# 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup bids

The 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup bidding process is the process used by FIFA to select the host for the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup.

## Host selection

On 5 March 2025 the FIFA Council approved the bid regulations which restricted bids to CONCACAF and CAF members. The key dates include:
* 5 April 2025: Member associations to submit their expressions of interest to host the 2031 Women's World Cup
* 5 May 2025: Member associations to confirm their interest in bidding to host the Women's World Cup by submitting the bidding agreement
* Q2 2025: Bid workshop and observer programme to take place
* Q4 2025: Member associations to submit their bids to FIFA
* February 2026: FIFA to organise on-site inspection visits to bidding countries
* May 2026: Publication of FIFA's bid evaluation report
* 2nd quarter: Designation of bids by the FIFA Council
* Q2 2026: Appointment of the 2031 Women's World Cup host(s) by the FIFA Congress in TBD.

## Bids

There are currently three interested bids for 2031.

### Mexico–United States

On April 29, 2024, the United States Soccer Federation and Mexican Football Federation jointly announced that they would withdraw their bid for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and instead bid for the 2031 edition. The United States previously hosted the 1999 edition and 2003 edition, while Mexico has never hosted a Women's World Cup. Both countries are co-hosts of the men's 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Canada; media outlets speculated that the close proximity of the two events along with the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles may have been a factor in the changed bid plan. Other FIFA and confederation events the two countries have hosted are the 1970 World Cup, 1983 World Youth Championship, 1986 World Cup, 1999 Confederations Cup, and 2011 U-17 World Cup for Mexico and the 1994 World Cup, Copa América Centenario, 2024 Copa América, and 2025 FIFA Club World Cup for the United States. In addition, both countries have hosted the CONCACAF Gold Cup. On January 15, 2025, USSF president Cindy Parlow Cone confirmed the two nations would bid as soon as FIFA announces the bidding process. On March 5, 2025, the USSF announced that it had started the bidding process.

### Morocco

In October 2023, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation president Fouzi Lekjaa declared an interest to bid for hosting the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup, following Morocco's selection of hosting 2030 FIFA World Cup and the debut performance of women's team on the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. This would be Morocco's first time ever of hosting FIFA female tournament. Morocco previously hosted the 1988 African Cup of Nations and they won the rights to host the 2015 edition, but it was rewarded to Equatorial Guinea due to Ebola epidemic. Morocco also hosted the 2018 African Nations Championship, the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations and many tournaments under the UNAF banner and is about to host the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations and the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The only FIFA tournaments that Morocco hosted was the 2013, the 2014 and the 2022 editions of FIFA Club World Cup, and they will host the next five FIFA U-17 Women's World Cups from 2025 to 2029.

### South Africa

On 24 November 2023, the South Africa Football Association announced the withdrawal of its bid for the 2027 edition in favor of a 2031 bid. South Africa has previously hosted the 1996 AFCON, 2000 WAFCON, 2004 WAFCON, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2010 WAFCON, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2011 U-20 AFCON, 2013 AFCON, and the 2014 CHAN.

### Host selection

The selection will take place during the 76th FIFA Congress in 2026.

#### Voting

76th FIFA Congress vote :
| Nation | Vote |
| Nation | Round 1 |
| Mexico and United States | |
| Morocco | |
| South Africa | |
| Abstentions | |
| Total votes | 211 |
| Majority required | 106 |

### 2031 Women's World Cup host election results

The voting took place during the 76th FIFA Congress.

