FIFA World Cup 2026 guide A clear, unofficial guide to the FIFA World Cup 2026: confirmed dates, host cities, 48-team groups, the full schedule, standings, tickets and stadiums across Canada, Mexico and the United States. Last updated: June 12, 2026 Sources checked: FIFA, host city pages, official ticketing pages Tournament Cards 48 teams, 12 groups How the first 48-team World Cup 2026 works: groups, best third-place rule and the knockout path to the final. Separate club competition FIFA Club World Cup Club tournament context with a clear note on what is confirmed and what is still unconfirmed for future editions. Official-source-first Ticket status, hospitality links, resale warnings and a safety checklist for high-demand matches. 104-match table Native HTML schedule table with progressive filters for date, team, city, venue, group and stage. Pre-tournament standings tables, third-place ranking structure and tie-breaker explanations. Venue names, real arena names, capacities, addresses, host metros and match links. World Cup 2026 at a glance Confirmed Tournament Frame The FIFA World Cup 2026 is scheduled from June 11, 2026 to July 19, 2026 across Canada, Mexico, United States. It is the first 48-team edition, with 12 groups, 104 matches and a final at New York New Jersey Stadium. Why the format changes search intent A 48-team tournament creates more searches for group tables, best third-place rankings, knockout qualification, city-by-city match planning and squad status. This site is organized around those topics rather than thin pages for every keyword variation. The homepage leads with the FIFA World Cup 2026 as the confirmed national-team tournament, while the internal architecture sends club questions to the separate Club World Cup hub. That distinction keeps the site useful for users who are not yet sure which tournament they mean. It also avoids the common SEO mistake of mixing club teams, national teams, tickets, squads and host cities in one confusing page. Every hub answers one parent topic and then links sideways into the next logical task. What is verified on this page The verified World Cup 2026 frame includes the tournament dates, the host countries, the 48-team format, the 12-group structure, the 104-match count, Mexico City Stadium as the opening venue and New York New Jersey Stadium as the final venue. Groups, teams, stadium records and match skeletons are stored in typed data files so editors can update facts in one place. Information that changes quickly is intentionally labeled. Final squads are not invented. Ticket availability is not implied. Broadcast listings are country-specific. Club World Cup 2026 details are not presented as confirmed unless an official source confirms them. Schedule preview Opening, Group Stage, Knockout and Final Mexico vs South Africa at Mexico City Stadium on June 11, 2026. Groups A-L play six matches each before the knockout places are confirmed. The round of 32 begins after the group stage and reduces the field to the final two teams. July 19, 2026 at New York New Jersey Stadium. FIFA World Cup 2026 Groups Each group card links to team pages, group schedule rows and standings. Before kickoff, every standings table is set to zero with an explanation that results will update through data files. Bosnia and Herzegovina Stadiums preview Venue pages separate FIFA venue names from real arena names and include address, capacity, timezone, transport notes, weather risk and match links. Vancouver, British Columbia BC Place Vancouver BC Place · 48,821 World Cup capacity · Canada Toronto, Ontario Toronto Stadium BMO Field · 44,315 World Cup capacity · Canada Mexico City Stadium Estadio Azteca / Estadio Banorte · 72,766 World Cup capacity · Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco Guadalajara Stadium Estadio Akron · 44,330 World Cup capacity · Mexico Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Monterrey Stadium Estadio BBVA · 50,113 World Cup capacity · Mexico Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium · 67,382 World Cup capacity · United States Boston, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium · 63,815 World Cup capacity · United States

AT&T Stadium · 70,122 World Cup capacity · United States Houston Stadium NRG Stadium · 68,311 World Cup capacity · United States Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City Stadium Arrowhead / GEHA Field · 67,513 World Cup capacity · United States Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Stadium SoFi Stadium · 69,650 World Cup capacity · United States Hard Rock Stadium · 64,091 World Cup capacity · United States New York New Jersey New York New Jersey Stadium MetLife Stadium · 78,576 World Cup capacity · United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Stadium Lincoln Financial Field · 65,827 World Cup capacity · United States San Francisco Bay Area, California San Francisco Bay Area Stadium Levi's Stadium · 