On Sunday February 4, FIFA presented in detail the program for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
New York, Mexico, Miami…
The International Football Federation revealed on Sunday that the final of the 2026 men’s World Cup, which will feature 48 teams and will be co-hosted by the UNITED STATESthe Mexico and the Canadawill be held at New York July 19. The opening match and the ceremony will take place on June 11 at the legendary Azteca stadium in Mexico. MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and Giants American football teams, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was chosen in favor of Dallas and Los Angeles, other cities initially considered to host the final event.
The Azteca stadium has the privilege of inaugurating the competition for the third time in history, after the 1970 and 1986 editions, note the French media as The Parisian. Furthermore, the match for third place will take place at Miamicity where superstar Lionel Messi has been playing with Inter Miami since last year.
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48 teams, 104 matches, 16 stadiums…
The competition has grown from 32 to 48 teams since 1998, generating a total of 104 matches. These meetings will take place in 16 stadiums already revealed in 2022, distributed across the UNITED STATES (Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, and New York), p Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey), as well as Canada (Toronto and Vancouver). This expanded format promises an even more captivating competition.
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