FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced the winning bids at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup. The Canada–Mexico–United States 2026 FIFA World Cup host bid, is branded United 2026. The United States hosted 60 of the 80 matches and Canada and Mexico would host remaining matches. Three host nations, a record number of venues, and 48 teams are the most any World Cup has ever seen.
The FIFA World Cup 26 or Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 or Coupe du Monde FIFA 2026 is set to be the biggest event in the FIFA World Cup history. The final list of hosting the North American countries has submitted a list of 32 cities. All cities host the match of FIFA World Cup. This tournament comes with 48 teams and will start from June to July 19, 2026.
The U.S. will join France, Germany, Brazil, and Italy as nations to host the cup twice, while this will be a record third time for Mexico and Finally!! The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be staged in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
The US will host the FIFA World Cup for the second time. and this time sixteen cities will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches. USA, Canada, and Mexico to qualify automatically for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, is seeking to create the perfect pitch for the 2026 World Cup. The United States will host a maximum of the matches.
2026 FIFA World Cup host: Baltimore submitted to the list of 32 cities
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Russia hosted the 2018 World Cup and Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Now, we are coming to the List of Cities in the United States, that will host the football match of the World Cup are Washington D.C., and Philadelphia. Over a manic 17 days from June 11 and June 27, the entire group stage match will be completed in all 72 games it.
The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup will take place across Canada, Mexico, and the USA, including at Olympic venues. The cities in contention to host are New York/New Jersey, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Nashville, Orlando, San Francisco/San Jose, and Cincinnati.
North America is selected as the host continent. Baltimore along with nearby Washington and Philadelphia are on the list. The 2026 FIFA World Cup host country America is the 23rd World Cup host country for the football World Cup. Overall 48 national teams will participate in the tournament. The World Cup last came to North America in 1994.
Voting results of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
| Nation | Vote |
| Canada, Mexico, United States | 134 |
| Morocco | 65 |
| None of the bids | 3 |
| Not present for Voting | 1 |
| Total votes | 200 |
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Format of the match in FIFA World Cup 2026
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Total matches– 80
- Expand to 48 teams (12 groups of 4teams)
Cities and Venues of FIFA World Cup 2026
The tournament will take place from June to July 19, 2026. Here’s the full list of the 16 stadiums hosting the world’s biggest football event in 2026. 16 host cities selected for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Venues below-
The USA:
The United States of America is one of the historically Sports countries and an important part of the nation’s culture. Baseball, Basketball, and Soccer are the most popular sports in the US. Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top Soccer league in this nation. Since 2010, 29.3 million TV viewers have watched soccer matches where soccer is the favorite sport of 7% of the population, and 37% of people watch American Football, making it the leading sport and holding the top position.
Stadiums: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York / New Jersey, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle.
Canada:
It is also known for a wide range of sports including ice hockey, lacrosse, basketball, baseball, soccer, and football. Canada shares several major professional sports leagues with the United States. Soccer is the highest participatory sport in Canada and is considered the fastest-growing sport in the country.
Stadiums: Vancouver Edmonton – Commonwealth Stadium and Toronto – BMO Field
Mexico:
The most popular sport in Mexico currently is soccer followed by boxing. Soccer is deeply ingrained in Mexican culture. Liga MX is the most popular Mexican soccer league. Mexico co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup with the US and Canada. Mexico has an extensive network of roads, highways, railroads, airports, and ports.
Stadiums: Mexico City – Estadio Azteca Stadium, Capacity: 87,523, Monterrey – Estadio BBVA and Guadalajara – Estadio Akron, Capacity: 49,850
Stadiums List for FIFA World Cup 2026
Los Angeles – Rose Bowl, Capacity: 70,240
New York/New Jersey – MetLife Stadium
Washington, D.C – FedExField
Dallas – AT&T Stadium, Capacity: 80,000
Kansas City – Arrowhead Stadium
Denver – Empower Field at Mile High
Houston – NRG Stadium, Capacity: 72,220
Baltimore – M&T Bank Stadium
Atlanta – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Capacity: 71,000
Philadelphia – Lincoln Financial Field, Capacity: 69,796
Nashville – Nissan Stadium
Seattle – Lumen Field, Capacity: 69,000
San Francisco Bay Area, Levi’s Stadium, Capacity: 68,500
Boston – Gillette Stadium, Capacity: 65,878
Cincinnati – Paul Brown Stadium
Miami – Hard Rock Stadium, Capacity: 64,767
Orlando – Camping World Stadium
The host cities have been divided by FIFA into 3 geographical regions
- Western: Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Guadalajara;
- Central: Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Monterrey, and Mexico City;
- Eastern: Toronto, Boston, Nowy Jork, Filadelfia, and Miami
Who is the host of the 2026 World Cup?
Canada, Mexico, and the US will be joint hosts for the 2026 World Cup. The U.S. will host 78 matches overall, while Canada and Mexico will host 13 each. The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup will take place in a combined 3 countries for the very first time in FIFA World Cup World history.
