2026 FIFA World Cup explained

Tourney Name:FIFA World Cup
Year:2026
Country:Canada
Country2:Mexico
Country3:United States
Dates:June 11 (in)– July 19
Confederations:6
Num Teams:48
Venues:16
Cities:16
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2030

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, marketed as FIFA World Cup 26,[1] will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations and the first North American World Cup since 1994.[2] [3] Argentina is the defending champion.

This tournament will be the first to include 48 teams, expanded from 32. The United 2026 bid beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. It will be the first World Cup since 2002 to be hosted by more than one nation. With its past hosting of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, Mexico will become the first country to host or co-host the men's World Cup three times. The United States last hosted the men's World Cup in 1994, whereas it will be Canada's first time hosting or co-hosting the men's tournament. The event will also return to its traditional northern summer schedule after the 2022 edition in Qatar was held in November and December.

Format and expansion

Starting with this edition, the FIFA World Cup expanded to 48 teams, an increase of 16 from the previous 7 tournaments.[4] The teams will be split into 12 groups of 4 teams, with the top 2 of each group and the 8 best third-placed teams progressing to a new round of 32, as approved by the FIFA Council on March 14, 2023.[5] This is set to be the first expansion and format change since 1998.

The total number of games played will increase from 64 to 104, and the number of games played by teams reaching the final four will increase from seven to eight. The tournament will last 39 days, an increase from 32 days of the 2014 and 2018 editions.[6] [7] Each team will still play three group matches.[8] [9] The final matchday at club level for players named in the final squads is May 24, 2026; clubs have to release their players by May 25, with exceptions granted to players participating in continental club competition finals up until May 30. The 56 days of the combined rest, release, and tournament periods remains identical to the 2010, 2014 and 2018 tournaments.[5]

The expansion to 48 teams had already been approved on January 10, 2017, when it was decided that the tournament would include 16 groups of 3 teams, and 80 matches in total, with the top two teams of each group progressing to a round of 32.[10] Under this later-superseded format, the maximum number of games per team would have remained at seven, but each team would have played one fewer group match than before. The tournament still would have been completed within 32 days.[11] The later-superseded format was chosen over three other proposals, ranging from 40 to 48 teams, from 76 to 88 matches, and from one to four minimum matches per team.[12] [13] [14]

Critics of the later-superseded format argued that the use of three-team groups with two teams progressing significantly increased the risk of collusion between teams.[15] This prompted FIFA to suggest that penalty shoot-outs may be used to prevent draws in the group stage,[16] although even then some risk of collusion would remain, and a possibility would emerge of teams deliberately losing shootouts to eliminate a rival.[15] To address these concerns, FIFA continued considering alternative formats[17] - a process that ended with the 2023 announcement that the format would be 12 groups of 4 teams.

The general idea of expanding the tournament had been suggested as early as 2013 by then-UEFA president Michel Platini,[18] [19] and also in 2016 by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.[20] Opponents of the proposal argued that the number of games played was already at an unacceptable level,[21] that the expansion would dilute the quality of the games,[22] [23] and that the decision was driven by political rather than sporting concerns, accusing Infantino of using the promise of bringing more countries to the World Cup to win his election.[24]

Host selection

See main article: United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid and Morocco 2026 FIFA World Cup bid.

The FIFA Council went back and forth between 2013 and 2017 on limitations within hosting rotation based on the continental confederations. Originally, it was set that bids to be host would not be allowed from countries belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments. It was temporarily changed to only prohibit countries belonging to the confederation that hosted the previous World Cup from bidding to host the following tournament,[25] before the rule was changed back to its prior state of two World Cups.

The FIFA Council made an exception to potentially grant eligibility to member associations of the confederation of the second-to-last host of the FIFA World Cup in the event that none of the received bids fulfill the strict technical and financial requirements.[26] [27] In March 2017, FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed that "Europe (UEFA) and Asia (AFC) are excluded from the bidding following the selection of Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively."[28] Therefore, the 2026 World Cup could be hosted by one of the remaining four confederations: CONCACAF (North America; last hosted in 1994), CAF (Africa; last hosted in 2010), CONMEBOL (South America; last hosted in 2014), or OFC (Oceania, never hosted before), or potentially by UEFA in case no bid from those four met the requirements.

