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Where is the World Cup 2026 held? Here's your handy stadium guide

Where is the World Cup 2026 held? Here's your handy stadium guide

Radio Times brings you a World Cup 2026 stadium guide, including details on all 16 host grounds.

The inside of the empty New York New Jersey Stadium, with the sprinklers on the pitch, ahead of World Cup 2026.

(Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

Ned Holmes

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World Cup 2026 is set to be the biggest tournament ever.

The first since the expansion from 32 to 48 teams, this summer's feast of football will feature a whopping 104 matches over 39 days. It is fitting, then, that it will play out in North America, where, famously, everything is bigger.

Canada, Mexico and the United States are sharing hosting duties, the first time three countries have done so, with the tournament spread across 16 cities – and four different time zones.

No new grounds have been built but some changes are being made, including installing grass pitches in place of artificial turf and expanding the capacity of the Toronto Stadium to 45,000.

World Cup 2026 will showcase some sizeable stadiums and iconic sporting arenas. To help you tell Dallas from Houston and Guadalajara from Monterrey, Radio Times brings you a World Cup 2026 stadium guide.

World Cup 2026 stadiums

Dallas Stadium (US)

A zoomed out image of Dallas Stadium at World Cup 2026 and the surrounding area.

Dallas Stadium. (Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images)

Name: Dallas Stadium / AT&T Stadium
City: Arlington, Texas
Capacity: 92,967
Time zone: CDT — 6 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 9 (including England v Croatia and one semi-final)

Mexico City Stadium (Mexico)

A zoomed out image of the inside of Mexico City Stadium at World Cup 2026 empty.

Mexico City Stadium. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Name: Mexico City Stadium / Estadio Azteca
City: Mexico City
Capacity: 87,500
Time zone: CDT — 6 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 5 (including the tournament opener)

New York New Jersey Stadium (US)

A zoomed out picture of the inside of New York New Jersey Stadium empty at the World Cup 2026

New York New Jersey Stadium. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

Name: New York New Jersey Stadium / MetLife Stadium
City: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Capacity: 82,500
Time zone: EDT — 5 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 8 (including Panama v England and the final)

Kansas City Stadium (US)

The inside of Kansas City Stadium, empty, at World Cup 2026.

(Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)

Name: Kansas City Stadium / Arrowhead Stadium
City: Kansas City, Missouri
Capacity: 76,640
Time zone: CDT — 6 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 6

Houston Stadium (US)

A zoomed out image of Houston Stadium in evening light.

Houston Stadium. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Name: Houston Stadium / NRG Stadium
City: Houston, Texas
Capacity: 72,220
Time zone: CDT — 6 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 7

Atlanta Stadium (US)

A zoomed out image of the outside of Atlanta Stadium, with World Cup advertising on the side, rises up above trees.

Atlanta Stadium. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Name: Atlanta Stadium / Mercedes-Benz Stadium
City: Atlanta, Georgia
Capacity: 71,000
Time zone: EDT — 5 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 8 (including one semi-final)

San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (US)

A zoomed out image of an empty San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, and the surrounding area, at World Cup 2026.

San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Name: San Francisco Bay Area Stadium / Levi's Stadium
City: Santa Clara, California
Capacity: 70,909
Time zone: PDT — 8 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 6

Los Angeles Stadium (US)

An image of the inside of Los Angeles Stadium, empty, with work underway on the pitch ahead of World Cup 2026.

Los Angeles Stadium. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

Name: Los Angeles Stadium / SoFi Stadium
City: Inglewood, California
Capacity: 70,240
Time zone: PDT — 8 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 8 (including the United States' opener)

Philadelphia Stadium (US)

An image from the pitch of Philadelphia Stadium, empty, ahead of World Cup 2026.

Philadelphia Stadium. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Name: Philadelphia Stadium / Lincoln Financial Field
City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Capacity: 69,328
Time zone: EDT — 5 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 6

Seattle Stadium (US)

A photo of Seattle Stadium, empty, taken from the air ahead of World Cup 2026.

Seattle Stadium. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Name: Seattle Stadium / Lumen Field
City: Seattle, Washington
Capacity: 68,740
Time zone: PDT — 8 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 6

Miami Stadium (US)

The outside of Miami Stadium, with trees in the foreground, ahead of World Cup 2026.

Miami Stadium. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images)

Name: Miami Stadium / Hard Rock Stadium
City: Miami Gardens, Florida
Capacity: 65,000
Time zone: EDT — 5 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 7 (including Scotland v Brazil and the third-place play-off)

Boston Stadium (US)

The outside of the Boston Stadium, with a statue of Tom Brady in the foreground, ahead of World Cup 2026.

Boston Stadium. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Name: Boston Stadium / Gillette Stadium
City: Foxborough, Massachusetts
Capacity: 64,628
Time zone: EDT — 5 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 7 (Including Haiti v Scotland, Scotland v Morocco, England v Ghana)

BC Place Vancouver (Canada)

The inside of BC Vancouver Stadium, empty, with preparations under way for World Cup 2026.

BC Place Vancouver. (Photo by Elizabeth Ruiz Ruiz/Getty Images)

Name: BC Place Vancouver / BC Place
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Capacity: 54,500
Time zone: PDT — 8 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 7

Monterrey Stadium (Mexico)

A zoomed out image of Monterrey Stadium from the air, with a mountain in the background, ahead of World Cup 2026.

Monterrey Stadium. (Photo by Rodrigo Oropeza/Getty Images)

Name: Monterrey Stadium / Estadio BBVA
City: Monterrey, Nuevo León
Capacity: 53,500
Time zone: CDT — 6 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 4

Guadalajara Stadium (Mexico)

A zoomed out picture of Guadalajara Stadium from the air, with a mountain in the background, at World Cup 2026.

Guadalajara Stadium. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Name: Guadalajara Stadium / Estadio Akron
City: Zapopan, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Capacity: 48,000
Time zone: CDT — 6 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 4

Toronto Stadium (Canada)

An image of Toronto Stadium, empty, taken from the back of one the stands ahead of World Cup 2026.

Toronto Stadium. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP via Getty Images)

Name: Toronto Stadium / BMO Field
City: Toronto, Ontario
Capacity: 45,736
Time zone: EDT — 5 hours behind UK time
World Cup fixtures: 6 (including Canada's opening match)

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Ned Holmes

Ned is a sports writer at RadioTimes.com. He has covered a host of sports from EFL football, international cricket and golf all the way through to bike polo and triathlon.

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