Women's World Cup coming to U.S. in 2031, UK in 2035

The United States will be the host nation for the 2031 Women's World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.

Infantino also announced that the 2035 global soccer competition will take place in the United Kingdom.

The U.S. submitted the only bid for 2031, while the joint bid from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland was the only "valid" bid for 2035, Infantino told the UEFA Congress in Belgrade, Serbia.

Infantino said the U.S. bid could "potentially" include other CONCACAF members.

"The path is there for the Women's World Cup to be taking place in '31 and '35 in some great countries and some great nations to boost even more the women's football movement," he said.

Technically, the bids must be formally approved in a vote at next year's FIFA Congress, but that appears to be a foregone conclusion with no other valid bidders.

The U.S. previously hosted the Women's World Cup in 1999 and 2003. The UK will be hosting for the first time.

"We are honored to be the sole bidder for the Women's World Cup 2035. Hosting the first FIFA World Cup since 1966 with our home nations partners will be very special. The hard work starts now, to put together the best possible bid by the end of the year," England FA CEO Mark Bullingham said in a statement.

The 2027 Women's World Cup will take place in Brazil with 32 teams and 64 matches from June 24 to July 25.

Spain is the defending champion after breaking through for its first Women's World Cup title in 2023 in Australia and New Zealand.

The 2031 Women's World Cup will expand to 48 teams.

The 2026 men's FIFA World Cup will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.

--Field Level Media