Canada to host 13 games during the 2026 World cup

This will be the first North American World cup since 1994

In Summary

• The US will stage the lion’s share of the action - with 78 games - at the expanded 48-team soccer showcase whereas Mexico will also be hosting 13 games.

• The 2026 tournament will kick off on June 11 at Mexico City's historic Azteca Stadium and close on July 19 at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Lionel Messi (R) of Argentina holds the World Cup Trophy during the 2022 Fifa World Cup awarding ceremony at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar on December 18
Lionel Messi (R) of Argentina holds the World Cup Trophy during the 2022 Fifa World Cup awarding ceremony at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar on December 18
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Canada is set to host 13 of the 104 games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with seven in Vancouver and six in Toronto.

The 2026 global showpiece will be jointly hosted by the three North American countries of Mexico, the US and Canada with 16 cities chosen (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Guadalajara, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Mexico City, Monterrey, Atlanta, Boston, Miami, New York, Philadelphia and Toronto).

The US will stage the lion’s share of the action - with 78 games - at the expanded 48-team soccer showcase whereas Mexico will also be hosting 13 games.

This will be the first tournament hosted by three nations and the first North American World Cup since 1994.

It will further be the first to include 48 teams expanded from 32.

The 2026 tournament will kick off on June 11 at Mexico City's historic Azteca Stadium and close on July 19 at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Canada will stage 10 opening-round games split evenly between Toronto and Vancouver, which will host Canada’s two other opening-round matches at B.C. Place Stadium.

Toronto and Vancouver will each stage a round-of-32 knockout game with Vancouver also hosting a round-of-16 match.

The quarterfinals are set for Boston, Kansas City, Los Angeles and Miami with the semifinals in Atlanta and Dallas.

The third-place game will take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.