### Election results by association

| Conf. | Football association | Vote | Vote | Vote |
| Conf. | Football association | TBD | TBD | ABS |
| AFC | Afghanistan | | | |
| AFC | Australia | | | |
| AFC | Bangladesh | | | |
| AFC | Bahrain | | | |
| AFC | Bhutan | | | |
| AFC | Brunei Darussalam | | | |
| AFC | Cambodia | | | |
| AFC | China | | | |
| AFC | Chinese Taipei | | | |
| AFC | East Timor | | | |
| AFC | Guam | | | |
| AFC | Hong Kong | | | |
| AFC | India | | | |
| AFC | Indonesia | | | |
| AFC | Iran | | | |
| AFC | Iraq | | | |
| AFC | Japan | | | |
| AFC | Jordan | | | |
| AFC | Kuwait | | | |
| AFC | Kyrgyzstan | | | |
| AFC | Laos | | | |
| AFC | Lebanon | | | |
| AFC | Macau | | | |
| AFC | Malaysia | | | |
| AFC | Maldives | | | |
| AFC | Mongolia | | | |
| AFC | Myanmar | | | |
| AFC | Nepal | | | |
| AFC | North Korea | | | |
| AFC | Oman | | | |
| AFC | Pakistan | | | |
| AFC | Palestine | | | |
| AFC | Philippines | | | |
| AFC | Qatar | | | |
| AFC | Saudi Arabia | | | |
| AFC | Singapore | | | |
| AFC | Sri Lanka | | | |
| AFC | South Korea | | | |
| AFC | Syria | | | |
| AFC | Tajikistan | | | |
| AFC | Thailand | | | |
| AFC | Turkmenistan | | | |
| AFC | United Arab Emirates | | | |
| AFC | Uzbekistan | | | |
| AFC | Vietnam | | | |
| AFC | Yemen | | | |
| AFC subtotal: 46 valid ballots | AFC subtotal: 46 valid ballots | | | |
| CAF | Algeria | | | |
| CAF | Angola | | | |
| CAF | Benin | | | |
| CAF | Botswana | | | |
| CAF | Burkina Faso | | | |
| CAF | Burundi | | | |
| CAF | Cameroon | | | |
| CAF | Cape Verde | | | |
| CAF | Central African Republic | | | |
| CAF | Chad | | | |
| CAF | Comoros | | | |
| CAF | Congo | | | |
| CAF | DR Congo | | | |
| CAF | Djibouti | | | |
| CAF | Egypt | | | |
| CAF | Equatorial Guinea | | | |
| CAF | Eritrea | | | |
| CAF | Eswatini | | | |
| CAF | Ethiopia | | | |
| CAF | Gabon | | | |
| CAF | Gambia | | | |
| CAF | Ghana | | | |
| CAF | Guinea | | | |
| CAF | Guinea-Bissau | | | |
| CAF | Ivory Coast | | | |
| CAF | Kenya | | | |
| CAF | Lesotho | | | |
| CAF | Liberia | | | |
| CAF | Libya | | | |
| CAF | Madagascar | | | |
| CAF | Malawi | | | |
| CAF | Mali | | | |
| CAF | Mauritania | | | |
| CAF | Mauritius | | | |
| CAF | Morocco | | | |
| CAF | Mozambique | | | |
| CAF | Namibia | | | |
| CAF | Niger | | | |
| CAF | Nigeria | | | |
| CAF | Rwanda | | | |
| CAF | São Tomé and Príncipe | | | |
| CAF | Senegal | | | |
| CAF | Seychelles | | | |
| CAF | Sierra Leone | | | |
| CAF | Somalia | | | |
| CAF | South Africa | | | |
| CAF | South Sudan | | | |
| CAF | Sudan | | | |
| CAF | Tanzania | | | |
| CAF | Togo | | | |
| CAF | Tunisia | | | |
| CAF | Uganda | | | |
| CAF | Zambia | | | |
| CAF | Zimbabwe | | | |
| CAF subtotal: 54 valid ballots | CAF subtotal: 54 valid ballots | | | |
| CONCACAF | Anguilla | | | |
| CONCACAF | Antigua and Barbuda | | | |
| CONCACAF | Aruba | | | |
| CONCACAF | Bahamas | | | |
| CONCACAF | Barbados | | | |
| CONCACAF | Belize | | | |
| CONCACAF | Bermuda | | | |
| CONCACAF | British Virgin Islands | | | |
| CONCACAF | Canada | | | |
| CONCACAF | Cayman Islands | | | |
| CONCACAF | Costa Rica | | | |
| CONCACAF | Cuba | | | |
| CONCACAF | Curaçao | | | |
| CONCACAF | Dominica | | | |
| CONCACAF | Dominican Republic | | | |
| CONCACAF | El Salvador | | | |
| CONCACAF | Grenada | | | |
| CONCACAF | Guatemala | | | |
| CONCACAF | Guyana | | | |
| CONCACAF | Haiti | | | |
| CONCACAF | Honduras | | | |
| CONCACAF | Jamaica | | | |
| CONCACAF | Mexico | | | |
| CONCACAF | Montserrat | | | |
| CONCACAF | Nicaragua | | | |
| CONCACAF | Panama | | | |
| CONCACAF | Puerto Rico | | | |
| CONCACAF | Saint Kitts and Nevis | | | |
| CONCACAF | Saint Lucia | | | |
| CONCACAF | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | | |
| CONCACAF | Suriname | | | |
| CONCACAF | Trinidad and Tobago | | | |
| CONCACAF | Turks and Caicos Islands | | | |
| CONCACAF | United States | | | |
| CONCACAF | U.S. Virgin Islands | | | |
| CONCACAF subtotal: 35 valid ballots | CONCACAF subtotal: 35 valid ballots | | | |
| CONMEBOL | Argentina | | | |
| CONMEBOL | Brazil | | | |
| CONMEBOL | Bolivia | | | |
| CONMEBOL | Chile | | | |
| CONMEBOL | Colombia | | | |
| CONMEBOL | Ecuador | | | |
| CONMEBOL | Paraguay | | | |
| CONMEBOL | Peru | | | |
| CONMEBOL | Uruguay | | | |
| CONMEBOL | Venezuela | | | |
| CONMEBOL subtotal: 10 valid ballots | CONMEBOL subtotal: 10 valid ballots | | | |
| OFC | American Samoa | | | |
| OFC | Cook Islands | | | |
| OFC | Fiji | | | |
| OFC | New Caledonia | | | |
| OFC | New Zealand | | | |
| OFC | Papua New Guinea | | | |
| OFC | Samoa | | | |
| OFC | Solomon Islands | | | |
| OFC | Tahiti | | | |
| OFC | Tonga | | | |
| OFC | Vanuatu | | | |
| OFC subtotal: 11 valid ballots | OFC subtotal: 11 valid ballots | | | |
| UEFA | Albania | | | |
| UEFA | Andorra | | | |
| UEFA | Armenia | | | |
| UEFA | Austria | | | |
| UEFA | Azerbaijan | | | |
| UEFA | Belarus | | | |
| UEFA | Belgium | | | |
| UEFA | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | | |
| UEFA | Bulgaria | | | |
| UEFA | Croatia | | | |
| UEFA | Cyprus | | | |
| UEFA | Czechia | | | |
| UEFA | Denmark | | | |
| UEFA | England | | | |
| UEFA | Estonia | | | |
| UEFA | Faroe Islands | | | |
| UEFA | Finland | | | |
| UEFA | France | | | |
| UEFA | Georgia | | | |
| UEFA | Germany | | | |
| UEFA | Gibraltar | | | |
| UEFA | Greece | | | |
| UEFA | Hungary | | | |
| UEFA | Iceland | | | |
| UEFA | Israel | | | |
| UEFA | Italy | | | |
| UEFA | Kazakhstan | | | |
| UEFA | Kosovo | | | |
| UEFA | Latvia | | | |
| UEFA | Liechtenstein | | | |
| UEFA | Lithuania | | | |
| UEFA | Luxembourg | | | |
| UEFA | Malta | | | |
| UEFA | Moldova | | | |
| UEFA | Montenegro | | | |
| UEFA | Netherlands | | | |
| UEFA | North Macedonia | | | |
| UEFA | Northern Ireland | | | |
| UEFA | Norway | | | |
| UEFA | Poland | | | |
| UEFA | Portugal | | | |
| UEFA | Republic of Ireland | | | |
| UEFA | Romania | | | |
| UEFA | Russia | | | |
| UEFA | San Marino | | | |
| UEFA | Scotland | | | |
| UEFA | Serbia | | | |
| UEFA | Slovakia | | | |
| UEFA | Slovenia | | | |
| UEFA | Spain | | | |
| UEFA | Sweden | | | |
| UEFA | Switzerland | | | |
| UEFA | Turkey | | | |
| UEFA | Ukraine | | | |
| UEFA | Wales | | | |
| UEFA subtotal: 55 valid ballots | UEFA subtotal: 55 valid ballots | | | |
| Total: 211 valid ballots (100%) | Total: 211 valid ballots (100%) | | | ' |

