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The United States is poised to host the first women’s Club World Cup in January 2028, becoming the latest in a series of Fifa tournaments staged in North America
United States lined up to host first Women’s Club World CupThe United States is poised to host the first Women’s Club World Cup in January 2028, becoming the latest in a series of majortournaments staged in North America.
Discussions to take the competition to the US are at an advanced stage, with Los Angeles and San Diego among the favoured host cities. While a deal is yet to be confirmed, the path has cleared for America to hold the 19-team event without going through a formal bidding process, even The winter scheduling will avoid a clash with the men’s Copa America, which the US is the frontrunner to host in June and July 2028, but raises the prospect of a hectic year-round calendar for the world’s top players.
The Club World Cup is placed squarely between the 2027 Women’s World Cup and the 2028 Olympics, which will demand full-strength squads. A number of top clubs are in favour of a rule change limiting players to one international tournament per year, whether for club or country.
Fifa is keen to use the Club World Cup as a dry run for the 2031 Women’s World Cup, which the US will hostFootball’s global body is eager to assess the stadium venues, pricing and demand for tickets at the smaller 19-team Club World Cup before the 48-team World Cup three years later. Time to organise and market the Club World Cup is tight, given it will start on 5 January 2028.since the emergence of Gianni Infantino’s ill-fated FFE scheme as a significant reason for the backlog of hosting decisions still to be taken.
In July, Europe’s top clubsin future Club World Cups unless the FFE project was shelved. They also warned the threat would hold unless a, agreed in outline form, but yet to be signed off, was completed before television rights could be sold for the women’s Another tournament awaiting a venue is the 2029 men’s Club World Cup.
The US has expressed interest in hosting that competition, but should the women’s event be confirmed it appears more likely to be co-hosted by Morocco, Spain and Portugal before they jointly host the men’s World Cup the following year.
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