World Cup 2026 Stadiums: All 16 Venues and Capacities
From the Estadio Azteca opener in Mexico City to the MetLife final near New York, here is every host venue, its size and what it stages.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the biggest in history: 48 teams, 104 matches and 16 host cities spread across the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The United States carries the load with 11 of the stadiums, while Mexico contributes three and Canada two. The geography is enormous, but every venue has already been used by top-flight football or American sport, so there are no construction gambles and no half-finished arenas this time around.
The tournament opens on June 11 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, branded "Mexico City Stadium" for FIFA purposes, with a capacity of roughly 83,000. It is the emotional heart of this World Cup: having staged the 1970 and 1986 finals, it becomes the first ground to host matches at three men's World Cups. The closing act moves to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the "New York New Jersey Stadium," which will hold the final on July 19 in front of around 82,500 fans. (FIFA refers to most US and Canadian grounds by neutral city names during the event, dropping the commercial sponsors.)
The largest venue is AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, listed around 94,000 and known as "Dallas Stadium," which makes it a natural pick for marquee knockout fixtures. Behind the Azteca and MetLife come a cluster of NFL giants: Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium (about 75,000), Kansas City's Arrowhead (about 73,000), Houston's NRG Stadium (72,000) and the San Francisco Bay Area's Levi's Stadium (about 71,000). Los Angeles brings the futuristic SoFi Stadium at 70,000, while Seattle's Lumen Field and Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field sit around 69,000 apiece.
The more intimate end of the list still dwarfs most club grounds. Boston's Gillette Stadium and Miami's Hard Rock Stadium each seat roughly 65,000, Vancouver's BC Place around 54,000, and Monterrey's Estadio BBVA 53,500. Guadalajara's Estadio Akron checks in near 48,000, and the smallest of the 16, Toronto's BMO Field, holds about 45,000 after a tournament expansion. Climate is a real variable: roofed or air-conditioned bowls in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Vancouver will protect players from June heat, while altitude in Mexico City and Guadalajara adds another tactical layer.
Venue draws matter more than ever with 48 teams criss-crossing a continent, and travel and altitude will shape who survives the group stage. You can see how the bracket plays out in our World Cup 2026 predictions, where our model currently makes Spain the title favourite, just ahead of Argentina, with France next in line — then test your own venue-by-venue scenarios in the match simulator.
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