## Withdrawn bids and other expressions of interest
### China

In October 2022, the General Administration of Sport of China and the Chinese Football Association announced a new women's football program that would include a bid to host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2024, the two SARs of Hong Kong and Macau have also expressed interest in joining the Chinese bid even though they currently have separate FAs (HKFA and AFM). The country previously hosted the inaugural tournament in 1991 and they won the rights to host the 2003 edition, but it was instead hosted by the United States due to the SARS epidemic. The 2007 edition was automatically awarded to China by FIFA as compensation. Other FIFA and AFC tournaments that China has hosted include the 1985 U-17 World Cup, 1997 AFC Women's Championship, 2004 AFC Asian Cup, 2004 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 2007 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 2010 AFC U-19 Championship, 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship, 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, and 2018 AFC U-23 Championship. The bid was rendered ineligible on 5 March 2025.

### England

In May 2023, The Football Association announced their intention to bid following the success of their women's team at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 and the large attendance at Wembley Stadium for the 2022 Women's FA Cup final. This would be England's first time hosting the women's tournament, though they have significant hosting experience including the 1963 UEFA U-18, 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1983 UEFA U-18, 1993 UEFA U-18, UEFA Euro 1996, 2001 UEFA U-16, 2018 UEFA U-17, and several matches of UEFA Euro 2020. A bid alongside Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland similar to their successful UEFA Euro 2028 bid was also proposed. The home nations of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) pushed their bid from 2031 to 2035 following the confirmation of hosting restrictions on 5 March 2025.

### Japan

On 5 August 2024, the newly elected president of the Japan Football Association Tsuneyasu Miyamoto expressed the country's interest of hosting the tournament. Japan previously co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and other FIFA and AFC tournaments Japan has hosted include the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1991 AFC Women's Championship, 1992 AFC Asian Cup, 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship, 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2004 AFC U-17 Championship, 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the men's and women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and eight editions of the FIFA Club World Cup. The bid was rendered ineligible on 5 March 2025.

### Spain

In May 2023, former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau proposed a bid for Barcelona to host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup. Following the victory in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor Yolanda Díaz proposed a World Cup bid to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Spain's previous FIFA Tournament hosting experience includes the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 1964 Euro, the 1957, the 1972, 1994 UEFA U-18 Cups, the 1996 UEFA U-21 Cup, the 1988 UEFA U-16 Cup and the upcoming 2030 FIFA World Cup. Spain may push their bid back to 2035.