Title: ⚽ FIFA World Cup 2026: Tournament Discussion Thread for The United American Bid Post by: JollyGood on December 28, 2022, 04:57:10 PM self-moderated to keep this thread clean from trolls, attention-seekers and signature spammers
This thread can be used to discuss anything related to the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament but keep in mind that low-quality posts will be deleted alongside posts from attention-seekers, signature spammers and trolls. Mexico, USA and Canada have already qualified for the tournament by virtue of being host nations. This is going to be the biggest tournament ever arranged by FIFA. https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/3879bbf7-75e1-44dc-97d1-d0d737ccd432/dcfo4sb-328bf740-1d4e-4cc1-a848-79eb500758e7.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzM4NzliYmY3LTc1ZTEtNDRkYy05N2QxLWQwZDczN2NjZDQzMlwvZGNmbzRzYi0zMjhiZjc0MC0xZDRlLTRjYzEtYTg0OC03OWViNTAwNzU4ZTcucG5nIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.ISDLxDe4M3_whcNKXtBxNEKjrSxRg9Dj8ExShxiWd-w Here is what we know: The United Bid consisted of Mexico, USA and Canada (all considered North America) to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup The tournament will take place between: 8th June 2026 and 3rd July 2026 The 2026 World Cup will be the first tournament that has 48 teams competing instead of 32 teams. There will be 16 groups of 3 teams and the top two teams will qualify for the next round of 32. After that the teams will be playing knockout games until the final. There will be a total 80 games played throughout the tournament Mexico will host 10 games Canada will host 10 games USA will host 60 games In total, the games will be played across 16 cities and 16 stadiums. The final seven games of the tournament will all take place in the USA. (That means all four quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final): USA Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium Boston Gillette Stadium Dallas AT&T Stadium Houston NRG Stadium Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium Los Angeles SoFi Stadium Miami Hard Rock Stadium New York/New Jersey MetLife Stadium Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field San Francisco Levis Stadium Seattle Lumen Field Canada Toronto BMO Field Vancouver BC Place Mexico Guadalajara Estadio Akron Mexico City Estadio Azteca Monterrey Estadio BBVA |