Highlight  of  2026 FIFA World Cup

It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities for 60 matches and include 48 teams

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup.

Voting

Canada , Mexico,  United States: 134 Morocco: 65 None of the bids : 1 Abstentions : 3

United States,  Mexico,  Canada

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HOST

48 (from 6 confederations)

Teams

Format

3

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2

4

Expand to 40 teams (8 groups of 5 teams) – 88 matches

Expand to 40 teams (8 groups of 5 teams) – 88 matches

Expand to 48 teams (opening 32-team playoff round) – 80 matches

Expand to 48 teams (16 groups of 3 teams) – 80 matches

2 in Canada,  3 in Mexico,  11 in the United States

16 (in 16 host cities)

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Venue(s)

Slot allocation confederations

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

CONMEBOL

OFC

1

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2

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3

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4

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5

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UEFA

6

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Play off tournament

Playoff windows of November 2025 and March 202

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

Bulgaria - NOVA Canada - CTV, TSN, RDS Denmark - DR, TV2 Finland - YLE, MTV Norway - NRK, TV2 Sweden - SVT, TV4 United States - Fox, Telemundo India - Viacom18

Broadcasting Rights

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How to buy FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets?

When released, you will be able to buy World Cup 2026 tickets through the FIFA website.