Football Ground Map
Football Ground Map
The 2026 World Cup is set to be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, in what will be the 23rd edition of the quadrennial tournament. It will be the first time in history that three different nations have hosted the competition together.
Here is a look at the best stadiums set to be used at the tournament in 2026, including where the venue may be for the final.
This year's World Cup final will take place at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Qatar. As of the 18th of October, Brazil is the 9/2 favourites in the World Cup betting to lift the trophy at the end of that game. Just like this year's tournament, FIFA will identify the best option for the final and it could be the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
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One of the big advantages of the MetLife Stadium, apart from it being a spectacular venue, is that it is on the east coast of the United States, so it will help for timings for European, African, and Asian countries.
The MetLife Stadium can have up to 87,157 spectators during the World Cup. It is used to holding major events, as it is the home of the New York Giants and New York Jets in the NFL, while in 2014, it hosted the Super Bowl, the biggest game in American football.
The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City is the Mexican national stadium. It is one of three venues which will be used in the country, the biggest by some distance, as it has a capacity of 87,523.
This iconic stadium first opened in 1966. It has hosted two World Cup finals, including in 1970 when Brazil beat Italy 4-1 and in 1986 when Argentina got the better of West Germany 3-2.
Expect to see some significant games at the business end of the tournament at the Estadio Azteca, as well as matches involving the hosts in the group stages.
Arlington's AT&T Stadium is the home to Dallas Cowboys in the NFL. It is set to be the largest stadium at the 2022 World Cup as its capacity could be expanded to 105,000. One of the striking features of this stadium is the size of its video screen. It is 58 yards long and it is high-definition.
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The multipurpose stadium has already held world-class events in basketball (All-Star Game), boxing (Alvarez vs. Saunders) and professional wrestling (WrestleMania 32). It has also been used for concerts involving major artists in music.
In 2021, the AT&T Stadium was used for a large part of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Some of the biggest clubs in Europe, such as Barcelona, have also played there during their tours of the United States.
Canada will host matches in Vancouver and Toronto at the World Cup in four years' time. The pick of the two Canadian venues is BC Place, the home of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Its capacity is 54,500, and it has the largest cable-supported retractable roof of any sports stadium in the world.
It is going to be an exciting tournament for Canadian fans as their nation has only qualified for the World Cup final once before. They reached the group stages in 1986 in Mexico, where they lost all three of their matches. Canada is likely to split its games in 2026 between BC Place and BMO Field in Toronto.
One of the most impressive stadiums in the USA is the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. It opened in 2020 for the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angles Chargers in the NFL. It hosted the Super Bowl earlier this year when the Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20.
Although the capacity during the NFL is 70,240, it could be expanded up to 100,240 for the World Cup. It is also going to hold part of the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2028 Olympics along with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The 2026 World Cup is scheduled to take place between June and July of that year in a return to the usual summer slot for many countries taking part.
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