World Cup 2026 host cities
The World Cup 2026 host cities consist of 16 cities from Canada, the United States and Mexico. The host cities are spread over the 3 countries.
FIFA confirmed the 16 selected host cities at a press conference on 16 June 2022. The press conference was broadcast live from New York and was attended by well-known presenters and major athletes.
These are the host cities of the 2026 World Cup:
- Atlanta
- Boston
- Dallas
- Guadalajara
- Houston
- Kansas City
- Los Angeles
- Mexico City
- Miami
- Monterrey
- New York/New Jersey
- Philadelphia
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Toronto
- Vancouver
There are many other regions and communities in North America that are eager to contribute to the tournament in the form of Team Base Camps, Fan Fests and promoting the sport of soccer in the cities.
Training complexes and facilities
The training complexes in the cities are all of high quality. The majority of these facilities already exist or are under development. A small number of training complexes must be renovated and the artificial grass must also be replaced by natural grass. United 2026 has found more than 150 sports accommodations and facilities prepared for the football tournament, including those of the Major League Soccer and Liga MX.
The facilities for teams and referees meet FIFA requirements. This means that the quality is high, but the travel times from the city to airports, stadiums and training complexes are also acceptable. United 2026 has selected 150 top quality facilities.
Each game city has very good infrastructure, hotels, medical care, technology companies. As a result, the minimum requirements of FIFA are well exceeded and a high-quality World Cup football is guaranteed.
Transport and travel to and from the host cities
Because the 2026 World Cup will be played in 3 countries, good transport across national borders is important. The national governments have promised that transport across borders will run smoothly. For this, the transport in the context of the World Championship will use special documents.
The host cities all have one or more international airports, so that football fans from all over the world can easily travel to the cities.
Travel between the host cities will mainly be by plane, as the cities are very far apart. The exception to this are the cities on the east coast of the US, where transport by road and train is also realistic.
Transport and travel in and around the host cities is sufficiently guaranteed in most cities. The infrastructure has enough capacity to handle the large crowds during a football match. Some cities need to expand their infrastructure for the 2026 World Cup.
Atlanta
Population: 537.958
Altitude: 76-98 meters
Temperature: 30 degrees
Boston
Population: 4-794-447
Altitude: 13 meters
Temperature: 25 degrees
Dallas
Population: 7.233.323
Altitude: 40 meters
Temperature: 31 degrees
Guadalajara
Population: 4.434.252
Altitude: 477 meters
Temperature: 23 degrees
Houston
Population: 6.772.470
Altitude: 4 meters
Temperature: 34 degrees
Kansas City
Population: 2.104.509
Altitude: 81-84 meters
Temperature: 30 degrees
Los Angeles
Population: 13.310.447
Altitude: 28 meters
Temperature: 27 degrees
Mexico City
Population: 20.137.152
Altitude: 669 meters
Temperature: 23 degrees
Miami
Population: 6.066.387
Altitude: 3 meters
Temperature: 28 degrees
Monterrey
Population: 4.106.054
Altitude: 35 meters
Temperature: 33 degrees
New York / New Jersey
Population: 20.153.634
Altitude: 3 meters
Temperature: 27 degrees
Philadelphia
Population: 6.070.500
Altitude: 4 meters
Temperature: 29 degrees
San Francisco
Population: 4.679.166
Altitude: 7 meters
Temperature: 19 degrees
Seattle
Population: 3.798.902
Altitude: 48 meters
Temperature: 22 degrees
Toronto
Population: 6.346.000
Altitude: 92 meters
Temperature: 25 degrees
Vancouver
Population: 675.218
Altitude: 65 meters
Temperature: 17 degrees
Proposed and dropped host cities
23 host cities for the 2026 World Cup have been proposed by the US, Canada and Mexico. United 2026 has proposed more cities than FIFA mandates.
7 of the 23 proposed cities have been dropped, leaving 16 cities for the World Cup. The fallen cities are:
- Baltimore
- Cincinnati
- Denver
- Edmonton
- Montreal (dropped out earlier)
- Nashville
- Orlando
- Washington DC
Baltimore
Population: 2.798.886
Altitude: 0-46 meters
Temperature: 32 degrees
Cincinnati
Population: 2.165.139
Altitude: 45 meters
Temperature: 23 degrees
Denver
Population: 2.853.077
Altitude: 1.609 meters
Temperature: 29 degrees
Edmonton
Population: 1.411.000
Altitude: 203 meters
Temperature: 21 degrees
Montréal
Population: 4.138.000
Altitude: 230meters
Temperature: 24 degrees
Nashville
Population: 1.865.298
Altitude: 55 meters
Temperature: 30 degrees
Orlando
Population: 2.441.257
Altitude: 25 meters
Temperature: 27 degrees
Washington DC
Population: 6.131.977
Altitude: 38 meters
Temperature: 29 degrees
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16 host cities for the 2026 World Cup have been selected in the US, Canada and Mexico. The 16 cities are spread across the 3 host countries.
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