KINGSTON, Jamaica — The governing body of world football, FIFA, will be visiting the island this week to conduct an on-site inspection of facilities, as Jamaica is part of a joint bid alongside the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica to host the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

FIFA delegation members will visit the United States Tuesday and Wednesday and will visit Jamaica on Thursday and Friday of this week before heading to Costa Rica and Mexico to complete the visits of the quartet of CONCACAF nations.

These evaluations are done by FIFA to put together a report on the preparation and to analyse facilities ahead of a prospective 2031 tournament in CONCACAF.

President of the Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts, says all is in place for the visit.

“We have an organising committee led by our Operations Manager, Mr Omar McFarlane, who has put together a team of six individuals from the federation to ensure the on-site inspection by FIFA will be a smooth process, and we are in constant dialogue with all stakeholders to ensure that this week is a success,” he said.

“We are also in regular communication with FIFA as well in relation to what needs to be put in place to make sure we are successful. I am confident that all will go well and we will certainly ensure our FIFA delegates are treated well on their visit to the island.

“Hosting a FIFA World Cup on home soil would be monumental for Jamaica. The spinoffs are truly endless, as all eyes will be on Jamaica for the greatest show on earth, and the financial benefits for Jamaica are also positive, as it impacts not only the federation but also travel, tourism, finance and other industries in Jamaica,” he added.

FIFA will announce if the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica are successful in their bid to host the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada, on April 30, 2026.

The 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be the first Women’s World Cup to feature 48 countries, as it will expand from 32.

If successful, Jamaica would become the first Caribbean country to co-host a senior FIFA World Cup tournament.

Jamaica would also become the smallest nation in terms of population to host a FIFA Women’s World Cup.

It will also mean that Jamaica would qualify automatically for the 2031 tournament and would not participate in the CONCACAF qualifiers for that cycle.

Trinidad and Tobago have hosted U-17 World Cup tournaments, while the Bahamas has hosted a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.