Host cities at a glance
World Cup 2026 is hosted across Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The 16 host cities are Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City, Atlanta, Miami, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, and New York New Jersey.
Canada venues
- Vancouver: Australia v Türkiye, Canada v Qatar, New Zealand v Egypt, Switzerland v Canada, New Zealand v Belgium, one round-of-32 match, and one quarter-final.
- Toronto: Canada v Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ghana v Panama, Germany v Côte d'Ivoire, Panama v Croatia, Senegal v Iraq, and one round-of-32 match.
Mexico venues
- Mexico City: Mexico v South Africa, Uzbekistan v Colombia, Czechia v Mexico, one round-of-32 match, and one round-of-16 match.
- Guadalajara: Korea Republic v Czechia, Mexico v Korea Republic, Colombia v Congo DR, and Uruguay v Spain.
- Monterrey: Sweden v Tunisia, Tunisia v Japan, South Africa v Korea Republic, and one round-of-32 match.
Western United States venues
- Seattle: Belgium v Egypt, USA v Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina v Qatar, Egypt v IR Iran, one round-of-32 match, and one quarter-final.
- San Francisco Bay Area: Qatar v Switzerland, Austria v Jordan, Türkiye v Paraguay, Jordan v Algeria, Paraguay v Australia, and one round-of-32 match.
- Los Angeles: USA v Paraguay, IR Iran v New Zealand, Switzerland v Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium v IR Iran, Türkiye v USA, one round-of-32 match, one round-of-16 match, and one semi-final.
Central United States venues
- Houston: Germany v Curaçao, Portugal v Congo DR, Netherlands v Sweden, Portugal v Uzbekistan, Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia, one round-of-32 match, and one round-of-16 match.
- Dallas: Netherlands v Japan, England v Croatia, Argentina v Austria, Japan v Sweden, Jordan v Argentina, two round-of-32 matches, one round-of-16 match, and one semi-final.
- Kansas City: Argentina v Algeria, Ecuador v Curaçao, Tunisia v Netherlands, Algeria v Austria, one round-of-32 match, and one quarter-final.
Eastern United States venues
- Atlanta: Spain v Cabo Verde, Czechia v South Africa, Spain v Saudi Arabia, Morocco v Haiti, Congo DR v Uzbekistan, one round-of-32 match, one quarter-final, and one semi-final.
- Miami: Saudi Arabia v Uruguay, Uruguay v Cabo Verde, Scotland v Brazil, Colombia v Portugal, one round-of-32 match, one round-of-16 match, and the bronze final.
- Boston: Haiti v Scotland, Iraq v Norway, Scotland v Morocco, England v Ghana, Norway v France, one round-of-32 match, and one round-of-16 match.
- Philadelphia: Côte d'Ivoire v Ecuador, Brazil v Haiti, France v Iraq, Curaçao v Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia v Ghana, and one round-of-16 match.
- New York New Jersey: Brazil v Morocco, France v Senegal, Norway v Senegal, Ecuador v Germany, Panama v England, one round-of-32 match, one round-of-16 match, and the final.
Best venue storylines
- Mexico City has the tournament opener with Mexico v South Africa.
- Los Angeles carries two USA group games and a semi-final.
- Dallas has England v Croatia, two Argentina fixtures, two round-of-32 matches, a round-of-16 match, and a semi-final.
- Miami has Uruguay fixtures, Brazil v Scotland, Portugal v Colombia, and the bronze final.
- New York New Jersey has Brazil v Morocco, France v Senegal, Panama v England, and the World Cup final.
Predictor strategy by venue
Venue matters because travel, climate, kickoff timing, crowd energy, and short rest can affect match rhythm. In FootballDream Predictor, use venue context as a tie-breaker after team quality and confirmed lineups: home-host energy for Mexico, Canada, and USA games can shape momentum, while neutral high-profile games are often better for exact-score and goalscorer debate.