Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026, announced that FIFA has informed President Donald Trump that the United States will host the 2031 Women’s World Cup. While official confirmation from FIFA is pending, the U.S.-led joint bid with Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica is currently the sole candidate and expected to be approved later this year. This would mark the U.S. hosting the Women’s World Cup for the third time after previously doing so in 1999 and 2003.

Giuliani emphasized that the Trump administration’s support for hosting the tournament may hinge on FIFA implementing a transgender athlete policy that aligns with U.S. government stances. He stated that the administration insists on preserving women’s sports by ensuring competitors in the Women’s World Cup are biological females, which is a critical precondition for progressing government guarantees related to the event’s logistics, security, and visas. Current FIFA policies do not mandate routine sex-verification, leaving player eligibility to national soccer federations.

The U.S. Women’s World Cup bid aims to capitalize on the momentum generated by the 2026 men’s World Cup, with Giuliani indicating that the 2031 tournament may feature matches in a new set of American cities. Meanwhile, Brazil is slated to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup after the 2023 tournament held in Australia and New Zealand. The bid’s potential success lies at the intersection of growing interest in women’s sports and the political emphasis placed on transgender participation rules by the Trump administration.

This announcement arrives amid broader policy trends restricting transgender athlete participation in women’s sports in the United States. Since 2025, federal directives have withheld funding from schools allowing transgender women to compete on women’s teams, and numerous states have passed laws limiting eligibility. The International Olympic Committee has also recently barred transgender women from women’s events. These developments reflect the political environment influencing the negotiation process around the U.S. hosting the 2031 Women’s World Cup.