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US and Mexico withdraw joint bid to host 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup | |
By Kevin Dotson, CNN | |
Updated: | |
4:39 AM EDT, Tue April 30, 2024 | |
Source: CNN | |
The US Soccer Federation and the Mexican Football Federation have | |
withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, | |
the two organizations . | |
The federations said they will instead focus on a bid for the 2031 | |
edition of the with a “call for equal investment as the Men’s | |
tournament, eliminating investment disparities to fully maximize the | |
commercial potential of the women’s tournament.” | |
Monday’s withdrawal leaves two bids remaining to host the 2027 | |
tournament – one from the Brazilian Football Confederation and a | |
joint bid from the Royal Belgian Football Association, the Royal | |
Netherlands Football Association and the German Football Association. | |
The announcement of the winning 2027 bid will take place at the 74th | |
FIFA Congress in May. | |
CNN has reached out to FIFA for response to the announcement from the | |
US and Mexico federations. | |
“Hosting a World Cup tournament is a huge undertaking – and having | |
additional time to prepare allows us to maximize its impact across the | |
globe,” US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone . | |
“I’m 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’s World Cup in 2031 that | |
will help to grow and raise the level of the women’s game both here | |
at home as well as across the globe.” | |
There will still be a congested calendar of international soccer | |
competition in the United States over the next several years. | |
The inaugural FIFA Club World Cup will take place in the country in | |
2025; the FIFA Men’s World Cup will be coming to North America in | |
2026 co-hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada; and in 2028, the summer | |
Olympics will take place in Los Angeles. | |
Mexican Football Federation president Ivar Sisniega said with the | |
experience gained co-hosting the men’s World Cup in 2026, “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’s football.” | |
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