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As the biggest edition of the global showcase to date, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the first tournament to be hosted by three countries – the United States, Mexico and Canada – with 48 teams competing across 16 host cities. Here’s what you need to know about the tournament:
2026 FIFA World Cup: How to watch
The WC takes place from June 11-19. July 2026. Split across three countries, the tournament culminates with the final on July 19 at the New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. All 104 tournament games will be broadcast live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every game streaming live and on-demand on both FOX One and the FOX Sports app. A record 40 games, more than a third of the tournament, are televised in prime time across FOX (21) and FS1 (19).
The June 11 opener between Mexico and South Africa (3 p.m. ET) will stream for free on Tubi, as will the USA’s June 12 opener against Paraguay (9 p.m. ET).
[WHEN AND WHERE: Full Schedule for 2026 FIFA World Cup]
Who will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
For the first time ever, there will be three countries hosting the World Cup – USA, Canada and Mexico. Only once in the history of the tournament have there been co-hosts, and the 2002 edition was held in South Korea and Japan.
Eleven cities will host the tournament in the United States, including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area. Canadian cities Toronto and Vancouver will also host games with three Mexican cities – Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City – also included.
For 2026, the majority of the 104 games will be held in the United States, with 78 games spread across 11 cities. Canada (two cities) and Mexico (three cities) will have 13 games each.
Where will the World Cup final be played in 2026?
The 2026 World Cup final will be played at the New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The venue, which opened in 2010 and is also known as MetLife Stadium, is home to two NFL teams – the New York Giants and the New York Jets. The WC final 2026 will take place on Sunday 19 July at 3 p.m. ET.
What is USA’s schedule for the 2026 World Cup?
Christian Pulisic and the United States now know their way to glory at the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals after learning their group stage opponents which stadiums they will play in and the times of the matches.
Which teams have qualified for the WC 2026?
The list of the 48 teams, divided into 12 groups, is as follows:
- Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czech Republic
- Group B: Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, Switzerland
- Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland
- Group D: USA, Paraguay, Turkey, Australia
- Group E: Germany, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador
- Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
- Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
- Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay
- Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
- Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
- Group K: Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia
- Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