Co-hosting the FIFA World Cup—which had been banned by FIFA after the 2002 World Cup—was approved for the 2026 World Cup, though not limited to a specific number but instead evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Also for 2026, the FIFA general secretariat, after consultation with the Competitions Committee, had the power to exclude bidders who did not meet the minimum technical requirements to host the competition. In March 2022, Liga MX president Mikel Arriola claimed Mexico's involvement as cohost could have been at risk if the league and the federation had not responded quickly to the Querétaro–Atlas riot between rival fans that left 26 spectators injured and resulted in 14 arrests. Arriola said FIFA was "shocked" by the incident but Infantino was satisfied with the sanctions handed down against Querétaro.[29]

Canada, Mexico, and the United States had all publicly considered bidding for the tournament separately, but the United joint bid was announced on April 10, 2017.[30] [31]

Voting

See main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup bids.

The voting took place on June 13, 2018, during the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow, and it was opened to all 203 eligible members.[32] The United bid won with 134 valid ballots, while the Morocco bid received 65 valid ballots. Iran voted for the option "None of the bids", while Cuba, Slovenia, and Spain abstained from voting. Ghana was suspended by FIFA due to a corruption scandal and was therefore ineligible to vote.[33] [34] [35] [36] [37]

NationVote
Round 1
Canada, Mexico, United States134
Morocco65
None of the bids1
Abstentions3
Total votes200
Majority required101

Venues

During the bidding process, 41 cities with 43 existing, fully functional venues with regular tenants (except Montreal) and 2 venues under construction submitted to be part of the bid (3 venues in 3 cities in Mexico; 9 venues in 7 cities in Canada; 38 venues in 34 cities in the United States). A first-round elimination cut nine venues and nine cities. A second-round elimination cut an additional nine venues in six cities, while three venues in three cities (Chicago, Minneapolis, and Vancouver) dropped out due to FIFA's unwillingness to discuss financial details.[38] After Montreal dropped out in July 2021 due to lack of provincial funding and support to renovate the Olympic Stadium,[39] Vancouver rejoined the bid as a candidate city in April 2022,[40] bringing the total number to 24 venues, each in its own city or metropolitan area.

On June 16, 2022, the sixteen host cities (2 in Canada, 3 in Mexico, 11 in the United States) were announced by FIFA: Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Guadalajara, Kansas City, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Monterrey, Mexico City, Toronto, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Miami.[41] Eight of the sixteen chosen stadiums have permanent artificial turf surfaces that are planned to be replaced with grass under the direction of FIFA and a University of Tennessee–Michigan State University research team. Four venues (Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, and Vancouver) are indoor stadiums that use retractable roof systems, all equipped with climate control while a fifth, Los Angeles, is open-air but has a translucent roof and no climate control.[42] The host of the final match—MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey—was announced by FIFA on February 4, 2024.[43]

Although there are soccer-specific stadiums in Canada and the United States, the largest dedicated soccer-specific stadium in the U.S., Geodis Park in Nashville, seats 30,000, which falls short of FIFA's minimum of 40,000 (Toronto's BMO Field is being expanded from 30,000 to 45,500 for this tournament).[44] Stadiums including Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough and Lumen Field in Seattle are used by National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) teams.[45] Although primarily used for gridiron football, with the American stadiums having hosted NFL teams, and Canada's stadiums hosting the Canadian Football League (CFL), all of the Canadian and American stadiums have been used on numerous occasions for soccer and are also designed to host that sport.[46]

Mexico City is the only capital of the three host nations chosen as a venue site, with Ottawa and Washington, D.C., joining Bonn (West Germany, 1974) and Tokyo (Japan, 2002) as the only capital cities not selected to host World Cup matches. Washington was a host city candidate but, due to the poor state of FedExField, combined its bid with nearby Baltimore's, which was also unsuccessful. Other cities eliminated from the final hosting list were Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Orlando, and Edmonton. Ottawa's candidate venue, TD Place Stadium, was eliminated early on due to insufficient capacity. None of the stadiums used in the 1994 FIFA World Cup will be used in this tournament, and the Azteca is the only stadium in this tournament that was used in the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cups.[47]

Due to FIFA's rules on stadium sponsorships, most of the venues will use alternative names for the duration of the tournament,[48] given here in parentheses.

A denotes a stadium used for previous men's World Cup tournaments.

A denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.