69,391 World Cup capacity · United States Seattle, Washington Seattle Stadium Lumen Field · 65,123 World Cup capacity · United States Ticket and fan guide Planning Without Fake Scarcity Ticket pages on this site are informational only. They explain official ticket source checks, hospitality source checks, resale warnings, account-security basics and how to avoid high-risk offers. They do not sell tickets, collect payment, create false countdowns, or suggest that this site has allocation. Fans should use the official ticket resource, official hospitality resource and local venue guidance. If a link is paid or affiliate-based in the future, it must be clearly labeled with sponsored and nofollow attributes. The initial build does not rely on affiliate ticket links. The 2026 tournament spans three countries, multiple time zones, summer weather conditions and very different metro areas. Fans need to compare host cities by venue location, airport access, transit, heat risk, match timing, entry rules and accommodation pressure. The fan guide does not replace official travel advisories or venue rules. It gives a practical checklist and links to stadium pages, ticket safety notes and where-to-watch updates so users can move from research to planning without losing the source trail. News and Editorial Notes Where to Watch World Cup 2026: Rights Watch A verified country-by-country broadcast guide for where to watch World Cup 2026, with TV, streaming and rights-status checks. Club World Cup vs World Cup 2026: The Difference Club World Cup vs World Cup 2026 explained clearly: clubs, national teams, confirmed dates, search confusion and source rules. World Cup 2026 Squads: Current Verification Status World Cup 2026 squads should not be listed until official team-specific squad data is verified and imported into the guide. World Cup 2026 Stadiums: Planning Notes World Cup 2026 stadiums explained for fans comparing venues, host cities, transport, weather risk and matchday checks. World Cup 2026 Ticket Safety Checklist World Cup 2026 ticket safety guide covering official sources, hospitality, resale risk, fake scarcity and payment red flags. World Cup 2026 Groups: What the Draw Means World Cup 2026 groups explained: 12 groups, 48 teams, standings logic, third-place ranking and links to group guides. How this independent guide is organized The site uses topic hubs instead of dozens of thin pages. The schedule page answers fixture, games and date searches with a crawlable table. The standings page answers group-table and ranking searches with native tables. The groups hub connects team discovery to qualification rules. The teams directory creates one page per country, but each team page avoids unsupported squad claims until final squads are verified. The stadiums directory creates one page per venue and links those pages back to ticket and fan planning. Search engines and answer engines can lift a single section from a static page and still provide a correct answer because each block states the tournament, status and source context. Users also get clear paths: if they want matches, they go to schedule; if they want knockout paths, they go to bracket; if they want official ticket information, they go to tickets; if they want club competition context, they go to the Club World Cup guide. This positioning centers the FIFA World Cup 2026 as the confirmed national-team tournament. A page that pretends every future competition detail is known would create a poor user experience and a trust problem. This homepage answers the core World Cup 2026 questions, shows confirmed facts, clarifies how the separate Club World Cup differs, and points users to the correct hub. The FIFA World Cup 2026 runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026, across Canada, Mexico and the United States. It is the first 48-team edition, with 12 groups, 104 matches, the opening match at Mexico City Stadium and the final at New York New Jersey Stadium. The FIFA Club World Cup is a club competition. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is a national-team tournament hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States with 48 teams and 104 matches. The FIFA World Cup 2026 starts on June 11, 2026, with the opening match at Mexico City Stadium. The FIFA World Cup 2026 final is scheduled for July 19, 2026, at New York New Jersey Stadium. The tournament has 48 teams arranged in 12 groups of four, followed by a round of 32 knockout stage. Use FIFA ticketing and official hospitality resources. FIFA.us.org does not sell tickets and does not represent FIFA. Teams receive three points for a win and one for a draw. The top two teams in each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advance, subject to FIFA tie-breakers. Static pages show a last-updated date. Volatile topics such as tickets, squads, results and standings should be checked more often near kickoff and during the tournament.