2026 World Cup: 11 cities in the USA, 3 from Mexico and 2 from Canada will host the tournament

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The 16 host cities for the 2026 World Cup announced on 16/06/2022 - ©  FIFA

⚽️ United States (11): Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York / New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle
⚽️ Mexico (3): Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey
⚽️ Canada (2): Toronto and Vancouver
These are the 16 cities in North America that will host the XXIII Football World Cup in 2026. The list was announced in New York (USA) during a televised ceremony co-produced by FIFA and television groups Fox and Telemundo on 16/06/2022.

"We congratulate the 16 FIFA World Cup host cities on their outstanding commitment and passion. We look forward to working together with them to deliver what will be an unprecedented FIFA World Cup and a game-changer as we strive to make football truly global," said Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA.

The FIFA Congress awarded the hosting of the 2026 World Cup to three Federations from the Concacaf zone (USA - Mexico - Canada), in Moscow (RUS) on 14/06/2018. This will be the first edition with 48 teams (compared to 32 from 1998 to 2022) with 80 matches on the programme (compared to 64 in the seven…

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The 16 host cities for the 2026 World Cup announced on 16/06/2022 - ©  FIFA

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