Nov 28, 2025, 02:16 PM ET
NEW YORK — The US Soccer Federation proposed 14 American websites amongst 20 attainable venues to host video games for the 2031 Ladies’s World Cup, together with seven U.S. stadiums for use for subsequent 12 months’s males’s match.
FIFA launched the bid books Friday for the 2031 and 2035 girls’s tournaments. There is just one bidder for every, a U.S.-Mexico–Costa Rica–Jamaica proposal for 2031 and a United Kingdom plan for 2035. FIFA is to formally verify the bids at its congress on April 30.
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Twenty-six extra U.S. stadiums have been talked about as appropriate venues for a 48-nation match the bidders undertaking would draw 4.5 million followers and generate about $4 billion in income, up from $570 million for 2023 in Australia and New Zealand and a projection of $1 billion for the 2027 match in Brazil.
Proposed ticket costs of $35 for the most affordable seats within the opening spherical to $120 to $600 for the ultimate have been listed in a ticket grid. FIFA has refused to launch a grid for subsequent 12 months’s males’s match, saying solely costs initially ranged from $60-$6,730 however may fluctuate with dynamic pricing. The bid ebook mentioned premium seating would common 10%-20% of capability on the majority of 2031 stadiums.
Fifty websites in all have been talked about within the joint 2031 bid. Last choices seemingly is not going to be made for a number of years.
Mexico federation president Mikel Arriola, Jamaica federation president Michael Ricketts, Costa Rica federation president Osael Maroto, and U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone announce the 4 nations internet hosting the 2031 Ladies’s World Cup. Howard Smith/ISI Images/ISI Images by way of Getty Photographs
The bid ebook additionally mentioned “other suitable cities are included” past the desired 14 “as part of the broader bid framework with the understanding that they will continue to be equally considered for the purposes of stadium selection.”
“By proposing more than the required 20 sites, the joint bidders demonstrate a commitment to securing the best possible hosting conditions and ensuring the tournament represents the full diversity of our region on a global scale,” the bid ebook acknowledged.
The 2026 U.S. websites included within the 2031 proposal are Arlington, Texas (AT&T), Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz), East Rutherford, New Jersey (MetLife), Houston (NRG), Inglewood, California (Sofi), Kansas Metropolis, Missouri (Arrowhead), and Seattle (Lumen Area).
The seven others are Charlotte, North Carolina (Financial institution of America), Denver (Empower Area), Minneapolis (U.S. Financial institution), Nashville, Tennessee (Geodis Park), Orlando, Florida (Tenting World), San Diego (Snapdragon) and Washington, D.C. (proposed NFL venue on the RFK Stadium web site).
Orlando and Washington have been websites of the 1994 males’s World Cup.
Mexico’s three websites for subsequent 12 months’s World Cup are also proposed for the ladies’s match, Mexico Metropolis (Azteca), Guadalajara (Akron) and Monterrey (BBVA), together with a fourth in Torreón (Corona).
Nationwide stadiums are proposed in Kingston, Jamaica, and San Jose, Costa Rica.
Different U.S. venues listed as prospects are Foxborough, Massachusetts (Gillette), Philadelphia (Lincoln Monetary Area) and Santa Clara, California (Levi’s), all venues for subsequent 12 months’s males’s World Cup.
Extra websites included have been Baltimore (M&T Financial institution), Birmingham, Alabama (Protecting), Carson, California (Dignity Well being Sports activities Park), Cincinnati (TQL), Cleveland (Huntington Financial institution Area), Columbus, Ohio (Decrease.com Area), Frisco, Texas (Toyota), Glendale, Arizona (State Farm), Harrison, New Jersey (Sports activities Illustrated), Los Angeles (Memorial Coliseum), Miami (Chase), Nashville (Nissan), New York (Etihad Park), Orlando (Inter & Co), Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl), St. Louis (Energizer Park), San Francisco (Oracle Park), Sandy, Utah (America First Area) and Tampa, Florida (Raymond James).
Second attainable websites in cities, all with decrease capacities, have been included for Houston (Shell Vitality), Kansas Metropolis (CPKC), and Washington, D.C. (Audi Area).
Indianapolis was listed for a proposed stadium.
Miami’s Arduous Rock Stadium was the one 2026 World Cup venue not included.
Chicago was not listed after dropping out of bidding to host in 2026 due to what it mentioned have been FIFA’s burdensome monetary calls for.
Extra prospects in Mexico are Pachuca (Miguel Hidalgo) and Querétaro (Corregidora) together with Universitario as an alternate selection in Monterrey. Saprissa was listed as an alternate web site in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Organizers envision fan festivals and watch events along side video games. Income from advertising and sponsorships is projected at $1.4 billion.
