US Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation announced
their plans one month before a May 19 deadline set by FIFA for hopeful host
nations to formally submit bids.
The United States has hosted the Women’s World Cup twice
before, in 1999 and 2003, while Mexico has never held the tournament.
If successful, the tournament would take place one year
after the 2026 men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
“The United States has always been a global leader for the
women’s game and we would be honored to co-host the world’s premier event for
women’s soccer along with Mexico,” US Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone said
in a statement.
“Hosting the 2027 Women’s World Cup provides us an
incredible opportunity to cap off two historic years of World Cup soccer in the
CONCACAF region, helping us continue to grow the game among our confederation
associations,” Parlow Cone added.
MFF president Yon de Luisa said staging the tournament would
be a catalyst for women’s football in Mexico.
“It is with pleasure that we are teaming up again with the
US Soccer Federation in the pursuit of this World Cup for our region, which
will undoubtedly be historic,” de Luisa said.
The host for the 2027 World Cup is expected to be decided at
the FIFA Congress in May 2024.
The US-Mexico bid will face competition from a joint bid by
Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands as well as bids from South Africa and
Brazil.
The US-Mexico announcement comes ahead of this year’s
Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.