Nearly four years after it was announced that the men’s 2026 World Cup would be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada for the first time in 2026, 16 host cities for the first-ever 48-team tournament were named on Thursday.
Eleven places in the U.S. were chosen, with five in the eastern third (despite what FIFA says about Atlanta), three in the middle, and three more in the west. Toronto and Vancouver will be the first cities in Canada to host World Cup games. Mexico City and Guadalajara will host the World Cup for the third time (they did so in 1970 and 1986), while Monterrey will do so for the second time.
Here is the complete list of U.S., Canadian, and Mexican cities chosen to host the 2026 World Cup…
They chose which 16 cities to host the World Cup in 2026?
USA (11) (11)
Atlanta – Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Boston – Gillette Stadium
Dallas – AT&T Stadium
NRG Stadium is in Houston.
Arrowhead Stadium is in Kansas City.
Los Angeles – SoFi Stadium
Miami – Hard Rock Stadium
MetLife Stadium is in New York and New Jersey.
Philadelphia – Lincoln Financial Field
San Francisco – Levi’s Stadium
Seattle – Lumen Field
Canada (2) BMO Field in Toronto
Vancouver – BC Place
Mexico (3) Guadalajara – Estadio Akron
Mexico City – Estadio Azteca
Monterrey – Estadio BBVA
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Several well-known cities and venues were left out, with 23 cities trying to get one of the 16 spots. In a joint bid with Baltimore, where games would have been played, Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital, was not chosen.
The Rose Bowl, where the World Cup final was played in 1994, was also not chosen. Instead, the NFL’s Rams and Chargers’ home stadium, SoFi Stadium, was chosen. The other four U.S. cities were Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, and Orlando. Cities that were not chosen to host the 2026 World Cup. Edmonton, Canada, was the only city outside the U.S.
How to qualify for the 2026 World Cup
Now that we know the World Cup hosts cities, stadiums, and venues, let’s talk about the tournament itself…
First of all, it is thought (but not confirmed) that the USA, Canada, and Mexico will all automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup because they will be hosting it.
At the 2026 World Cup, it will put the 48 teams into 16 groups of three for the first time. Each team will play two games instead of three in the group stage. In the round of 32, the top two teams will move on. It will also be the first time the World Cup has been held in three different places..
The idea behind adding 16 teams is to eliminate one round of games in the group stage and replace it with an extra round of games where you either win or go home in the knockout rounds.
Because of the new format, nearly every game at the 2026 World Cup will be crucial. This is because, depending on how the other games went, the last round of group games might not matter.
Yes, FIFA will make a lot more money by changing the format, but fans will get a better product from start to finish, with even more global superstars from “lesser” national teams than ever before.