The United Bid Committee, the organizers of the joint 2026 World Cup bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico, announced the 49 stadiums and 44 cities across the three countries that are currently being considered for the event. With 20-25 venues anticipated in the final decision, there’s certainly a lot for the committee to consider before submitting their final bid by March 16, 2018.
Of the 44 cities being considered, thirty-four are in the United States, seven are in Canada and three are in Mexico. The original plan calls for the U.S. to host 60 matches, while Canada and Mexico will both host 10. Accordingly, you can surmise that Mexico’s portion of the bid is already pretty clear.
The three cities in Mexico are Guadalajara (Estadio Chivas), Mexico City (Estadio Azteca) and Monterrey (Estadio Rayados). In the United States, 31 of the NFL’s 32 teams have their stadiums on the list, including Green Bay’s historic Lambeau Field. No MLS soccer-specific stadiums in the United States are being considered, but BMO Field and Stade Saputo make the list in Canada.
But this whole process could all be made redundant if Morocco, the lone opponent to the joint bid, are handed the 2026 World Cup.
As per ussoccer.com, here are all the stadiums and cities currently being considered:
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
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
LA Stadium at Hollywood Park - TBD
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
Stade Saputo - 20,801
Ottawa, Ontario
TD Place Stadium - 24,341
Regina, Saskatchewan
Mosaic Stadium - 30,048
Toronto, Ontario
Rogers Centre - 53,506
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
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