The 2026 FIFA World Cup is less than six months away as the quadrennial event comes to the US, Canada and Mexico for the 23rd edition of the tournament.
It will be performed between June 11 and 19 in 16 cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle (USA); Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey (Mexico); Toronto and Vancouver (Canada).
The final will be played on July 19 at the New York New Jersey Stadium, located in East Rutherford.
Here is an overview of all the cities that have hosted the FIFA World Cup finals since the first edition in 1930:
List of cities where the FIFA World Cup Finals took place
1930 – Montevideo, Uruguay (Centenario Stadium)
1934 – Rome, Italy (PNF National Stadium)
1938 – Paris, France (Colombes Olympic Stadium)
1950 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Maracanã Stadium)
1954 – Bern, Switzerland (Wankdorf Stadium)
1958 – Solna, Sweden (Råsunda Stadium)
1962 – Santiago, Chile (National Stadium)
1966 – London, England (Wembley Stadium)
1970 – Mexico City, Mexico (Azteca Stadium)
1974 – Munich, Germany (Olympic Stadium)
1978 – Buenos Aires, Argentina (River Plate Stadium)
1982 – Madrid, Spain (Santiago Bernabéu)
1986 – Mexico City, Mexico (Azteca Stadium)
1990 – Rome, Italy (Olympic Stadium)
1994 – Pasadena, USA (Rose Bowl)
1998 – Saint-Denis, France (Stade de France)
2002 – Yokohama, Japan (Yokohama International Stadium)
2006 – Berlin, Germany (Olympic Stadium)2
2010 – Johannesburg, South Africa (Football City)
2014 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Maracanã Stadium)
2018 – Moscow, Russia (Luzhniki Stadium)2
2022 – Lusail, Qatar (Lusail Stadium)
Published on January 27, 2026
