Soccer · International Tournament
North America 2026
The 48-team soccer tournament held across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It was the largest edition ever staged and the first spread across three countries.
Dates
June 11 to July 19, 2026
Location
United States, Canada & Mexico
Status
Concluded
What to know
Planning angle
Our 16 host city guides remain live and are being maintained as year-round sports travel references. Stadium transit, hotel districts, and sports bar neighbourhoods do not expire when a tournament does.
Fan experience
The definitive record of where fans watched, which neighbourhoods filled up, and how each host city handled match days. Useful groundwork for anyone planning around the next major event in these cities.
Venues & stadiums
Venues with their own guide link through to transit, hotel areas, and what is walkable nearby.
- MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
- SoFi Stadium, Los AngelesVenue guide
- AT&T Stadium, DallasVenue guide
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
- Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
- BMO Field, Toronto
- BC Place, Vancouver
Best areas to stay
Pulled from our city guides for each host destination.
Los Angeles
- Downtown LA (best transit access, closest to Crypto.com Arena)
- Santa Monica (beach base, poor for Inglewood venues)
- El Segundo / Manhattan Beach (closest practical base for SoFi and Intuit Dome)
- Pasadena (only sensible base for Rose Bowl events)
New York / New Jersey
- Midtown Manhattan (maximum transit connectivity, highest rates)
- Long Island City, Queens (value, direct 7 train to Flushing Meadows)
- Downtown Brooklyn (close to Barclays Center, strong subway access)
- Jersey City (cheapest practical base, PATH into Manhattan, closest to MetLife)
Miami
- Brickell (best all-round base, walkable, close to Kaseya Center)
- South Beach (nightlife and beach, furthest from Miami Gardens venues)
- Downtown Miami (transit access via Metromover and Metrorail)
- Aventura (closest practical base for Hard Rock Stadium)
Toronto
- Entertainment District (walkable to Rogers Centre and Scotiabank Arena)
- Financial District (business hotels, quieter on weekends, strong value)
- Queen West (nightlife and independent dining)
- Liberty Village (closest to BMO Field)
Vancouver
- Downtown / Yaletown (walkable to BC Place and Rogers Arena)
- Coal Harbour (waterfront, quieter, still walkable downtown)
- Gastown (character base, close to Rogers Arena)
- Mount Pleasant (value option, one SkyTrain stop out)
Mexico City
- Polanco (upscale, safest-feeling, best hotel inventory)
- Roma Norte (walkable, dining and cafés, strong value)
- Condesa (leafy, nightlife, popular with visitors)
- Centro Histórico (closest to landmarks, noisier)
How to get around
What the transit network actually covers in each host city.
Los Angeles
Metro rail covers Downtown, Long Beach, Santa Monica, and Pasadena, and the K Line now reaches the Inglewood area. It does not connect every venue, and coverage gaps are large. Plan on a mix of rail and rideshare, and treat any cross-county trip during rush hour as a 90 minute exercise.
New York / New Jersey
The subway runs 24 hours and reaches almost every venue in the city. The two exceptions matter: MetLife Stadium requires NJ Transit from Penn Station with a change at Secaucus, and it gets extremely congested after events. Flushing Meadows is served by the 7 train and the LIRR.
Miami
Metrorail and the free Metromover cover Downtown and Brickell well. Neither reaches Miami Gardens, so Hard Rock Stadium and the autodrome require driving, event shuttles, or rideshare. South Beach has no rail connection at all.
Toronto
The TTC subway, streetcar, and GO Transit network cover the downtown venues well. Rogers Centre and Scotiabank Arena are both a short walk from Union Station. BMO Field is served by the 509 and 511 streetcars and GO trains to Exhibition.
Vancouver
SkyTrain is driverless, frequent, and covers the airport, downtown, and the eastern suburbs. BC Place and Rogers Arena sit beside Stadium-Chinatown station and are walkable from most downtown hotels.
Mexico City
The Metro is extensive and very cheap, and Line 2 plus the Tren Ligero reach Estadio Azteca. Traffic above ground is heavy at almost all hours, so rail beats road for event days. Ride-hailing apps are widely used and generally preferred over street taxis.
Watching from home
Find a bar showing North America 2026
Watch parties listed city by city, reviewed before publishing.
