Fans tuning in for the first 2026 World Cup game on US soil Friday night might be a bit confused: why had they never heard of Los Angeles Stadium before?

The final of the 2026 World Cup will be played in New Jersey but the fans attending might not get the ultimate sporting experience that they could if they were in Los Angeles

The SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is now just two days away from hosting the USA’s opening World Cup game, with organisers having narrowly avoided a damaging strike at the arena