Orlando could potentially return to hosting World Cup soccer games in the coming years.On Friday, FIFA announced that the bid books to host the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cups were submitted. A joint bid from the soccer federations of the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica to co-host the 2031 edition was included in Tuesday’s announcement. Orlando was named one of over 35 cities across the bidding countries vying to host 2031 World Cup games at Inter&Co Stadium and Camping World Stadium. “We are honored that both Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium have been selected to advance in U.S. Soccer’s bid book for the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup,” said Jason Siegel, President & CEO of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission. “This important next step in the process reflects the strength of our regional partnerships and the collective commitment of Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride, Orlando Venues, the City of Orlando, Orange County, and Visit Orlando to showcasing world-class soccer.” Orlando previously hosted six games of the FIFA Club World Cup last summer at both Inter&Co and Camping World Stadiums.Orlando leaders expressed their desire to host games in the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup earlier this year following a visit to Orlando from FIFA president Gianni Infantino. During that visit, Infantino told reporters, “If the results of this test, of this Club World Cup that takes place now are positive, which I’m convinced they will be, with not just full stadiums, but also a welcoming atmosphere in the city to welcome the fans from all over the world, then I think that the prerogatives and the conditions for being a host city in Women’s World Cup in 2031 will certainly be met.”Related: Big test for Orlando’s Women’s World Cup hopes Orlando last hosted World Cup games last summer with the Club World Cup edition and previously the Men’s World Cup in 1994 at the then-Citrus Bowl, now Camping World Stadium. Caesar Lopez, the COO and general counsel for Orlando City Soccer Club, told WESH 2 last April that the club will be aggressively pushing for a 2031 bid.”We are more than excited about the opportunity to host and an honor to have a prestigious tournament like the Women’s World Cup in our market,” Lopez said. “We’ve had the success of our game really explode with the 1994 World Cup, and now having it again, an opportunity to be a catalyst for the women’s game, would be an amazing opportunity. We’re going to be aggressive about it. We want to make sure we serve our community and fans with the best soccer in the world.”A final decision on the hosting rights for the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup is expected following FIFA’s Congress scheduled for April 30, 2026. The USA-Mexico-Costa Rica-Jamaica bid was the only one submitted. The host city selection will be made after the tournament is awarded to the bidding nation, according to the Greater Orlando Sports Commission. Orlando City of Major League Soccer and the Orlando Pride of the National Women’s Soccer League currently play at Inter&Co Stadium. Camping World Stadium, which will likely don a new name once its existing naming rights expire at the end of the year, has also hosted international soccer games throughout the year. Camping World Stadium is expecting to undergo a $400 million renovation with construction starting in December. Renovation to the stadium will increase capacity to a minimum of 65,000, among other things. Mike Gramajo is an Assignment Editor and Sportswriter at WESH 2, who has covered the Orlando soccer scene since 2012. You can follow his coverage over on X and Instagram.
Orlando could potentially return to hosting World Cup soccer games in the coming years.
On Friday, FIFA announced that the bid books to host the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cups were submitted.
A joint bid from the soccer federations of the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica to co-host the 2031 edition was included in Tuesday’s announcement.
Orlando was named one of over 35 cities across the bidding countries vying to host 2031 World Cup games at Inter&Co Stadium and Camping World Stadium.
“We are honored that both Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium have been selected to advance in U.S. Soccer’s bid book for the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup,” said Jason Siegel, President & CEO of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission. “This important next step in the process reflects the strength of our regional partnerships and the collective commitment of Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride, Orlando Venues, the City of Orlando, Orange County, and Visit Orlando to showcasing world-class soccer.”
Orlando previously hosted six games of the FIFA Club World Cup last summer at both Inter&Co and Camping World Stadiums.
Orlando leaders expressed their desire to host games in the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup earlier this year following a visit to Orlando from FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
During that visit, Infantino told reporters, “If the results of this test, of this Club World Cup that takes place now are positive, which I’m convinced they will be, with not just full stadiums, but also a welcoming atmosphere in the city to welcome the fans from all over the world, then I think that the prerogatives and the conditions for being a host city in Women’s World Cup in 2031 will certainly be met.”
Related: Big test for Orlando’s Women’s World Cup hopes
Orlando last hosted World Cup games last summer with the Club World Cup edition and previously the Men’s World Cup in 1994 at the then-Citrus Bowl, now Camping World Stadium.
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Caesar Lopez, the COO and general counsel for Orlando City Soccer Club, told WESH 2 last April that the club will be aggressively pushing for a 2031 bid.
“We are more than excited about the opportunity to host and an honor to have a prestigious tournament like the Women’s World Cup in our market,” Lopez said. “We’ve had the success of our game really explode with the 1994 World Cup, and now having it again, an opportunity to be a catalyst for the women’s game, would be an amazing opportunity. We’re going to be aggressive about it. We want to make sure we serve our community and fans with the best soccer in the world.”
A final decision on the hosting rights for the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup is expected following FIFA’s Congress scheduled for April 30, 2026.
The USA-Mexico-Costa Rica-Jamaica bid was the only one submitted.
The host city selection will be made after the tournament is awarded to the bidding nation, according to the Greater Orlando Sports Commission.
Orlando City of Major League Soccer and the Orlando Pride of the National Women’s Soccer League currently play at Inter&Co Stadium.
Camping World Stadium, which will likely don a new name once its existing naming rights expire at the end of the year, has also hosted international soccer games throughout the year.
Camping World Stadium is expecting to undergo a $400 million renovation with construction starting in December.
Renovation to the stadium will increase capacity to a minimum of 65,000, among other things.
Mike Gramajo is an Assignment Editor and Sportswriter at WESH 2, who has covered the Orlando soccer scene since 2012. You can follow his coverage over on X and Instagram.