List of FIFA World Cup hosts

## **2026 FIFA World Cup**

The **2026 FIFA World Cup** will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June to July 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

### **Host selection**

Hosts are required to propose at least 14 all-seater stadiums with a capacity of 40,000, with a minimum of 7 existing stadiums. The opening match and final must take place in an 80,000-seat stadium, while the semi-finals must take place in a 60,000-seat stadium.

Two bids to host the event were submitted to FIFA, a joint bid by United States, Mexico and the Canada, and one by Morocco. The United bid was chosen by FIFA.

 **Abandoned Bids** | -----

### **Venues**

Initially, the organisers released a provisional list of 24 venues to be used for the World Cup, each in its own city or metropolitan area. In June 2022, FIFA officially announced that this was narrowed down to the 16 venues across 16 host cities: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver (11 in the United States, 3 in Mexico and 2 in Canada).

The opening ceremony will take place at the **Estadio Azteca** in Mexico City, Mexico, preceding the opening match of the tournament, and the two semi-final matches will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, and AT&T Stadium, Dallas.

### **Final**

The **2026 FIFA World Cup final** will be the final match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 23rd edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States, with a seating capacity of 87,157 people.

## **2030 FIFA World Cup**

The **2030 FIFA World Cup** will be the 24th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA. The 2030 World Cup will mark the centennial World Cup competition. The tournament will take place in 14 cities across Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Additionally, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay will serve as nations that open the event, as a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first world cup.

### **Host selection**

Hosts are required to propose at least 14 all-seater stadiums with a capacity of 40,000, with a minimum of 7 existing stadiums. The opening match and final must take place in an 80,000-seat stadium, while the semi-finals must take place in a 60,000-seat stadium.

Four bids to host the event were submitted to FIFA covering twelve nations. The Spain, Portugal and Morocco bid was chosen as the host countries for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

  United Kingdom ( England,  Northern Ireland,  Scotland,  Wales) and  Republic of Ireland

### **Venues**

Initially, the organisers unveiled a shortlist including 26 stadiums to be used for the World Cup. In 2026, FIFA officially announced that this was narrowed down to the 19 venues across 17 host cities: Agadir, Asunción, Barcelona, Bilbao, Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Lisbon, Madrid, Marrakech, Montevideo, Porto, Rabat, Seville, Tangier, Valencia, Vigo and Zaragoza (7 in Spain, 2 in Portugal, 5 in Morocco and 1 in Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina).

The opening and centenary celebration of the first World Cup will take place at the **Estadio Centenario** in Montevideo, Uruguay, preceding the opening match of the tournament. Another opening ceremony will take place at the **Grand Stade de Casablanca** in Casablanca, Morocco, and the two semi-final matches will be held at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, and Grand Stade de Casablanca, Casablanca. The third place play-off will be played at Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona.

### **Final**

The **2030 FIFA World Cup final** will be the final match of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, the 24th edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match will be played at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain, on 21 July 2030 at 20:00 local time (18:00 UTC). The final took place in front of 84,744 supporters, with more than 1.5 billion watching on television.

## **2034 FIFA World Cup**

The **2034 FIFA World Cup** will be the 25th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA. The tournament will involve 48 national teams and will take place in 8 cities across Saudi Arabia.

### **Host selection**

Hosts are required to propose at least 14 all-seater stadiums with a capacity of 40,000, with a minimum of 4 existing stadiums. The opening match and final must take place in an 80,000-seat stadium, while the semi-finals must take place in a 60,000-seat stadium.

The only bid to host the event was submitted to FIFA by Saudi Arabia, so they were chosen as the host country for the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

### **Venues**

Initially, the organisers unveiled a shortlist including 15 stadiums to be used for the World Cup. In 2030, FIFA officially announced that this was narrowed down to the 12 venues across 8 host cities: Abha, Buraydah, Dammam, Jazan, Jeddah, Khobar, Neom and Riyadh.

The opening ceremony will take place at **King Abdullah Stadium** in Jeddah, preceding the opening match of the tournament, and the two semi-final matches will be held at King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, and King Abdullah Stadium, Jeddah. The third place play-off will be played at Dammam Stadium, Dammam.

### **Final**

The **2034 FIFA World Cup final** will be the final match of the 2034 FIFA World Cup, the 25th edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match will be played at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, on 19 November 2034 at 19:00 local time (16:00 UTC). The final took place in front of 90,824 supporters, with more than 1.5 billion watching on television.

## **2038 FIFA World Cup**

The **2038 FIFA World Cup** will be the 26th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA.

### **Host selection**

Hosts are required to propose at least 14 all-seater stadiums with a capacity of 40,000, with a minimum of 7 existing stadiums. The opening match and final must take place in an 80,000-seat stadium, while the semi-finals must take place in a 60,000-seat stadium.

### **Venues**

Initially, the organisers unveiled a shortlist including

### **Final**

The **2038 FIFA World Cup final** will be the final match of the 2038 FIFA World Cup, the 26th edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams.

## **2042 FIFA World Cup**

The **2042 FIFA World Cup** will be the 27th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA. The tournament will involve 48 national teams and will take place in 13 cities across the United Kingdom.

### **Host selection**

Hosts are required to propose at least 14 all-seater stadiums with a capacity of 40,000, with a minimum of 7 existing stadiums. The opening match and final must take place in an 80,000-seat stadium, while the semi-finals must take place in a 60,000-seat stadium.

Three bids to host the event were submitted to FIFA covering seven nations. The United Kingdom bid was chosen as the host country for the 2042 FIFA World Cup.

