The venue of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been confirmed. Three North American countries are going to host the 2026 World Cup together. Canada, Mexico, and the United States will host the 2026 World Cup. Matches will be played in 16 cities. The opening match will be in Mexico. The final will be held in New Jersey, USA. New York beat Dallas in the final minute.
The World Cup starts on June 11. The opening match will be in Mexico. Mexico will play at its home ground, Azteca Stadium. The final will be in New Jersey. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is growing in size. So far, the FIFA World Cup has been made up of 32 teams. 32 teams also played in the Qatar World Cup in 2022. But in the 2026 World Cup, the team is being increased to 48. As a result, the time will increase a lot.
Of the 80 matches, 10 will be played in Canada, 10 in Mexico, and the remaining 60 in the United States. NJ's MetLife Stadium will host the championship game. It is the home ground of the NFL teams New York Giants and New York Jets. The opening match will be played at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico, where Brazil beat Italy 4-1 in the final in 1970 and Pele won his third World Cup. Maradona won the World Cup for Argentina in this stadium. In addition to the 1970 and 1986 World Cup finals, a total of 17 matches have been played in this stadium in Mexico.
The group stage of the World Cup will start on June 11, 2026, and will continue until June 27. The last 32 matches will be played from June 29 to July 3. Apart from Guadalajara in Mexico and Philadelphia in the United States, the remaining 14 venues will host this round of matches. Two matches each will be played in Los Angeles and Dallas.
The last 16 rounds will be played from July 4 to 7. The quarterfinals will be played from July 9 to 11, with Los Angeles, Kansas City, Miami, and Boston playing four venues. The semifinals will be played in Dallas and Atlanta on July 14 and 15. The third-place match is in Miami on July 18.
