Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have only 1 opponent left in the running to organize the 2027 FIFA World Cup for women. The United States and Mexico withdrew their joint candidacy last night. On May 17, the world association FIFA awards the organization: it will be the trio together or Brazil.
In a joint statement yesterday, the US and Mexico said they wanted to focus on their bid for the 2031 Women’s World Cup.
The US and Mexico will, together with Canada, organize the Men’s World Cup in 2026. This way the focus can be fully focused on that.
“Our postponed candidacy will allow U.S. Soccer to build on the experience and success of the 2026 World Cup. This will allow us to better assist the host cities, expand our sponsorship and media contracts, and better mobilize fans to organize a record-breaking edition in 2031.” make,” it says.
South Africa previously also dropped out as a candidate host country. FIFA awarded the organization on May 17 during its conference in the Thai capital Bangkok.
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