 **Abandoned Bids** |  Egypt

### **Venues**

Initially, the organisers unveiled a shortlist including 24 stadiums to be used for the World Cup. In 2038, FIFA officially announced that this was narrowed down to the 16 venues across 13 host cities: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Southampton (9 in England, 2 in Scotland and 1 in Wales and Northern Ireland).

The opening ceremony will take place at **Old Trafford** in Manchester, England, preceding the opening match of the tournament, and the two semi-final matches will be held at Hampden Park, Glasgow, and Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The third place play-off will be played at Villa Park, Birmingham.

### **Final**

The **2042 FIFA World Cup final** will be the final match of the 2042 FIFA World Cup, the 27th edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match will be played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 27 July 2042 at 20:00 local time (19:00 UTC). The final took place in front of 90,652 supporters, with more than 1.5 billion watching on television.

## **2046 FIFA World Cup**

The **2046 FIFA World Cup** will be the 28th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA. The tournament will involve 64 national teams and will take place in 12 cities across Australia and New Zealand.

### **Host selection**

Hosts are required to propose at least 14 all-seater stadiums with a capacity of 40,000, with a minimum of 7 existing stadiums. The opening match and final must take place in an 80,000-seat stadium, while the semi-finals must take place in a 60,000-seat stadium.

Three bids to host the event were submitted to FIFA covering thirteen nations. The Australia and New Zealand bid was chosen as the host countries for the 2046 FIFA World Cup.

### **Venues**

Initially, the organisers unveiled a shortlist including 22 stadiums to be used for the World Cup. In 2042, FIFA officially announced that this was narrowed down to the 16 venues across 12 host cities: Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Tauranga and Wellington (7 in Australia and 5 in New Zealand).

The opening ceremony will take place at the **Melbourne Cricket Ground** in Melbourne, Australia, preceding the opening match of the tournament, and the two semi-final matches will be held at Eden Park, Auckland, and Optus Stadium, Perth. The third place play-off will be played at The Gabba, Brisbane.

### **Final**

The **2046 FIFA World Cup final** will be the final match of the 2046 FIFA World Cup, the 28th edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match will be played at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, on 21 October 2046 at 21:00 local time (10:00 UTC). The final took place in front of 82,500 supporters, with more than 1.5 billion watching on television.

## **2050 FIFA World Cup**

The **2050 FIFA World Cup** will be the 29th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA. The tournament will involve 64 national teams and will take place in 20 cities across the United States.

### **Host selection**

Hosts are required to propose at least 14 all-seater stadiums with a capacity of 40,000, with a minimum of 7 existing stadiums. The opening match and final must take place in an 80,000-seat stadium, while the semi-finals must take place in a 60,000-seat stadium.

Three bids to host the event were submitted to FIFA covering five nations. The United States bid was chosen as the host country for the 2050 FIFA World Cup.

 **Abandoned Bids** |  Indonesia,  Malaysia and  Singapore

### **Venues**

Initially, the organisers unveiled a shortlist including 29 stadiums to be used for the World Cup. In 2046, FIFA officially announced that this was narrowed down to the 20 venues across 20 host cities: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle

Initially, the organisers unveiled a shortlist including 22 stadiums to be used for the World Cup. In 2042, FIFA officially announced that this was narrowed down to the 16 venues across 12 host cities: Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Tauranga and Wellington (7 in Australia and 5 in New Zealand).

The opening ceremony will take place at the **Melbourne Cricket Ground** in Melbourne, Australia, preceding the opening match of the tournament, and the two semi-final matches will be held at Eden Park, Auckland, and Optus Stadium, Perth. The third place play-off will be played at The Gabba, Brisbane.

* New York ----- **(MetLife 87,157) (new stadium at Willets Point 65,000 / 80,000)**
* Los Angeles ----- **(SoFi 70,240) (80,240)**
* Chicago (new stadium: 70.000) **(Soldier 70,500 / 71,500)**
* Dallas ----- **(AT&T 92,967)**
* Washington D.C. (new stadium: 60.000) **(Redskins Stadium 60,000) / (Baltimore M&T Bank 70,976)**
* Philadelphia ----- **(Lincoln 69,328)** (new stadium)
* Atlanta ----- **(Mercedes-Benz 75,000)**
* Miami ----- **(Hard Rock 67,518)**
* Phoenix **(State Farm 63,400)** (new stadium)
* Boston ----- **(Gillette 70,000)**
* San Francisco ----- **(Levi's 70,909)**
* Seattle ----- **(Lumen 69,000)**
* Minneapolis **(US Bank 66,860)**
* Denver **(Mile High 77,595)** (new stadium)
* Las Vegas **(Allegiant 61,000)**
* Charlotte / Cleveland (new stadium) / Cincinnati **(Cincinnati Paul Brown 67,402 / actual 65,515) / (Cleveland Browns 67,431) / (Charlotte Bank of America 74,867)**
* Kansas City ----- **(Arrowhead 76,640)** (new stadium)
* Indianapolis (63.000) **(Lucas Oil 63,000 / 62,421)**
* Nashville (new stadium: 60.000) **(Tennessee 60,000 / actual 69,722)**
* New Orleans (73.000) **(Caesars Superdome 73,208)**

### **Final**

The **2050 FIFA World Cup final** will be the final match of the 2050 FIFA World Cup, the 29th edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match will be played at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, on 23 July 2050 at 15:00 local time (20:00 UTC). The final took place in front of 92,967 supporters, with more than 1.5 billion watching on television.