2026 FIFA World Cup: 500 days to go until the opening match at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca

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The opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held in Mexico on 11/06/2026, at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City (83,000 capacity), followed the next day by the first match of the competition in the United States, in Los Angeles (California), as well as the very first World Cup match to be played in Canada, in Toronto.

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