announced bids for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup include another joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, then individual bids from South Africa and Brazil.