Group stage FIFA World Cup 2026 Matches and Stadium
Mexico will play the opening match of the 2026 World Cup in the Estadio Azteca, Mexico City on Thursday, 11 June 2026. Toronto Stadium will have the honour of opening Canada’s tournament on Friday, 12 June 2026 and MetLife Stadium will host the Final match.
| June 11 | 1 2 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Estadio Akron, Zapopan | Central |
| June 12 | 3 4 | BMO Field, Toronto SoFi Stadium, Inglewood | Eastern Western |
| June 13 | 5 6 7 8 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough BC Place, Vancouver MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara | Eastern Western Eastern Western |
| June 14 | 9 10 11 12 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia NRG Stadium, Houston AT&T Stadium, Arlington Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe | Eastern Central Central Central |
| June 15 | 13 14 15 16 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta SoFi Stadium, Inglewood Lumen Field, Seattle | Eastern Eastern Western Western |
| June 16 | 17 18 19 20 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara | Eastern Eastern Central Western |
| June 17 | 21 22 23 24 | BMO Field, Toronto AT&T Stadium, Arlington NRG Stadium, Houston Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | Eastern Central Central Central |
| June 18 | 25 26 27 28 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta SoFi Stadium, Inglewood BC Place, Vancouver Estadio Akron, Zapopan | Eastern Western Western Central |
| June 19 | 29 30 31 32 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara Lumen Field, Seattle | Eastern Eastern Western Western |
| June 20 | 33 34 35 36 | BMO Field, Toronto Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City NRG Stadium, Houston Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe | Eastern Central Central Central |
| June 21 | 37 38 39 40 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta SoFi Stadium, Inglewood BC Place, Vancouver | Eastern Eastern Western Western |
| June 22 | 41 42 43 44 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia AT&T Stadium, Arlington Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara | Eastern Eastern Central Western |
| June 23 | 45 46 47 48 | MetLife Stadium, Foxborough BMO Field, Toronto NRG Stadium, Houston Estadio Akron, Zapopan | Eastern Eastern Central Central |
| June 24 | 49 50 51 52 53 | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta BC Place, Vancouver Lumen Field, Seattle Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | Eastern Eastern Western Western Central |
| June 25 | 55 56 57 58 59 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford AT&T Stadium, Arlington Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City SoFi Stadium, Inglewood | Eastern Eastern Central Central Western |
| June 26 | 61 62 63 64 65 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough BMO Field, Toronto Lumen Field, Seattle BC Place, Vancouver NRG Stadium, Houston | Eastern Eastern Western Western Central |
| June 27 | 67 68 69 70 71 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough BMO Field, Toronto Lumen Field, Seattle BC Place, Vancouver NRG Stadium, Houston | Eastern Eastern Central Central Eastern |
FIFA World Cup 26 knockout stage match schedule
The Round of 32 match starts on June 28.
FIFA World Cup 26 Round of 16 fixtures
Saturday, 4 July 2026
- Match 89 – Winner match 74 v Winner match 77 – Philadelphia Stadium
- Match 90 – Winner match 73 v Winner match 75 – Houston Stadium
Sunday, 5 July 2026
- Match 91 – Winner match 76 v Winner match 78 – New York New Jersey Stadium
- Match 92 – Winner match 79 v Winner match 80 – Estadio Azteca Mexico City
Monday, 6 July 2026
- Match 93 – Winner match 83 v Winner match 84 – Dallas Stadium
- Match 94 – Winner match 81 v Winner match 82 – Seattle Stadium
Tuesday, 7 July 2026
- Match 95 – Winner match 86 v Winner match 88 – Atlanta Stadium
- Match 96 – Winner match 85 v Winner match 87 – BC Place Vancouver
FIFA World Cup 26 Quarter-final Fixtures
- Match 97 – Thursday, 9 July 2026
- Winner match 89 v Winner match 90 – Boston Stadium
- Match 98 – Friday, 10 July 2026
- Winner match 85 v Winner match 87 – BC Place Vancouver
- Match 99 – Saturday, 11 July 2026
- Winner match 91 v Winner match 92 – Miami Stadium
- Match 100 – Saturday, 11 July 2026
- Winner match 95 v Winner match 96 – Kansas City Stadium
FIFA World Cup 26 Semi-final fixtures
- Match 101 – Tuesday, 14 July 2026
- Winner match 97 v Winner match 98 – Dallas Stadium
- Match 102 – Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- Winner match 99 v Winner match 100 – Atlanta Stadium
FIFA World Cup 26 Third Place fixtures
- Match 103 – Saturday, 18 July 2026
- Loser match 101 v Loser match 102 – Miami Stadium
FIFA World Cup 26 Final Match fixtures
- Match 104 – Sunday, 19 July 2026
- Winner match 101 v Winner match 102 – New York New Jersey Stadium
Where will the 2026 FIFA World Cup be hosted?
The 23rd FIFA World Cup tournament will be hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted in 16 different cities for 104 games in 12 groups of four teams in each will be the format.
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