FIFA has published the rest of its match schedule for the 2026 World Cup.
While World Cup qualifiers are underway, leaving the exact location of most teams yet to be determined, the announcement allows fans of hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States to plot where they could play out. their games beyond the group stage.
The three co-hosts already know their fates in the group stage: Canada will open in Toronto and then two games in Vancouver.
Mexico will play its first and final group stage match in Mexico City, along with its second match in Guadalajara.
The United States has a similar agreement: it plays its first and third games in Los Angeles and the second in Seattle.
The path after the group stage depends on where the hosts finish.
If the United States finishes first in Group D, their path will take them to play in the San Francisco Bay Area in the round of 32 on July 1.
The potential path then could be for the USMNT to head to Seattle in the round of 16 on July 6, Los Angeles in the quarterfinals on July 10, Dallas for the semifinal on July 14 and New York for the final on July 19.
If the United States makes it to the third-place game, it will be in Miami on July 18.
If the United States finishes second in its group, a possible progression would be to play a round of 32 match in Dallas on July 3, a round of 16 match in Atlanta on July 7, a quarterfinal in Kansas City on July 11 July, with the semifinals. and final/third place match in Dallas, New York and Miami.
If Mexico finishes first in Group A, it could play in Mexico City in both the round of 32 on June 30 and the round of 16 on July 5.
Yeah The Tri reaches the quarterfinals will play Miami on July 11, possibly followed by the aforementioned semifinal in Atlanta on July 15 and the third-place/final games in Miami and New York on July 18 and 19, respectively.
If Mexico finishes second in their group, their possible path in the rest of the tournament would see them play in Los Angeles in the round of 32 on June 28, in Houston in the round of 16 on July 4, in Boston in the quarterfinals final on July 9. followed by the semifinal in Dallas on July 14 and then the final/third place games.
If Canada finishes first in Group B, it could play the round of 32 and round of 16 matches in Vancouver on July 2 and 7, respectively. If Canada gets past that point, its potential path would be to play a quarterfinal in Kansas City on July 11 and a semifinal in Atlanta on July 15, followed by final/third-place games in New York and Miami.
If Canada finishes second in Group C, their possible path would be to play a round of 32 match in Los Angeles on June 28, a round of 16 match in Houston on July 4, a quarterfinal in Boston on July 9 July, followed by the aforementioned Atlanta Semifinal, as well as the final and third place matches.
The 2026 tournament will feature 48 teams for the first time in history, after FIFA expanded the field from the 32 it had used since 1998. Only 24 teams competed in 1994, when the United States last hosted the Cup. Men's World Cup.
Also on Wednesday, FIFA released a preview of the 24 cities that could potentially host the training facilities or “base camps” of the 48 participating countries.
Nine cities outside party headquarters are included as potential sites. Final decisions will be determined by lottery, FIFA said.
Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Green Bay, Westfield, Irvine, Louisville, St. Louis, Salt Lake City and San Antonio are among the additional site options.
“Even if a city does not organize matches, a participating team that is here to stay creates a strong personal connection with the competition for local people,” said World Cup operations director Heimo Schirgi. “This will allow them to adopt their guests as a second team during the tournament, thus connecting more people to the FIFA World Cup.”
