The FIFA World Cup 2026 will take place across June and July 2026, with the final set for Sunday, 19 July 2026.
There will be 12 groups of four team with the top two teams from each group progressing as well as the eight best third-placed sides.
Four knockout rounds will then follow to determine the finalists.
The FIFA World Cup 26 will be the first to include 48 teams, in the group stage, expanded from 32 which had bee the format since 1998.
Where is the Soccer World Cup 2026?
The FIFA World cup 2026 will be played in Canada, Mexico and the USA. For the first time, the soccer world cup will be span across 3 different countries.
What are the host cities for the Soccer World Cup 2026?
The tournament will have 16 host cities across Canada, Mexico and the USA. The following cities are chosen in the final listing:
Canada: Vancouver and Toronto
Mexico: Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey
United States: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle
Who has qualified for Soccer World Cup 2026?
So far Canada, Mexico and the USA have automatically qualified as co-hosts.
USA:
USA have qualified for a second consecutive World Cup.
It will be the States’ 12th World Cup and their second on home soil after USA ’94, with their 1930 run to the semi-finals the nation’s best showing at the tournament to date.
Mexico:
The 2026 World Cup will be the third time that Mexico has hosted the tournament. Previously Mexico has hosted the tournament in 1970 and 1986.
This will be the nation’s 18th World Cup, with their previous best performances coming on home soil, as they reached the quarter-finals in both ’70 and ’86.
Canada:
This will be the first time that Canada has ever reached back-to-back tournaments. Their only previous visits to the competition came in 1986 and 2022, which both brought winless group stage exits and Canada will be looking to better that performance.
What are the six continental confederations for FIFA World Cup 2026?
The six continental confederations for FIFA world cup 2026 qualifications are
- AFC (Asian Football Confederation),
- CAF (Confederation of African Football),
- CONMEBOL(Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol – South American Football Confederation),
- CONCACAF(Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football),
- OFC (Oceania Football Confederation) and
- UEFA(Union of European Football Associations)
Countries from above six continental confederations will all stage their own qualifying campaigns to determine who reaches the tournament.