Mexico City New York/New Jersey
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)		 Dallas
(Arlington, Texas)		 Kansas City
Estadio AztecaMetLife Stadium
AT&T Stadium
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Capacity: 87,523Capacity: 82,500
(Bid book capacity: 87,157)		Capacity: 80,000
(Bid book capacity: 92,967)
(expandable to 105,000)		Capacity: 76,416
(Bid book capacity: 76,640)
Houston Atlanta Los Angeles
(Inglewood, California)		 Philadelphia
NRG Stadium
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
SoFi Stadium
Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 72,220
(expandable to 80,000)		Capacity: 71,000
(Bid book capacity: 75,000)
(expandable to 83,000)		Capacity: 70,240
(expandable to 100,240)		Capacity: 69,796
(Bid book capacity: 69,328)
Seattle San Francisco Bay Area
(Santa Clara, California)		 Boston
(Foxborough, Massachusetts)		 Miami
(Miami Gardens, Florida)
Lumen Field
Levi's Stadium
Gillette Stadium
Hard Rock Stadium
Capacity: 69,000
(expandable to 72,000)		Capacity: 68,500
(Bid book capacity: 70,909)
(expandable to 75,000)		Capacity: 65,878
(Bid book capacity: 70,000)		Capacity: 64,767
(Bid book capacity: 67,518)
Vancouver Monterrey
(Guadalupe, Nuevo León)		 Guadalajara
(Zapopan, Jalisco)		 Toronto
BC PlaceEstadio BBVA
Estadio Akron
BMO Field
Capacity: 54,500Capacity: 53,500
(Bid book capacity: 53,460)		Capacity: 49,850
(Bid book capacity: 48,071)		Capacity: 30,000
(Expanding to 45,736 for tournament)

Team base camps

Base camps will be used by the 48 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. In June 2024, FIFA announced the hotels and training sites for each participating team. Over the next months, the list of potential Team Base Camps will grow, with further options across Canada, Mexico, and the United States to be added.[49]

Team base camps
Training siteHotel
Atlanta United Training Centre, MariettaJW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead, Atlanta
Kennesaw State University, KennesawInterContinental Buckhead Atlanta, Atlanta
Baylor School, ChattanoogaThe Read House Hotel, Chattanooga
FC Cincinnati Training Center, MilfordRenaissance Cincinnati Downtown Hotel, Cincinnati
Dallas Baptist University, DallasWestin Dallas Downtown, Dallas
FC Dallas Stadium, FriscoRenaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West, Plano
University of Dallas, IrvingOmni Las Colinas Hotel, Irving
Texas Christian University, Fort WorthSheraton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel, Fort Worth
Lambeau Field, Green BayLodge Kohler, Green Bay
Chivas Verde Valle, ZapopanHard Rock Hotel Guadalajara, Zapopan
Grand Park Sports Campus, WestfieldRenaissance Indianapolis North Hotel, Carmel
Orange County Great Park, IrvineMarriott Irvine Spectrum, Irvine
KC Current Training Facility, RiversideHotel Kansas City – The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Kansas City
Sporting KC Training Centre, Kansas CitySheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center, Overland Park
University of Kansas, LawrenceStonehill Lawrence, Trademark Collection by Wyndham, Lawrence
Louisville City FC, LouisvilleOmni Louisville Hotel, Louisville
Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico CityOn-site accommodation, Mexico City
La Nueva Casa del Fútbol - Toluca, TolucaDoubleTree by Hilton Toluca, Toluca
Rayados Training Centre, SantiagoThe Westin Monterrey Valle, San Pedro Garza García
Philadelphia Union Stadium, ChesterHotel Du Pont, Wilmington
Saint Louis University, St. LouisMagnolia Hotel St. Louis, St. Louis
RSL Training Centre, HerrimanRSL Training Academy Residence, Herriman
University of Utah, Salt Lake CityHyatt Regency Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City
San Antonio Stadium, San AntonioKimpton Santo Hotel, San Antonio

Teams

Qualification

See main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. The United Bid personnel anticipated that all three host countries would be awarded automatic berths.[50] On August 31, 2022, FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that six CONCACAF teams will qualify for the World Cup, with Canada, Mexico, and the United States automatically qualifying as hosts.[51] [52] This was confirmed by the FIFA Council on February 14, 2023.[53] [54]

Immediately prior to the 67th FIFA Congress, the FIFA Council approved the slot allocation in a meeting in Manama, Bahrain.[55] [56] This includes an intercontinental playoff tournament involving six teams to decide the last two FIFA World Cup spots.[57]

The six teams in the playoffs will comprise one team from each confederation excluding UEFA, and one additional team from the confederation of the host countries (CONCACAF). Two of the teams will be seeded based on the World Rankings, and they will play the winners of two knockout games between the four unseeded teams for the two FIFA World Cup berths. The four-game tournament is to be played in one or more of the host countries, and will also be used as a test event for the FIFA World Cup. The ratification of slot allocation also gives the OFC a guaranteed berth in the final tournament for the first time: the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the first tournament in which all six confederations have at least one guaranteed berth. This will also be the first time since the 2010 edition in which all continents have a team qualified for the World Cup finals.

