The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest edition in history, with 104 matches played across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The honor of the opening game will go to Mexico’s iconic Estadio Azteca, which will become the first stadium to host three World Cup openers, adding to its legendary history with Pelé and Maradona. The final will be staged at MetLife Stadium in New York-New Jersey, a modern multi-purpose venue known for NFL games, concerts, and the 2016 Copa América Centenario final. With these two iconic venues, the 2026 World Cup promises a historic stage for football’s grandest moments.
00:00The 2026 FIFA World Cup, the biggest ever edition of the global showpiece, will see 104 games featuring 48 teams played across 16 host cities in three countries, Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
00:13The two cities that will host the honor of the opening game and the championship match have two of the greatest soccer stadiums in the world, one of them much older than the other.
00:23Here's some fact about those sporting venues.
00:25Azteca Stadium
00:30Os Mexico will open the biggest ever edition of the World Cup on June 11, 2026, and it will do so in a legendary venue, Azteca Stadium, which will become the first stadium to host three FIFA World Cup opening matches, 1970, 1986, and 2026.
01:16Asadio Azteca, Mexico City was the venue for the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup trademark in 2011, when a capacity crowd of 98,943 set the record for the number of supporters at any game in the history of the prestigious youth tournament.
01:32MetLife Stadium
01:34Iconic New York, New Jersey Stadium will stage the showpiece fixture from the biggest ever World Cup on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
01:42While this stadium has been more used to hosting the superstars of the NFL, the best that soccer has to offer will head to the ground come 2026 as a different sport takes center stage, a multipurpose stadium which opened in 2010.
01:56The ground currently hosts the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets, as well as the XFL's New York Guardians.
02:03It was also the venue for the final of the 2016 Copa America Centenario, when Chile defeated Lionel Messi's Argentina on penalties.
02:12Numerous A-list performers have featured at New York, New Jersey Stadium, including Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, and Taylor Swift.
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