2031 World Cup Bid Shows USA Is Still Women's Soccer's Spiritual Home | OneFootball

America is gearing up for another huge global sports tournament. Coming on the back of hosting the Club World Cup in 2025, the Men's World Cup in 2026, and the Los Angeles Olympics of 2028, the country is hungry for more: the 2031 Women's World Cup.

US Soccer officially bid to stage the event for the third time, previously having hosted in 1999 and 2003. Today, with the support of Concacaf, the U.S. is positioning itself to take its rightful place as the authentic home of women's soccer.

USWNT and its winning DNA

In addition to the infrastructure, there is a single crucial aspect that favors the American bid: the US women's national team. With four World Cup titles, (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019), America boasts the most successful team in championship history.

The U.S. has been the gold standard in women's soccer advancement, from its roots in the American collegiate game to the establishment of the WUSA and its successor the NWSL. Hosting the Women's World Cup for the third time would be a demonstration of the history and strength of women's soccer in the country.

The impact of the tournament in the U.S. would be gigantic, further elevating the visibility of the sport not just on a national level but across North America and around the globe.

The competition and what is at stake

FIFA has already stated that it will accept only bids from nations of Concacaf and Africa for 2031. Along with the U.S., Morocco and South Africa have also entered the fray.

But those later two bids are enormous underdogs. Nobody is close to the same status as America in women's soccer. The sport is in the process of being built out by Morocco, though it's yet to experience the same level of global appeal. South Africa hosted the Men's World Cup in 2010 but is even further behind in the women's game.

The U.S. has already staged the tournament twice, boasts a healthy domestic league, a mythical national team, and a market that is ready to make the event an unprecedented extravaganza.

And while women's soccer had made tremendous growth globally, the United States is the right nation to make sure the 2031 World Cup only builds on that growth.

The final decision will be made at the 2026 FIFA Congress. Meanwhile, the bidding countries will present their proposals and show how they can define the future of women's soccer.

Now we just wait. But if the 2031 Women's World Cup does arrive in the United States, women's soccer will never be the same. For the U.S., the bid is greater than the tournament itself. The ambition is to solidify the country as a global hub of the sport and, in doing so, elevate the level even higher for women's soccer worldwide.