Kansas City is listed as one of 34 possible United States cities to host 2026 World Cup games should it be rewarded to North America. The United States, Canada and Mexico have placed a unified bid to host the World Cup. If Kansas City is awarded games, they would be played at 76,000-seat Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL Chiefs. The bids will be cut to 20 to 25 venues in the fall.
A total of 48 teams will participate in what will be the largest World Cup field ever. A total of 80 matches will be contested in the tournament and 60 games will be played in the U.S. with Canada and Mexico evenly splitting the remaining 20. Requirements for holding matches are a minimum capacity of 40,000 for group matches and at least 80,000 seats for the opening game and final.
United Bid Host Cities and Stadiums
| Metropolitan Market | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| United States (34 cities, 37 stadiums) | ||
| Atlanta, GA | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 75,000 |
| Baltimore, MD | M&T Bank Stadium | 71,008 |
| Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 71,594 |
| Boston, MA (Foxborough, MA) | Gillette Stadium | 65,892 |
| Charlotte, NC | Bank of America Stadium | 75,400 |
| Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 61,500 |
| Cincinnati, OH | Paul Brown Stadium | 65,515 |
| Cleveland, OH | FirstEnergy Stadium | 68,710 |
| Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 92,100 |
| Dallas, TX (Arlington, TX) | AT&T Stadium | 105,000 |
| Denver, CO | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | 76,125 |
| Detroit, MI | Ford Field | 65,000 |
| Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 81,441 |
| Houston, TX | NRG Stadium | 71,500 |
| Indianapolis, IN | Lucas Oil Stadium | 65,700 |
| Jacksonville, FL | EverBank Field | 64,000 |
| Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,416 |
| Las Vegas, NV | Raiders Stadium | 72,000 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 78,500 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Inglewood, CA) | LA Stadium at Hollywood Park | TBD |
| Los Angeles, CA (Pasadena, CA) | Rose Bowl | 87,527 |
| Miami, FL | Hard Rock Stadium | 65,767 |
| Minneapolis, MN | U.S. Bank Stadium | 63,000 |
| Nashville, TN | Nissan Stadium | 69,143 |
| New Orleans, LA | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | 72,000 |
| New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford, NJ) | MetLife Stadium | 82,500 |
| Orlando, FL | Camping World Stadium | 65,000 |
| Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field | 69,328 |
| Phoenix, AZ (Glendale, AZ) | University of Phoenix Stadium | 73,000 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Heinz Field | 68,400 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,807 |
| San Antonio, TX | Alamodome | 72,000 |
| San Diego, CA | Qualcomm Stadium | 71,500 |
| San Francisco/San Jose, CA (Santa Clara, CA) | Levi’s Stadium | 75,000 |
| Seattle, WA | CenturyLink Field | 69,000 |
| Tampa, FL | Raymond James Stadium | 73,309 |
| Washington, DC (Landover, MD) | FedEx Field | 82,000 |
| Canada (7 cities, 9 stadiums) | ||
| Calgary, Alberta | McMahon Stadium | 35,650 |
| Edmonton, Alberta | Commonwealth Stadium | 56,335 |
| Montréal, Québec | Stade Olympique | 61,004 |
| Montréal, Québec | Stade Saputo | 20,801 |
| Ottawa, Ontario | TD Place Stadium | 24,341 |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | Mosaic Stadium | 30,048 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Rogers Centre | 53,506 |
| Toronto, Ontario | BMO Field | 28,026 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | BC Place | 55,165 |
| Mexico (3 cities, 3 stadiums) | ||
| Guadalajara, Jalisco | Estadio Chivas | 45,364 |
| Mexico City | Estadio Azteca | 87,000 |
| Monterrey, Nuevo León | Estadio Rayados | 52,237 |
