FIFA plans to name ’26 World Cup venues June 16

FIFA intends to announce the 2026 World Cup sites during a news conference in New York on June 16.

Seventeen U.S. stadiums in 16 areas remain in the bidding for the first 48-team World Cup, with the Los Angeles area submitting both SoFi Stadium in Inglewood and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, site of the 1994 World Cup final. Three stadiums each in Canada and Mexico are expected to be used.

The bid plan envisioned 16 total sites for the tournament. FIFA targeted mid-May for announcing site selections, and then pushed that back a month.

The 2026 World Cup will be the first with three cohosts. FIFA selected the bid as joint host in June 2018.

Sixty games are to be played in the U.S., including all from the quarterfinals on. Canada and Mexico are to host 10 games each.

The remaining areas and stadiums: UNITED STATES Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium), Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium), Baltimore (M&T Bank Stadium), Cincinnati (Paul Brown Stadium), Denver (Empower Field at Mile High), East Rutherford, N.J. (MetLife Stadium), Foxboro (Gillette Stadium), Houston (NRG Stadium), Inglewood, Calif. (SoFi Stadium), Kansas City, Mo. (Arrowhead Stadium), Miami Gardens, Fla. (Hard Rock Stadium), Nashville, Tenn. (Nissan Stadium), Orlando, Fla. (Camping World Stadium), Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl), Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field), Santa Clara, Calif. (Levi’s Stadium), Seattle (Lumen Field).

CANADA Edmonton (Commonwealth Stadium), Toronto (BMO Field), Vancouver (B.C. Place).

MEXICO Guadalajara (Estadio Akron), Mexico City (Estadio Azteca), Monterrey (Estadio BBVA).