The 2026 World Cup will open in Mexico City and conclude at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The U.S. men’s national team will play in Southern California and Seattle. The semifinals will be staged in Atlanta and Arlington, Texas. And overall, 78 of 104 games will be in the United States.
Those were the top-line takeaways Sunday as FIFA revealed foundational pieces of the most complex World Cup schedule ever.
The 16 North American cities selected — 11 in the U.S., three in Mexico and two in Canada — learned the dates and magnitude of the games they’ll get to host.