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2026 fifa world cup site Thursday was announced.
One of the biggest sporting events in the world will be played in North America.
Matches will be played in stadiums United States, Canada and Mexico,
The cup will be divided into three zones, and here is where the matches will be played:
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western sector
A view of the interior of Sophie Stadium during Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California.
(AP photo/Kyusung Gong, file)
- Vancouver, Canada (BC Palace)
- Seattle, Washington (Lumen Field)
- Santa Clara, California (Levy’s Stadium)
- Los Angeles, California (Sophie Stadium)
- Guadalajara, Mexico (Akron Stadium)
The Central Zone
Fans watch at the start of an NFL game inside AT&T Stadium between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys on September 8, 2013 in Arlington, Texas.
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, FILE)
- Kansas City, Missouri (Arrowhead Stadium)
- Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium)
- Atlanta, Georgia (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
- Houston, Texas (NRG Stadium)
- Monterrey, Mexico (BBVA Stadium)
- Mexico City, Mexico (Aztec Stadium)
Eastern area
An aerial view of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, June 20, 2014.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, FILE)
- Toronto, Canada (BMO Field)
- Foxborough, Massachusetts (Gillette Stadium)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Lincoln Financial Area)
- Miami Gardens, Florida (Hard Rock Stadium)
- East Rutherford, New Jersey (MetLife Stadium)
This will be the first 48-nation World Cup, has grown from the 32-team system used since 1998. There will be 16 groups of three countries. Each team will play two first round games instead of three, and one nation in each group opens against an opponent who may have already played.
The top two teams in each group will advance to the knockout division of 32 nations.
The FIFA World Cup trophy is displayed during an event at the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center in Kuwait City on May 16, 2022.
(Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images)
Under FIFA’s plan, the United States will host 60 of the 80 matches, including all matches in the quarter-final round of the knockout stage. It is the first time since 1994 that the United States will host World Cup matches on a men’s side, two years before Major League Soccer’s first season was held.
Mexico will become the first country to host World Cup three different times. Canada is hosting the Men’s World Cup matches for the first time.
American players practice during the Women’s World Cup Football Final under the open terrace of BC Place on July 4, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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2022 world cup ready Will start in Doha, Qatar at the end of the year.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.