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USA and Mexico will be candidates to jointly organize the 2027 Women’s World Cup, the soccer federations of the two countries announced on Wednesday. The Mexican and US soccer federations announced their plans a month before FIFA’s May 19 deadline for candidate countries to officially submit their bids.

The Women’s World Cup has been held in the United States in 1999 and 2003, but Mexico has never hosted the competition. If this joint bid is successful, the Women’s World Cup will take place one year after the 2026 Men’s World Cup, which will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

“The United States has always been a world leader in women’s soccer and we are honored to host the world’s premier women’s soccer event with Mexico,” FA president Cindy Parlow Cone said in a statement. “Hosting the 2027 Women’s World Cup gives us an incredible opportunity to end two historic years of FIFA World Cups in the Concacaf region, helping us continue to develop association football within of our confederation,” added Parlow Cone. .

The president of the Mexican Football Federation, Yon de Luisa, believes that the organization of this tournament will help the development of women’s football in Mexico. “It is a pleasure to once again partner with the United States Soccer Federation to bring this World Cup to our region, which will undoubtedly be historic,” said de Luisa.

The organization of the 2027 World Cup must be decided at the FIFA congress in May 2024. The United States and Mexico will compete against the joint bids of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as South Africa and Brazil. The 2023 Women’s World Cup will take place from July 20 in Australia and New Zealand. This is the first time that this tournament has been shared by two countries.