Related destinations
Host cities, covered as year-round sports travel guides
Los Angeles sports travel guide
United States
Los Angeles hosts more major sport than any other American city and is about to host the Olympics for a third time. The catch is geography: venues are scattered across roughly 50 miles of county, and the difference between a good trip and a bad one is almost always where you chose to sleep.
Open guideNew York / New Jersey sports travel guide
United States
The deepest sports market in the world, with two NFL teams, two baseball teams, two hockey teams, two basketball teams, a Grand Slam tennis event, and a marathon that shuts down five boroughs. Getting around is genuinely easy here, which is rarer than it sounds in American sports travel.
Open guideMiami sports travel guide
United States
Miami has become one of the busiest event markets in American sport, carrying a Formula 1 race, an NFL stadium that regularly draws championship events, a major tennis event, and a nightlife scene that is genuinely part of the draw. It is also more spread out than visitors expect.
Open guideToronto sports travel guide
Canada
Canada’s largest city and the only market with teams in all of the NHL, NBA, MLB, and MLS. The venue cluster downtown is unusually compact, which makes Toronto one of the easiest major sports cities in North America to navigate without a car.
Open guideVancouver sports travel guide
Canada
A compact coastal city with a downtown stadium, excellent rail transit, and mountains directly behind it. Vancouver punches above its size for major events and is one of the few host cities where you can genuinely walk from your hotel to the stadium.
Open guideMexico City sports travel guide
Mexico
One of the great sporting cities on earth, with a stadium that has hosted three World Cup tournaments, a Formula 1 race at altitude, and a football culture that fills grounds week after week. It is also enormous, high, and far more navigable than its reputation suggests.
Open guideRelated venues
Stadium and arena guides for this event
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, United States
The Metro K Line reaches the Inglewood area, but there is no station directly at the stadium and the final leg is a shuttle or a long walk. Most attendees drive or use rideshare. Rideshare pickup is staged in dedicated lots that can be a 10 to 15 minute walk from your seat. LAX is unusually close, roughly four miles away.
Open guideAT&T Stadium
Arlington, United States
There is no rail service to the stadium. Trinity Railway Express connects Dallas and Fort Worth with a station in Arlington that requires a connecting shuttle or rideshare. Almost everyone drives. The Arlington entertainment district also contains the baseball park and a theme park, so event-day traffic compounds.
Open guideHard Rock Stadium
Miami, United States
There is no rail connection. Access is by car, rideshare, or event shuttle from Miami-Dade transit hubs. The drive from South Beach takes 30 to 50 minutes depending on traffic and event volume. Grand Prix weekends run dedicated park-and-ride operations that are worth using over rideshare.
Open guideRelated teams
Clubs whose fans plan around this event
Inter Miami travel guide
Miami, United States
Currently in Fort Lauderdale, a new Miami ground is in progress
Open guideDallas Cowboys travel guide
Arlington, United States
The stadium is in Arlington, not Dallas. Plan around that.
Open guideKansas City Chiefs travel guide
Kansas City, United States
The loudest stadium in the NFL, and the tailgate is the point
Open guidePhiladelphia Eagles travel guide
Philadelphia, United States
Subway straight to the stadium, and a crowd that earns its reputation
Open guideMiami Dolphins travel guide
Miami Gardens, United States
One campus hosting football, Formula 1, tennis and the 2026 tournament
Open guideLos Angeles Rams travel guide
Inglewood, United States
The most expensive stadium ever built, and it is not in Los Angeles
Open guideBoston Red Sox travel guide
Boston, United States
The oldest ballpark in the sport, wedged into a working neighbourhood
Open guideWhere to go next
Frequently asked questions
Is FanForged still maintaining the 2026 host city guides?+
Yes. All 16 host city guides remain live and are being expanded into evergreen destination guides covering the full sporting calendar in each city, not just the 2026 tournament.
Which cities hosted the tournament?+
Eleven cities in the United States, two in Canada (Toronto and Vancouver), and three in Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey).
What is the next major soccer event in North America?+
Soccer returns to the Olympic programme at Los Angeles 2028. Our soccer sport hub tracks major fixtures and host cities as they are confirmed.
Last updated August 17, 2026
Sources and verification
Dates shown are the organiser-published schedule at the time of our last review. Confirm dates, venues, and ticketing with the organiser before booking travel.
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