Inglewood and 15 other host cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico will find out when they’ll be in the global sports spotlight at the 2026 World Cup.
Venues and kick-off times for all 104 matches in the 48-team field will be announced Saturday morning, about 24 hours after the world finds out which teams will be in the tournament’s unprecedented 12 groups of four. A final match schedule for June and July will be released in March after the remaining six World Cup slots are filled by qualifiers from the FIFA and European playoffs.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino will make the announcement at 9 a.m. California time. Live coverage from Washington, DC will be provided on FIFA.com and other FIFA platforms.
SoFi Stadium in Inglewood is one of the venues that will host the international soccer tournament. The sparkling spaceship-like structure opened in 2020 on the site of the Hollywood Park Racetrack. The stadium has a seating capacity of about 70,000, an artificial surface and a fixed roof.
Other U.S. host cities are Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Seattle and the Bay Area.
Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey are Mexico’s host cities. Toronto and Vancouver will host matches in Canada.
What we know about the 2026 World Cup schedule
Here’s what we know about the World Cup schedule ahead of Saturday’s schedule and venues announcement.
- Group stage: June 11-27
- Round of 32: June 28 – July 3
- Round of 16: July 4-7
- Quarterfinals: July 9-11
- Semifinals: July 14-15
- Third place: July 18
- Final: July 19
About the World Cup draw
Forty-two teams will be part of Friday’s draw with the remaining six slots to be filled by FIFA and European qualifying matches set for March. The draw in Washington, DC is scheduled for 9 a.m. California time.
Of those 42, 39 are placed into four pots based on FIFA’s latest world rankings with three host countries in Pot 1. The last six teams to qualify will be in Pot 4.
Here’s a full look at how groups may be composed:
Pot 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Pot 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, IR Iran, Korea Republic, Ecuador, Austria, Australia
Pot 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
Pot 4: Jordan, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Curaçao, Haiti, New Zealand, European Play-Off A, B, C and D, FIFA Play-Off Tournament 1 and 2.
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