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Every City Hosting the 2026 World Cup

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For the first time ever, a single World Cup is being shared by three countries — and stretched across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It's less a tournament in one place than a month-long road trip across a whole continent. Here's the full map, coast to coast.

United States — 11 cities

The bulk of the tournament. The final is set for the New York/New Jersey area at MetLife Stadium.

East

  • New York/New Jersey — MetLife Stadium, 82,500 (the final)
  • Atlanta — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, 71,000
  • Philadelphia — Lincoln Financial Field, 69,000
  • Boston — Gillette Stadium, 65,900
  • Miami — Hard Rock Stadium, 64,800

Central

  • Dallas — AT&T Stadium, 80,000
  • Kansas City — Arrowhead Stadium, 76,400
  • Houston — NRG Stadium, 72,200

West

  • Los Angeles — SoFi Stadium, 70,200
  • Seattle — Lumen Field, 68,700
  • San Francisco Bay Area — Levi's Stadium, 68,500

Mexico — 3 cities

Soccer heartland, and home to the tournament's grand old cathedral.

  • Mexico City — Estadio Azteca, 87,523 — the biggest venue of all, and host of the opening match
  • Monterrey — Estadio BBVA, 53,500
  • Guadalajara — Estadio Akron, 48,000

Canada — 2 cities

The tournament's first venture into Canada as a men's World Cup host.

  • Vancouver — BC Place, 54,500
  • Toronto — BMO Field, 45,500

One tournament, every time zone

Because the cities run from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic, kickoffs spread across four time zones — Vancouver and Seattle in the west to New York and Toronto in the east. For fans that's good news: on a busy day there's almost always a game on at a friendly hour, wherever in the world you're watching from.

Big and intimate

The grounds range from the colossal Estadio Azteca (87,523) down to the more intimate BMO Field in Toronto (45,500) — everything from vast NFL stadiums to purpose-built soccer homes. Pick a city near you; chances are the world is coming to play within driving distance.

⚽ One fun stat

Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca will become the first stadium ever to host matches at three different World Cups — 1970, 1986, and now 2026.

It staged two of the most famous finals in history; in 2026 it adds a third chapter. No other ground in the world comes close.

🏆 Free — grab the Your World Cup 2026 Tracker: fill in all 12 groups and follow the bracket all the way to the Final.

This is one piece of Your First World Cup, a friendly guide that walks brand-new fans through the rules, the teams, and all 16 host cities — part of the First World Cup Guides series by O. Dinia.

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