FIFA announces 2026 World Cup final venue
05-02-2024 09:47 AM
Ammon News - FIFA revealed the host city for the 2026 World Cup final along with key details about the tournament schedule during a live broadcast at the Telemundo Center in Miami on Sunday.
The World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 19, 2026.
The World Cup’s opening match locations and host city allocations for each of the nations also were revealed Sunday.
Estadio Azteca in Mexico City will host the opening match of the 2026 World Cup on June 11, marking the third time the stadium has done so. (Mexico previously hosted the World Cup in 1970 and 1986).
The United States’s first match in the 2026 World Cup will be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif, on June 12, 2026. The U.S. also will play a group stage match in Seattle on June 19 before returning to Inglewood for a June 25 match. Of all the World Cup sites, AT&T Stadium will host the most games with nine.
Source: Sports Illustrated