World Cup 2026 Stadiums: All 16 Venues, Capacities and Key Matches
All 16 stadiums of the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada: capacities, FIFA names, how many matches each hosted and where the final was played.
The 2026 World Cup was played in 16 stadiums across three countries: eleven in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada. Together they staged 104 matches, from the opening game at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 11 June to the final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on 19 July. This guide lists every venue with its capacity and number of matches, explains why the stadiums carried different names during the tournament, and shows where the decisive knockout games took place.
All 16 stadiums at a glance
| Stadium | FIFA tournament name | Location | Capacity* | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estadio Azteca | Mexico City Stadium | Mexico City, Mexico | 80,824 | 5 |
| MetLife Stadium | New York New Jersey Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 80,663 | 8 |
| AT&T Stadium | Dallas Stadium | Arlington, Texas | 70,649 | 9 |
| SoFi Stadium | Los Angeles Stadium | Inglewood, California | 70,492 | 8 |
| Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City Stadium | Kansas City, Missouri | 69,045 | 6 |
| Levi’s Stadium | San Francisco Bay Area Stadium | Santa Clara, California | 68,827 | 6 |
| NRG Stadium | Houston Stadium | Houston, Texas | 68,777 | 7 |
| Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia Stadium | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 68,324 | 6 |
| Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia | 68,239 | 8 |
| Lumen Field | Seattle Stadium | Seattle, Washington | 66,925 | 6 |
| Hard Rock Stadium | Miami Stadium | Miami Gardens, Florida | 64,478 | 7 |
| Gillette Stadium | Boston Stadium | Foxborough, Massachusetts | 64,146 | 7 |
| BC Place | BC Place Vancouver | Vancouver, Canada | 52,497 | 7 |
| Estadio BBVA | Estadio Monterrey | Guadalupe (Monterrey), Mexico | 51,243 | 4 |
| Estadio Akron | Estadio Guadalajara | Zapopan (Guadalajara), Mexico | 45,664 | 4 |
| BMO Field | Toronto Stadium | Toronto, Canada | 43,036 | 6 |
*Capacity as configured for the tournament. Everyday capacities, for example for American football, can differ.
AT&T Stadium near Dallas hosted the most matches (nine). The smallest venue was BMO Field in Toronto, which was expanded with temporary seating for the tournament.
Why the stadiums had different names
During the World Cup, most venues appeared under neutral names such as “Dallas Stadium” or “Boston Stadium”. FIFA does this at every tournament: stadium naming rights usually belong to companies that are not FIFA sponsors, so commercial names are replaced by the name of the city or region. That is why match reports from 2026 often use two names for the same ground. When searching for results or records, it helps to know both, for example MetLife Stadium = New York New Jersey Stadium.
Where the key matches were played
| Match | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Opening match (Mexico 2-0 South Africa) | 11 June | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City |
| Round of 16 | 4–7 July | Philadelphia, Houston, New Jersey, Mexico City, Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta, Vancouver |
| Quarter-finals | 9–11 July | Boston (Foxborough), Los Angeles, Miami, Kansas City |
| Semi-final: Spain 2-0 France | 14 July | AT&T Stadium, Arlington |
| Semi-final: Argentina 2-1 England | 15 July | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
| Third-place match: England 6-4 France | 18 July | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami |
| Final: Spain 1-0 Argentina (aet) | 19 July | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford |
The full knockout bracket, awards and statistics are in our summary of the 2026 World Cup results.
The stadiums by country
United States (11 stadiums, 78 matches)
All eleven US venues are large stadiums built for American football and normally used by NFL teams. Most hold well over 60,000 spectators, which is why the 2026 World Cup set records for total and average attendance.
- MetLife Stadium (New Jersey) was chosen as the final venue in February 2024, ahead of Dallas and Los Angeles. The final drew 80,663 spectators.
- AT&T Stadium (Arlington) and Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta) were awarded the two semi-finals.
- Hard Rock Stadium (Miami) hosted the third-place match, as well as a quarter-final.
- SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles hosted the United States’ opening match.
Mexico (3 stadiums, 13 matches)
- Estadio Azteca in Mexico City became the first stadium to host matches at three World Cups (1970, 1986, 2026). It had already staged the finals of 1970 and 1986 and opened the 2026 tournament with Mexico’s 2-0 win over South Africa.
- Estadio BBVA in Monterrey hosted a historic milestone: the 1,000th match in World Cup history, Tunisia v Japan on 20 June 2026, which Japan won 4-0.
- Estadio Akron in Guadalajara staged four group matches and no knockout games.
Canada (2 stadiums, 13 matches)
- BMO Field in Toronto hosted Canada’s first-ever home World Cup match.
- BC Place in Vancouver, which has a retractable roof, hosted seven matches, including a round-of-16 tie.
Canada was the only one of the three hosts making its debut as a World Cup host country. Mexico became the first country to host three times. More on how all hosts have performed since 1930 is in our list of World Cup host countries.
Grass, roofs and climate
FIFA requires every World Cup match to be played on natural grass or a hybrid grass surface. That was a major challenge in 2026, because around half of the venues normally use artificial turf.
- AT&T Stadium removed its artificial surface, added new irrigation and ventilation and laid Kentucky bluegrass on a sand root zone. Because it hosted the most matches, a backup pitch was grown as well.
- SoFi Stadium has a translucent fixed roof that blocks much of the sunlight. It used a hybrid system of about 90% natural grass and 10% synthetic fibres, first tested at a Concacaf Nations League event.
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium, NRG Stadium, AT&T Stadium and BC Place have retractable roofs, which allowed matches to be played under cover and away from the summer heat and storms.
The temporary pitches were removed after the tournament, and the venues returned to their normal surfaces.
Facts and firsts
- 104 matches – the most of any World Cup, up from 64 matches in eight stadiums in Qatar 2022. The record for the most stadiums still belongs to 2002, when South Korea and Japan used 20.
- First World Cup in three countries. The 2030 tournament will go further, with matches on three continents.
- Estadio Azteca is the only stadium to have staged matches at three World Cups and the only one to have hosted three opening matches.
- The 1,000th World Cup match was played in Monterrey.
- Record crowds. Thanks to the large NFL stadiums, 2026 set new records for total and average attendance, beating the average set at the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
What happens next
The next World Cup moves to Morocco, Portugal and Spain in 2030, with three centenary matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. Our 2030 World Cup guide lists the planned stadiums and the race to host the final.