ORLANDO, Fla. —
Orlando has taken another step toward bringing World Cup soccer back to Central Florida.
On Oct. 14, the Greater Orlando Sports Commission formally submitted a bid to U.S. Soccer to host 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup games, WESH 2 learned from GO Sports CEO Jason Siegel.
The bid comes ahead of the FIFA General Assembly on Nov. 23, where an uncontested joint bid led by U.S. Soccer, along with Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica, is expected to be voted on.
Orlando’s proposal includes Camping World Stadium, which is undergoing a $400 million renovation, and Inter.Co Stadium.
“Once the U.S. is awarded host country status, then they move down the ladder to start picking U.S. cities,” Siegel told WESH 2. “So we had to submit all of our letters of interest to U.S. Soccer to be part of the U.S. soccer campaign.”
Siegel said the proposal outlined how Orlando’s airport, hotels, venues and training sites would meet FIFA’s requirements. The proposal and specific agreement details were not included.
The 2031 Women’s World Cup is expected to expand to 48 teams. The 2027 Women’s World Cup will be hosted by Brazil and is scheduled to run from June 24 through July 25.
Following the Nov. 23 vote in Zurich, Siegel said site surveys of the potential host cities will follow. He expects those surveys to take place sometime in 2027.
Last November, Orlando was named one of more than 35 cities across the bidding countries seeking to host 2031 World Cup games at Inter&Co Stadium and Camping World Stadium.
Orlando previously hosted six FIFA Club World Cup games in 2025 across the two venues.
Orlando’s six matches in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup averaged about 30,466 fans. Camping World Stadium averaged about 43,164 fans across four matches, while Inter&Co Stadium averaged 5,071 fans across two matches.
In 1994, Orlando hosted FIFA Men’s World Cup games at the then-Citrus Bowl, now known as Camping World Stadium.
Orlando vying Rugby World Cup
The Greater Orlando Sports Commission submitted a bid last month to U.S.A Rugby for Orlando to host games in the 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup, Siegel told WESH 2.
Siegel added the bid includes both Camping World Stadium and Inter.Co Stadium as potential sites after the United States was selected to host the sport’s premier competition.
Siegel said he expects the tournament to kickoff sometime in August of that year.