By: Chloe Sun

In 2026, 48 countries will compete in the World Cup. The tournament will be hosted together by the US, Canada, and Mexico.

FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, announced that these cities will host the World Cup: Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angles, Guadalajara, Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Monterrey, Mexico City, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, and New York. Eleven cities are hosting the World Cup in the US, three in Mexico, and two in Canada. The cities that are hosting the opening matches and finals will be announced later. This is the first time the tournament will have 48 teams instead of 32 and it is also the first time it will be staged across 3 nations. Most the cities already have their infrastructure, so they don’t have to spend money on building stadiums and hotels. The problem with hosting the World Cup across the nations is it will be hard for fans to come to the matches as the locations are far from each other.