FIFA World Cup 2026

About This Event

Every four years, billions of spectators around the globe tune in to soccer’s FIFA World Cup — the world’s most popular sporting event.

And in 2026, the party comes to America — just in time for the nation’s Semiquincentennial celebration.

FIFA World Cup 26 pits dozens of the world’s best national soccer (aka fútbol) teams against each other in a series of electrifying country-versus-country matchups.

With a lineup of 48 teams for 2026 (the most in FIFA World Cup history), the 39-day tournament takes place in 16 cities across North America — 11 in the United States, plus three in Mexico and two in Canada — including right here in Philadelphia.

Philly hosts six big matches at Lincoln Financial Field, expecting to draw more than half a million visitors in total to the city.

FIFA World Cup 26 runs from June 11 to July 19, 2026, with Philly’s matchups being held between June 14 and July 4, 2026 — which happens to be the 250th birthday of the United States.