It has been 1,181 days since Lionel Messi and Argentina defeated France in the 2022 World Cup Final. In just 90 days, the first game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place. FIFA has budgeted around $3.8 billion for organizational purposes and around $307 million for venue specific preparations. This time around, games will be hosted in various locations throughout North America, including these venues:
United States
- Atlanta: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- Boston: Gillette Stadium
- Dallas: AT&T Stadium
- Houston: NRG Stadium
- Kansas City: Arrowhead Stadium
- Los Angeles: SoFi Stadium
- Miami: Hard Rock Stadium
- New York/New Jersey: MetLife Stadium
- Philadelphia: Lincoln Financial Field
- San Francisco Bay Area: Levi’s Stadium
- Seattle: Lumen Field
Mexico
- Guadalajara: Estadio Akron
- Mexico City: Estadio Azteca
- Monterrey: Estadio BBVA
Canada
- Toronto: BMO Field
- Vancouver: BC Place (ESPN)
Historically, the World Cup has only been hosted in a North American country twice (Mexico, 1986, United States, 1994). Other host locations have included Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934/1990), France (1938/1998), Brazil (1950/2014), Switzerland (1954), Sweden (1958), Chile (1962), England (1966), Mexico (1970), Germany (1974/2006), Argentina (1978), Spain (1982), South Korea/Japan (2002), South Africa (2010), Russia (2018), and Qatar (2022).
