14 US stadiums proposed among 20 possible sites for 2031 Women’s World Cup

FILE - Tailgaters gather outside MetLife Stadium before an NFL football event between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday Nov in East Rutherford N J AP Photo Frank Franklin II File AP Frank Franklin II FILE - Tailgaters gather outside MetLife Stadium before an NFL football event between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday Nov in East Rutherford N J AP Photo Frank Franklin II File AP Frank Franklin II NEW YORK AP The United States Soccer Federation proposed American sites among feasible venues to host games for the Women s World Cup including seven U S stadiums to be used for next year s men s tournament FIFA disclosed the bid books Friday for the and women s tournaments There is only one bidder for each a U S -Mexico-Costa Rica-Jamaica proposal for and a United Kingdom plan for FIFA is to formally confirm the bids at its congress on April Twenty-six additional U S stadiums were mentioned as suitable venues for a -nation tournament the bidders project would draw million fans and generate about billion in revenue up from million for in Australia and New Zealand and a projection of billion for the tournament in Brazil Proposed ticket prices of for the cheapest seats in the opening round to to for the final were listed in a ticket grid FIFA has refused to release a grid for next year s men s tournament saying only prices initially ranged from - but could fluctuate with dynamic pricing The bid book announced premium seating would average - of threshold at the majority of stadiums Fifty sites in all were mentioned in the joint bid Final decisions likely will not be made for several years The bid book also explained other suitable cities are included beyond the specified as part of the broader bid framework with the understanding that they will continue to be equally considered for the purposes of stadium selection By proposing more than the required sites the joint bidders demonstrate a commitment to securing the best feasible hosting conditions and ensuring the tournament represents the full diversity of our region on a global scale the bid book stated The U S sites included in the proposal are Arlington Texas AT T Atlanta Mercedes-Benz East Rutherford New Jersey MetLife Houston NRG Inglewood California Sofi Kansas City Missouri Arrowhead and Seattle Lumen Field The seven others are Charlotte North Carolina Bank of America Denver Empower Field Minneapolis U S Bank Nashville Tennessee Geodis Park Orlando Florida Camping World San Diego Snapdragon and Washington D C proposed NFL venue on the RFK Stadium site Orlando and Washington were sites of the men s World Cup Mexico s three sites for next year s World Cup also are proposed for the women s tournament Mexico City Azteca Guadalajara Akron and Monterrey BBVA along with a fourth in Torre n Corona National stadiums are proposed in Kingston Jamaica and San Jose Costa Rica Other U S venues listed as possibilities are Foxborough Massachusetts Gillette Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field and Santa Clara California Levi s all venues for next year s men s World Cup Additional sites included were Baltimore M T Bank Birmingham Alabama Protective Carson California Dignity Wellbeing Sports Park Cincinnati TQL Cleveland Huntington Bank Field Columbus Ohio Lower com Field Frisco Texas Toyota Glendale Arizona State Farm Harrison New Jersey Sports Illustrated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Miami Chase Nashville Nissan New York Etihad Park Orlando Inter Co Pasadena California Rose Bowl St Louis Energizer Park San Francisco Oracle Park Sandy Utah America First Field and Tampa Florida Raymond James Second feasible sites in cities all with lower capacities were included for Houston Shell Vitality Kansas City CPKC and Washington D C Audi Field Indianapolis was listed for a proposed stadium Miami s Hard Rock Stadium was the only World Cup venue not included Chicago was not listed after dropping out of bidding to host in because of what it declared were FIFA s burdensome financial demands Additional possibilities in Mexico are Pachuca Miguel Hidalgo and Quer taro Corregidora along with Universitario as an alternate choice in Monterrey Saprissa was listed as an alternate site in San Jose Costa Rica Organizers envision fan festivals and watch parties in conjunction with games Revenue from marketing and sponsorships is projected at billion AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source