Which World Cup 2026 stadiums will host matches in US, Canada and Mexico?

Football’s biggest tournament returns as the FIFA World Cup 2026 unfolds across three countries.

The United States, Mexico and Canada will host matches from June 11 to July 19, with an expanded pool of 48 teams fighting to be crowned world champions.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the 16 stadium venues and 16 cities hosting the event, stretching from Boston, located in the far east of the US, to Vancouver on the west coast of Canada, and to Guadalajara in central Mexico.

Al Jazeera also has a virtual tour of all the World Cup 2026 stadiums.

Location : Atlanta, Georgia, US Capacity : 75,000 Built : 2017 Fixtures :

⚽ 15/06: Spain vs Cape Verde (12 pm ET/16:00 GMT) ⚽ 18/06: Czechia vs South Africa (12 pm ET/16:00 GMT) ⚽ 21/06: Spain vs Saudi Arabia (12 pm ET/16:00 GMT) ⚽ 24/06: Morocco vs Haiti (6 pm ET/22:00 GMT) ⚽ 27/06: Congo DR vs Uzbekistan (7:30 pm ET/23:30 GMT) ⚽ 01/07: Group L winners vs Group E/H/I/J/K third place (12 pm ET/16:00 GMT) ⚽ 07/07: Round of 16 (12 pm ET/16:00 GMT) ⚽ 15/07: Semifinal (3 pm ET/19:00 GMT)

This southern US city of more than 500,000 people is famous for another kind of football (American college football), home to the Atlanta United Major League Soccer (MLS) team, and the site of undoubtedly the most space-age stadium architecture of the host cities, the Atlanta Stadium.

Eight FIFA World Cup 2026 fixtures will take place in Atlanta, including a semifinal and two other knockout games. Spain, the pre-tournament favourites and reigning European champions, will play two group games here.