FIFA Announces Host Cities For 2026 World Cup In U.S., Canada, Mexico

FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, announced Thursday the 16 cities that will host matches in the 2026 World Cup.

22 cities across the U.S., Canada and Mexico had been vying to be a host city for the first World Cup to be staged in three countries and first to be hosted in North America since the U.S. hosted in 1994. 11 U.S., two Canadian and three Mexican cities were selected as hosts.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup Host Cities have been revealed 🙌🌎

Which city are you hoping to catch a game at? pic.twitter.com/OzLRUXEP4R

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 16, 2022

West Region

• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Seattle, Washington, U.S.
• San Francisco/Bay Area, California, U.S.
• Los Angeles, California, U.S.
• Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Central Region

• Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
• Dallas/Arlington, Texas, U.S.
• Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
• Houston, Texas, U.S.
• Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
• Mexico City, Mexico

East Region

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Boston/Foxboro, Massachusetts, U.S.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
• Miami, Florida, U.S.
• New York/New Jersey, U.S.

“To have [a World Cup] in this country is going to be amazing.”
— @cpulisic_10

🎥 @FOXSoccer pic.twitter.com/BNHcmfZ4bq

— USMNT (@USMNT) June 16, 2022

The cities not selected as host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are: Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Orlando, Baltimore/Washington D.C. and Edmonton.

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