By: Jake Yan

The long-awaited list of cities and sites for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, was released on Thursday by FIFA, the world soccer governing body. Soccer fans can’t be more excited for the world cup!

FIFA announced these will be the cities they will choose from: Vancouver Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Guadalajara, Mexico, Kansas, City Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Monterrey, Mexico City, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, New York/New Jersey. Out of all those cities, 11 of them are in the USA, 2 in Canada, and 3 in Mexico. The world cup tournament is doing some new stuff. For example, this will be the first time to have 48 teams in the world cup. It will also be the first time the tournament is staged across three host nations. The first main match will be very likely to be in Los Angeles or Mexico City – Both of the cities has hosted World Cup Finals before. The bid touted the stadiums’ luxury suites and club space — promising that all are “ideally designed to host FIFA leaders and guests, international dignitaries, and the premium ticket buyer.” The World Cup schedule will probably come out in 2023 with the actual team selections occurring in 2025. The tournament is set to begin on June 11, 2026, with the final scheduled for July 12. Sixty games are anticipated to be held in the United States, with ten games each in Canada and Mexico. Canada’s games will be held in Vancouver and Toronto, while Mexico’s will be held in Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Mexico City, where two World Cup finals were held at Azteca Stadium. The tickets will more than likely go on sale in 2024 and the estimated costs for all-round are around $300.