16 host cities: from Azteca to MetLife
Eleven US cities, three in Mexico and two in Canada—16 stadiums for 104 games. A fan guide to venues, regions and travel.
The 2026 World Cup is jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the USA—sixteen cities announced by FIFA in June 2022: eleven in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada.
The opening match kicks off at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, the only stadium to have hosted two World Cup finals (1970 and 1986). The final is at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey on 19 July.
Geography drives huge climate spread: cool Pacific venues (Vancouver, Seattle), hot humid southern cities (Miami, Houston, Dallas) and high-altitude Mexico City (~2,240 m). Planning outfits and hydration matters for in-stadium fans.
Several venues offer climate control—Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), AT&T Stadium (Dallas), NRG Stadium (Houston) and BC Place (Vancouver) among them. SoFi (Los Angeles) uses a fixed roof with ventilation. FIFA is laying temporary grass over some artificial-turf NFL fields.
Travel is the hidden cost: cross-country flights between host clusters are common. Group trips by region (East Coast block, Mexico block, West Coast block) beat chasing every match. See our fan guide and schedule.
Remote fans should note time zones when converting kickoffs—Pacific, Central, Eastern, Mexico and Canada differ by up to three hours within the same calendar day.