The 2026 male World Cup calendar has been announced, as FIFA has unveiled a giant tournament both in geography and the volume of football.
The tournament will be played in Mexico, Canada and the United States in an extended format with 48 teams included for the first time. They will be divided into 12 groups of four, the first two automatically progressing at the direct elimination stages and the eight best teams third and third also in the round of 32.
The World Cup will start in the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, the site of The most famous and infamous objectives of Diego Maradona Against England at the 1986 World Cup. It was also the place of two classic World Cup finals: Brazil’s victory against Italy in 1970, which included the emblematic objective of the Carlos Alberto team to win a 4-1 victory; And the 3-1 victory of Argentina in the Netherlands in 1986, where Mario Kempes scored twice.
Mexico and Canada host 13 games in each, and the United States will host 78. From the quarterfinals, the United States will host all the remaining matches, with the final of the Metlife Stadium of New Jersey.
What are the dates of the 2026 World Cup?
The tournament begins in Mexico on June 11 and ends in the New Jersey final on July 19.
