Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 5:44amSat 13 Jun 2026 at 5:44amMonterrey Stadium is the star of the World Cup venues. (Getty Images: FIFA/Hector Vivas)The 2026 FIFA World Cup will utilise some of the greatest stadiums in the world across North America.Featuring state-of-the-art NFL facilities and one of the World Cup's most historic and storied venues, this tournament will take place amid a spectacular backdrop, despite the ticketing controversies that have threatened to leave vast swathes of empty seats.Here are the 16 stadiums in use across the three countries: two in Canada, three in Mexico and 11 in the United States. A lot of the stadiums are better known by names other than the ones that are being used during the tournament."Stadium official names for the FIFA World Cup 2026 have been matched with Host City names and may differ from the common designation used locally," FIFA notes on its website.That is because almost all of the stadiums being used have sponsored names, which cannot be used under FIFA's strict branding rules.It also means that, with one exception, all branding has had to be removed from the stadiums. Atlanta StadiumRead more BC Place VancouverRead more Boston StadiumRead more Dallas StadiumRead more Estadio GuadalajaraRead more Houston StadiumRead more Kansas City StadiumRead more Los Angeles StadiumRead more Mexico City StadiumRead more Miami StadiumRead more Estadio MonterreyRead more New York/New Jersey StadiumRead more Philadelphia StadiumRead more San Francisco Bay Area StadiumRead more Seattle StadiumRead more Toronto StadiumRead more Those stadiums listed above are the lucky 16 that will host matches at this year's tournament.But there were originally nine others listed in the bid document that didn't make the cut.Stadiums in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Orlando and Washington DC did not make the final list of venues in the USA, while Los Angeles's original proposal was to host matches at the historic Rose Bowl stadium.The Montréal Olympic Stadium was not given the nod. (Getty Images: Tom Szczerbowski)Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium and the spectacular Montréal Olympic Stadium were the two other proposed stadiums in Canada that were not selected.Six of those stadiums had capacities of over 60,000, which shows just how many high-end venues the organisers had at their disposal.Email address
From Azteca to LA, your guide to every World Cup stadium
From volcano mimics to modern super-stadia with retractable roofs, the grounds of the 2026 FIFA World Cup are among the most spectacular on Earth. Here's your guide to each of the 16 stadiums across Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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