These North American cities join Arlington in hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup matches
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Kansas City will host games in 2026 World Cup
Kansas City made an aggressive bid to be one of the U.S. host cities for the enormous international event put on by FIFA. Arrowhead will host the games, and it will be a massive economic boost.
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The Federal International Football Association announced Thursday sixteen North American cities, eleven in the U.S., will host 2026 World Cup matches.
Sixteen U.S. cities were in the running to host games.
The 48-team World Cup will play 80 matches in the tournament, a change from the 64-match format. Sixty of the matches are set to be played in the U.S., including every quarterfinal match.
Mexico will host 10 matches in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. Ten more will be played in Canada in Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton.
The last time the U.S. hosted the World Cup was in 1994.
Here are the host cities
- Vancouver
- Seattle
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- Guadalajara
- Kansas City
- Dallas
- Atlanta
- Houston
- Monterrey
- Mexico City
- Toronto
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- Miami
- New York/New Jersey
This story was originally published June 16, 2022 at 4:48 PM.
