World Cup Soccer will be coming to Kansas City in 2026.
FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, revealed the tournament’s hosts on Thursday. It selected three Mexican cities, two Canadian ones, and 11 in the United States
Kansas City and Arrowhead Stadium is one of the locations in the United States.
The other selected sites are Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in the United States. Vancouver and Toronto in Canada and Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Mexico City in Mexico.
With the World Cup expanding to 48 teams in 2026, 60 of 80 games will be held in the U.S. FIFA has not said how many matches each will host, but the North American bid committee originally proposed a minimum of five per U.S. city, including at least two knockout-round games per U.S. city. A schedule shell could be released as soon as next year.
