FIFA World Cup 2026 Host Cities & Stadiums

The FIFA World Cup 2026 stadiums span 16 venues across three nations — eleven in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada. Each city stages between four and nine matches, with knockout-round fixtures concentrated in the U.S. from the round of 32 onwards. The final at MetLife Stadium and the opening match at Estadio Azteca anchor the tournament's geographic spread.

All 16 venues

The full slate of FIFA World Cup 2026 stadiums, with each stadium's match count and approximate capacity:

U.S. venues: 11 cities across the country

The eleven U.S. FIFA World Cup 2026 host cities span every major time zone and every region of the country. Three sit on the East Coast (Boston, New York/NJ, Miami), two in the Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia, plus Atlanta as the southern East Coast anchor), three in the Central time zone (Dallas, Houston, Kansas City), and three on the West Coast (San Francisco Bay, Los Angeles, Seattle). The geographic spread allows FIFA to schedule matches across multiple time windows simultaneously, giving regional fans access to matches at convenient hours.

Atlanta & Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Mercedes-Benz Stadium hosts nine matches — tied with SoFi Stadium for the highest match count of the tournament. The 71,000-capacity venue features a retractable roof and is also home to the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Atlanta United (MLS). Quarter-final and round-of-16 matches are confirmed.

Kansas City & Arrowhead Stadium

Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City brings six matches to the tournament. The 76,000-seat venue is one of the loudest in U.S. sports — the home of the Kansas City Chiefs holds the Guinness World Record for crowd noise. Matches at Arrowhead include both group-stage fixtures and at least one round of 32.

Philadelphia, Boston & Northeast venues

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia (six matches) and Gillette Stadium in Foxborough/Boston (seven matches) provide the Northeast's complement. Both are NFL venues and both have hosted high-profile international football before. Round-of-16 fixtures are confirmed at Gillette Stadium.

Houston, Miami, Seattle & the rest

NRG Stadium in Houston hosts seven matches including high-profile group-stage fixtures. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami hosts the third-place playoff alongside seven total matches. Lumen Field in Seattle hosts six matches with a strong Pacific Northwest fan culture; Levi's Stadium in the Bay Area hosts six. SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (Los Angeles) hosts eight matches and is the U.S. national team's group-stage home venue.

Mexico venues and Estadio Azteca

Mexico's three venues — Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey — each host all of Mexico's group games (the host nation plays all three group fixtures at home) plus additional fixtures. Estadio Azteca, with 87,000 capacity, gets the opening match on June 11 and becomes the only stadium in history to host matches at three men's editions of the tournament (1970, 1986, 2026).

Estadio Akron in Guadalajara (49,000 seats) and Estadio BBVA in Monterrey (53,000 seats) round out the Mexican venues. Both are modern, dedicated football stadiums — unusual for North America's tournament, where most venues are NFL stadiums adapted for the 2026 fixture roster.

Canada venues: Toronto and Vancouver

Toronto's BMO Field and Vancouver's BC Place form Canada's two-city hosting contribution. Both venues underwent expansion to meet FIFA's minimum capacity requirements: BMO Field expanded from 30,000 to 45,000 with temporary seating; BC Place's 54,000 fixed capacity already met the threshold. Toronto hosts six matches, Vancouver seven, with Canada playing all of its group fixtures across the two cities.

How matches are distributed across the FIFA World Cup 2026 stadiums

FIFA assigned each city a match count based on stadium capacity, infrastructure, fan-base size, and travel logistics. The allocation breaks down roughly as follows: the final goes to MetLife; the third-place playoff to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami; one semi-final each to MetLife and AT&T Stadium; quarter-finals split across SoFi, Mercedes-Benz, AT&T, and MetLife; round-of-16 games at the larger U.S. venues plus Gillette and NRG Stadium; round-of-32 fixtures spread across all 16 venues to ensure every location sees knockout football.

The full slate of which cities host which matches is published in the match schedule. For the bracket structure that determines which group winners and runners-up land at which knockout venues, see the brackets page.

Travel between venues

The geographic spread is one of this tournament's biggest logistical challenges. Travelling fans have multiple options: domestic flights between U.S. venues, plus dedicated travel partnerships with Air Canada and Aeroméxico for cross-border movement. Inter-city travel between Toronto and Mexico City requires a long-haul flight; even within the U.S., transit between, say, Seattle and Miami is a five-hour cross-continental hop.

FIFA has designated official venue fan zones in each of the 16 cities, free to enter, with big-screen broadcasts and supporting events. These run for the full tournament duration even on days when the city itself isn't hosting a match. For tickets to specific fixtures, see our tickets guide.

Frequently asked questions about the venues