From Azteca to LA: Your guide to every World Cup stadium

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to utilize 16 stadiums spread across North America, featuring a mix of modern NFL facilities and historic venues. Despite ongoing ticketing controversies, the tournament will unfold in spectacular settings. The selected stadiums include two in Canada, three in Mexico, and eleven in the United States. A notable aspect is that many of these venues are more commonly known by names different from their official FIFA designations. This discrepancy arises because most stadiums have sponsored names that conflict with FIFA's strict branding regulations for the World Cup. Consequently, almost all stadium branding has been removed, with one exception. FIFA acknowledges this on its website, stating that "Stadium official names for the FIFA World Cup 2026 have been matched with Host City names and may differ from the common designation used locally." The list of chosen venues includes stadiums in cities like Vancouver, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle. Several other stadiums were considered but did not make the final cut, including venues in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Denver, Nashville, Orlando, and Washington D.C. in the USA, as well as Canada's Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton and the iconic Olympic Stadium in Montréal. The selection process highlights the abundance of high-caliber venues available, with six of the rejected stadiums having capacities exceeding 60,000.

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Stadium official names for the FIFA World Cup 2026 have been matched with Host City names and may differ from the common designation used locally.