FIFA told President Donald Trump that the United States will host the 2031 Women’s World Cup, according to Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026. The governing body has not yet officially confirmed the host.
“I know they’ve already told the president that the U.S. is going to get the World Cup in 2031, and that really should be fantastic,” Giuliani said Thursday, according to Politico.
Giuliani indicated that the Trump administration could make its support for the tournament contingent on FIFA adopting a transgender athlete policy. “It is important that the Women’s World Cup does not violate the policy of the United States of America in that it is important that women play in the Women’s World Cup and not biological men,” Giuliani said.
He added that the issue would be a priority before discussions begin over government guarantees, which host countries typically provide for security, visas, taxes, customs, and other logistical matters. “If that policy is in place, then I’m sure that discussions will progress pretty fast on this one,” Giuliani said.
Brazil will host the next Women’s World Cup in 2027, following the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand. The U.S., which previously hosted in 1999 and 2003, is now part of the only bid under consideration for 2031, alongside Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica.
