Canada Is Hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup Games & Here's Where The Matches Will Be Played

The Canadian cities that will host matches have been revealed! ⚽🇨🇦

BMO Field in Toronto during a soccer game. Right: FIFA World Cup trophy.

BMO Field in Toronto during a soccer game. Right: FIFA World Cup trophy.

Senior Writer

Canada is hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup with the U.S. and Mexico, and the Canadian cities where matches will be played have now been revealed!

On June 16, 2022, FIFA officials announced the World Cup 2026 host cities in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, and two Canadian cities have been selected to host games during the month-long tournament.

Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton all threw their hats in the ring to be the Canadian host cities for the World Cup, but only Toronto and Vancouver have been chosen.

Games will be played at BMO Field in Toronto and B.C. Place in Vancouver.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted by the three North American nations, and 48 teams will compete in the tournament, both of which are a first for a FIFA World Cup!

The other host cities are Seattle, San Francisco, L.A., Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, New York/New Jersey in the U.S. and Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico City in Mexico.

According to CTV News, Canada and Mexico will each be home to 10 games, while the U.S. will get 60 matches, including the final where one team will win the World Cup.

With the number of teams going up from 32 to 48 for the 2026 World Cup, there will be 16 groups of three teams with the top two in each group going to an increased 32-team knockout stage, according to Sporting News.

The U.S. and Mexico have both hosted men's World Cups before, but this will be Canada's first time hosting the men's tournament!

There is no information yet on which games will be played in Canada or where they'll fall in the tournament. Tickets are also not yet available for purchase.

  • Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.
Advertisement Content

You could score FIFA World Cup 26™ tickets just by stocking up on Dove Men+Care deodorants

Stay fresh with Dove Men+Care deodorants and you might just find yourself in the stands next summer.

8 Ontario snow laws you might not know you can get fined up to $2,000 for breaking

Some of them also have time limits — so you'd better get shovelling. ❄️⏳

11 Air Canada jobs that pay up to $44 an hour and get you travel perks

You don't have to travel for work to get these travel perks! ✈️

8 bucket-list destinations Canadians are actually urged to avoid in 2026

Your 2026 bucket list might need some editing. 👀