Match schedule

The match schedule, including the venue for the final, was revealed on February 4, 2024, 3:00 p.m. EST, from the Telemundo Center in Miami.[58] [59] However, only the venues and dates were confirmed for the matches, with no information regarding group assignments.[60] Venue assignments for specific group stage pairings, as well as kick-off times, will be confirmed following the final draw, allowing for more matches to be scheduled at favorable times for global audiences.[61] [62] The geographical regions were updated with Atlanta and Miami moved to the eastern region. The opening match was announced to include Mexico, taking place on June 11, 2026, at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The opening match involving Canada will take place on June 12 at BMO Field in Toronto, while the opening game for the U.S. will take place on the same day at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Each host nation was scheduled to play its three matches in the group stage within its own country. AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host the most matches of any venue at the tournament with nine. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host the final on July 19. The United States will host 78 matches, including the quarterfinals onward, while Canada and Mexico will each host 13. Each tournament venue, except for the Estadio Akron, will host at least one knockout stage fixture.[63]

Host cities were geographically grouped to optimize travel for teams and fans, except Canada and its opening-game opponent in Toronto. 4 out of 12 groups were allocated for the Central region with 24 matches, three groups in the Western region, and the rest in the Eastern region with a shared-region group with Canada. Cities were split into three regions: the Western Region (Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles), the Central Region (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City), and the Eastern Region (Atlanta, Miami, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, New York/New Jersey).

On June 13, 2024, FIFA released an updated match schedule, with specific pairings assigned to venues for knockout stage matches. In addition, group stage matches were assigned to specific groups (though match pairings for non-host groups will not be assigned to specific fixtures until after the final draw).[64]

Group stage

Prior to the final draw, stadiums were assigned to specific groups.[65] Following the final draw, pairings will be allocated to specific matches, and the kick-off times will be confirmed.[62]

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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Group I

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Group J

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Group K

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Group L

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

See main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage.

Round of 32

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Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

See main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup final.

Fan Fests

Locations

Marketing

Branding

The official emblem and brand identity was unveiled on May 17, 2023, at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California; its basic form consists of a stacked "26" with an image of the FIFA World Cup Trophy in front of it (marking the first time that the trophy has been depicted in a World Cup emblem as a photo, as opposed to a stylized representation), but it is designed to be adaptable to different backdrops.[70] [71] The next day, FIFA unveiled variants of the emblem for each of the host cities, which feature color variants and designs that reflect local landscapes or culture (with the Los Angeles emblem featuring a stylized sun and wave, the Monterrey emblem featuring imagery of the Cerro de la Silla mountain, and Toronto featuring the city skyline and CN Tower).[72] [73]

Reaction to the logo from the initial unveiling was largely negative, with many feeling that the design was either unfinished or uncreative compared to the emblems of past FIFA World Cup tournaments. By contrast, United States national team player Jesús Ferreira described the emblem as "beautiful".[74] [75]

Broadcasting rights

On February 12, 2015, FIFA renewed the U.S. and Canadian broadcasting rights contracts for Fox, Telemundo, and CTV/TSN parent company Bell Media to cover 2026, without accepting any other bids. A report in The New York Times asserted that this extension was intended as compensation for the rescheduling of the 2022 World Cup to November–December rather than its traditional June–July scheduling, as it created considerable conflicts with major professional sports leagues that are normally in their offseasons during the World Cup.[91] [92] [93]

Sponsorships

External links

Notes and References

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  13. News: December 23, 2016 . FIFA's 5 options for a 2026 World Cup of 48, 40 or 32 teams . . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110142721/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/fifas-5-options-2026-world-cup-48-40-153833734--sow.html . January 10, 2017.
  14. Web site: December 19, 2016 . FIFA World Cup format proposals . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915094005/https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/86/19/51/circularno.1572-fifaworldcup%E2%84%A2formatproposals_neutral.pdf . September 15, 2018 . January 10, 2017 . FIFA.
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