As preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup get underway, fans can find out how to register and purchase the tickets for the event, along with all other details below
The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City will host the opening game, while the MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey, will host the final.
FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets prices, registration details, ticket online booking, group stage schedule, start date and stadiums
The 2026 FIFA World Cup final will take place at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on July 19th.
Atlanta and Dallas will host the semi-finals while the third-place game will be played in Miami.#WeAre26 pic.twitter.com/mU1EJRJt2W
— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) February 5, 2024
FIFA have confirmed that the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final will be played at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey.
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Notably, the FIFA World Cup is set to return to North America for the first time since 1994, when the United States hosted the event. Meanwhile, Mexico has previously hosted the tournament twice, in 1970 and 1986.
2026 FIFA World Cup how to register and buy tickets
With the tournament set to take place on Thursday, June 11, 2026, there are still two and a half years left for the tournament to kick off in Mexico City. As such, there are still no tickets available for sale now. However, interested fans can register to buy them later. Fans can simply head over to the FIFA website and register their name and email address to get all the latest news and information.
2026 FIFA World Cup important dates and venue
While revealing the match schedule for the 2026 World Cup, FIFA also revealed that the upcoming event will be the biggest edition of the tournament to date. For the first time in the tournament’s history, there will be 48 countries qualifying for the finals. As such, there will be 104 matches in total, with the first match taking place at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City. Out of these 104, 78 games will take place in 11 American host cities, while Mexico and Canada will host 13 each. Notably, the Estadio Azteca will become the first stadium to host three opening games in the tournament’s history.
Given below is a list of all the host cities in the upcoming competition:
West Region
- Los Angeles (U.S.)
- San Francisco Bay Area (U.S.)
- Seattle (U.S.)
- Vancouver (Canada)
Central Region
- Guadalajara (Mexico)
- Dallas (U.S.)
- Houston (U.S.)
- Kansas City (U.S.)
- Mexico City (Mexico)
- Monterrey (Mexico)
East Region
- Atlanta (U.S.)
- Boston (U.S.)
- Miami (U.S.)
- New York/New Jersey (U.S.)
- Philadelphia (U.S.)
- Toronto (Canada)
By the start of the quarter-finals, all matches will take place in the US. The AT&T Stadium in Dallas and Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host the semi-finals on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15, July 2026, respectively. Meanwhile, the final match of the tournament will take place on Sunday 19 July, at the MetLife Stadium, New York/New Jersey.
FIFA World Cup 26 Group Stage fixtures
Thursday, 11 June 2026 Match 1 (Mexico #1) – Estadio Azteca Mexico City Match 2 – Estadio Guadalajara
Friday, 12 June 2026 Match 3 (Canada #1) – Toronto Stadium Match 4 (USA #1) – Los Angeles Stadium
Saturday, 13 June 2026 Match 5 – Boston Stadium Match 6 – BC Place Vancouver Match 7 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 8 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Sunday, 14 June 2026 Match 9 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 10 – Houston Stadium Match 11 – Dallas Stadium Match 12 – Estadio Monterrey
Monday, 15 June 2026 Match 13 – Miami Stadium Match 14 – Atlanta Stadium Match 15 – Los Angeles Stadium Match 16 – Seattle Stadium
Tuesday, 16 June 2026 Match 17 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 18 – Boston Stadium Match 19 – Kansas City Stadium Match 20 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Wednesday, 17 June 2026 Match 21 – Toronto Stadium Match 22 – Dallas Stadium Match 23 – Houston Stadium Match 24 – Estadio Azteca Mexico City
Thursday, 18 June 2026 Match 25 – Atlanta Stadium Match 26 – Los Angeles Stadium Match 27 (Canada #2) – BC Place Vancouver Match 28 (Mexico #2) – Estadio Guadalajara
Friday, 19 June 2026 Match 29 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 30 – Boston Stadium Match 31 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium Match 32 (USA #2) – Seattle Stadium
Saturday, 20 June 2026 Match 33 – Toronto Stadium Match 34 – Kansas City Stadium Match 35 – Houston Stadium Match 36 – Estadio Monterrey
Sunday, 21 June 2026 Match 37 – Miami Stadium Match 38 – Atlanta Stadium Match 39 – Los Angeles Stadium Match 40 – BC Place Vancouver
Monday, 22 June 2026 Match 41 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 42 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 43 – Dallas Stadium Match 44 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Tuesday, 23 June 2026 Match 45 – Boston Stadium Match 46 – Toronto Stadium Match 47 – Houston Stadium Match 48 – Estadio Guadalajara
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 Match 49 – Miami Stadium Match 50 – Atlanta Stadium Match 51 (Canada #3) – BC Place Vancouver Match 52 – Seattle Stadium Match 53 (Mexico #3) – Estadio Azteca Mexico City Match 54 – Estadio Monterrey
Thursday, 25 June 2026 Match 55 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 56 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 57 – Dallas Stadium Match 58 – Kansas City Stadium Match 59 (USA #3) – Los Angeles Stadium Match 60 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Friday, 26 June 2026 Match 61 – Boston Stadium Match 62 – Toronto Stadium Match 63 – Seattle Stadium Match 64 – BC Place Vancouver Match 65 – Houston Stadium Match 66 – Estadio Guadalajara
Saturday, 27 June 2026 Match 67 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 68 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 69 – Kansas City Stadium Match 70 – Dallas Stadium Match 71 – Miami Stadium Match 72 – Atlanta Stadium
FIFA World Cup 26 – Round of 32 fixtures
Sunday, 28 June 2026 Match 73 – Los Angeles Stadium
Monday, 29 June 2026 Match 74 – Boston Stadium Match 75 – Estadio Monterrey Match 76 – Houston Stadium
Tuesday, 30 June 2026 Match 77 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 78 – Dallas Stadium Match 79 – Estadio Azteca Mexico City
Wednesday, 1 July 2026 Match 80 – Atlanta Stadium Match 81 – San Francisco Bay Area Stadium Match 82 – Seattle Stadium
Thursday, 2 July 2026 Match 83 – Toronto Stadium Match 84 – Los Angeles Stadium Match 85 – BC Place Vancouver
Friday, 3 July 2026 Match 86 – Miami Stadium Match 87 – Kansas City Stadium Match 88 – Dallas Stadium
FIFA World Cup 26 Round of 16 fixtures
Saturday, 4 July 2026 Match 89 – Philadelphia Stadium Match 90 – Houston Stadium
Sunday, 5 July 2026 Match 91 – New York New Jersey Stadium Match 92 – Estadio Azteca Mexico City
Monday, 6 July 2026 Match 93 – Dallas Stadium Match 94 – Seattle Stadium
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 Match 95 – Atlanta Stadium Match 96 – BC Place Vancouver
FIFA World Cup 26 quarter-final fixtures
Thursday, 9 July 2026 Match 97 – Boston Stadium
Friday, 10 July 2026 Match 98 – Los Angeles Stadium
Saturday, 11 July 2026 Match 99 – Miami Stadium Match 100 – Kansas City Stadium
FIFA World Cup 26 semi-final fixtures
Tuesday, 14 July 2026 Match 101 – Dallas Stadium
Wednesday, 15 July 2026 Match 102 – Atlanta Stadium
FIFA World Cup 26 bronze final
Saturday, 18 July 2026 Match 103 – Miami Stadium
FIFA World Cup 26 Final
Sunday, 19 July 2026 Match 104 – New York New Jersey Stadium
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