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2026 World Cup hosts
2026 World Cup hosts
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the first time in the history of the World Cup that three countries will jointly host the same tournament.The 2022 World Cup will be hosted by the Asian country of Qatar, so the Asian countries do not have the right to bid for this tournament. The host country Canada is the first time to host the World Cup, the United States is the second time to host, Mexico is the third time to host, is also the fourth time in North and Central America.
Meanwhile, the field will expand from 32 to 48 teams for the first time from this year's tournament, with the first match taking place on June 11, 2026 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico. The final will be held on July 19, 2026 at MetLife Stadium in the United States.
Existing venues in each host country have been able to meet the conditions for hosting World Cup events, and this will be the first World Cup in recent years that does not require new venues.
After the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, then FIFA president Gianni Infantino changed his mind and reviewed the format of the 2026 World Cup; finally, in March 2023, FIFA's regular meeting in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, decided to adopt the following format: the tournament will evenly divide the 48 teams into 12 groups, each group Each group will consist of 4 teams. The top two teams from each group will advance directly to the knockout stage, while the third place finishers from the other eight teams with better results will also advance to the knockout stage, making a total of 32 teams. Due to the increase in the number of matches between the group stage and the knockout stage, the number of matches will increase significantly from 64 in the previous World Cup to 104. The duration of the tournament will be extended to 39 days.
The 11 host cities in the United States are New York/New Jersey, Seattle, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Miami, and the San Francisco Bay Area; the 3 host cities in Mexico are Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey; and the 2 host cities in Canada are Vancouver and Toronto.
The playing field:
United States: Los Angeles SoFi Stadium
Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Santa Clara, Levi's Stadium.
MetLife Stadium, New Jersey.
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Field.
Houston NRG Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium.
Lumen Stadium, Seattle
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami.
Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium
Canada: BMO Stadium, Toronto
Vancouver BC Stadium
Mexico: Monterrey BBVA Stadium
Guadalajara Acheron Stadium
Mexico City Azteca Stadium
That's all.
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