World Cup 2026 host cities: Where things stand with all 11 in the U.S.

It was a curious pairing that raised some eyebrows: FIFA president Gianni Infantino rubbing shoulders with Jerry Jones, the powerful owner of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, on a Sunday afternoon inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Mercedes-Benz Stadium draws big crowds for Atlanta United and other soccer events Atlanta Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Capacity: 75,000 Previous World Cups: 0 He may be biased, but Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens calls his city “the capital of soccer in this nation.” That was after U.S. Soccer announced last month plans to build a national training facility and HQ in the Atlanta area funded in part by a $50 million donation from Atlanta United owner Arthur Blank. “The Linc” hosted the Premier League Summer Series in 2023 Philadelphia Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Capacity: 69,000 Previous World Cups: 2003 Philadelphia only hosted World Cup games in 2003, when the women’s tournament was relocated to the United States from China at the eleventh hour following a SARS outbreak in the original host nation. San Francisco / Bay Area Stadium: Levi’s Stadium Capacity: 71,000 Previous World Cups: 1994, 1999 The Bay Area will have a very busy 2026 as Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will host World Cup games and a Super Bowl that same year. Arrowhead last hosted international soccer in a 2015 Mexico vs. Paraguay friendly Kansas City Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Capacity: 73,000 Previous World Cups: 0 The foundation for soccer in Kansas City is solid.