Following its Executive Committee meeting in Sydney (Australia), FIFA announced that Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico have been awarded the FIFA Under-17 World Cups in 2010 (Women's) and 2011 (Men's), respectively.

Trinidad & Tobago, who staged the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2001, is the only Caribbean nation to host a FIFA event.

Mexico, meanwhile, who are hosting their first ever U-17 World Cup, have staged more FIFA tournaments than any other CONCACAF country (five).

These will be the 13th and 14th FIFA Tournament Finals to be played in the CONCACAF region. This follows three FIFA World Cups (Mexico 1970 and 1986; USA 1994); the FIFA Women's World Cup (USA 1999, 2003); FIFA Confederations Cup (Mexico 1999); various youth finals in Canada (FIFA U-17 World Cup 1987, U-19 Women's World Cup 2002, U-20 World Cup 2007), Mexico (FIFA U-20 World Cup 1983), Trinidad & Tobago (FIFA U-17 World Cup 2001); and the Futsal World Cup (Guatemala 2000).