FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
🇺🇸 USA🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇽 Mexico
11 Jun → 19 Jul 2026
DAY 39 of 39
48 Teams
16 Venues
104 Matches
39 Days
Group Stage
12 groups of 4 - top 2 + best thirds advance
Host venues
16 stadiums · USA · Canada · Mexico
BC Place
Vancouver 🇨🇦 BMO Field
Toronto, ON 🇨🇦 Estadio Akron
Zapopan 🇲🇽 Estadio Azteca
Mexico City 🇲🇽 Estadio BBVA Bancomer
Guadalupe 🇲🇽 Dallas Stadium
Arlington, TX 🇺🇸 Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, MA 🇺🇸 Houston Stadium
Houston, TX 🇺🇸 Kansas City Stadium
Kansas City, MO 🇺🇸 Los Angeles Stadium
Inglewood, CA 🇺🇸 Lumen Field
Seattle, WA 🇺🇸 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA 🇺🇸 Miami Stadium
Miami, FL 🇺🇸 New York New Jersey Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ 🇺🇸 Philadelphia Stadium
Philadelphia, PA 🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Santa Clara, CA 🇺🇸All-time history
Titles by country
1 🇧🇷
Brazil 1958 · 1962 · 1970 · 1994 · 2002
52 🇩🇪
Germany 1954 · 1974 · 1990 · 2014
43 🇮🇹
Italy 1934 · 1938 · 1982 · 2006
44 🇦🇷
Argentina 1978 · 1986 · 2022
35 🇪🇸
Spain 2010 · 2026
26 🇫🇷
France 1998 · 2018
27 🇺🇾
Uruguay 1930 · 1950
28 🏴
England 1966
1Records
All-time WC milestones
All-time top scorer Kylian Mbappé - 22 goals (France)
All-time assists Lionel Messi - 12 (Argentina)
Most titles Brazil - 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Most appearances Lothar Matthäus - 25 matches (Germany)
Fastest goal Hakan Şükür - 11 seconds (Turkey, 2002)
Highest-scoring match Austria 7-5 Switzerland (1954)
Biggest win Hungary 10-1 El Salvador (1982)
Most goals in a tournament Just Fontaine - 13 (France, 1958)
Youngest World Cup winner Pelé - 17 years 249 days (Brazil, 1958)
World Cup history
23 editions since 1930
Why WC 2026 is different
Format milestones
1 First World Cup with 48 teams, expanded from 32
2 First tri-hosted World Cup: USA, Canada, and Mexico
3 104 matches over 39 days, the biggest World Cup ever
4 12 groups of 4 teams replace the classic 8-group format
5 Opening match: Mexico vs South Africa at Mexico City Stadium, June 11