The Netherlands Will Host the 2031 Women's World Cup — and Has Three Years to Build the Stadiums to Prove It Deserves To

FIFA has awarded the 2031 Women's World Cup to the Netherlands in a vote that surprised most observers, who expected the joint US-Canada bid to win comfortably. The Dutch bid won on the strength of its sustainability credentials and fan attendance projections — but it requires four new stadiums to be built to FIFA specification by 2030.