The world's premier international football competition returns in 2026.
FIFA World Cup 2026
The next World Cup will return to being played in the traditional period, between the months of June and July. The World Cup final date has been set as Sunday, 19 July, with the opening match due to take place on Thursday, 11 June.
FIFA World Cup 26 qualified teams
Co-hosts: Canada, Mexico, USA
AFC: IR Iran, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Korea Republic, Japan, Australia
CONMEBOL: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador
OFC: New Zealand
FIFA World Cup 26 host countries and cities
For the first time in history, the organisation of the biggest football tournament on the planet will be divided among three countries - Canada, Mexico and the USA - with 16 cities in total hosting matches. Find out more on the rich history and tradition of each location by clicking the links below
Canada
- Toronto
- Vancouver
Mexico
- Guadalajara
- Mexico City
- Monterrey
The United States
- Atlanta
- Boston
- Dallas
- Houston
- Kansas City
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- New York
- New Jersey
- Philadelphia
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Seattle
FIFA World Cup 26 Stadiums
A total of 16 stadiums have been chosen to host the games, the most since Korea/Japan 2002, with some truly spectacular venues set to showcase the best in the beautiful game. Follow the links below for more information on each venue, including the matches selected for each ground.
Canada
- Toronto Stadium
Mexico
- Mexico City Stadium
United States
- Boston Stadium
- Dallas Stadium
- Los Angeles Stadium
FIFA World Cup 26 - how teams qualify
- The 2026 World Cup will see the participation of 48 teams, 16 more than the last seven editions of the tournament since 1998. The division of places by continental confederations has already been defined:
- AFC (Asia): Eight direct spots + one FIFA Play-Off Tournament place
- CAF (Africa): Nine direct spots + one FIFA Play-Off Tournament place
- Concacaf (North and Central America, plus the Caribbean): Six direct spots + two FIFA Play-Off Tournament places
- CONMEBOL (South America): Six direct spots + one FIFA Play-Off Tournament place
- OFC (Oceania): One direct spot + one FIFA Play-Off Tournament place
- UEFA (Europe): 16 direct spots
- The three host countries will automatically qualify for the tournament, thus occupying three of the Concacaf slots.
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