Eleven US cities are hosting 2026 World Cup matches, and each one becomes a month-long festival of football. From Los Angeles to Dallas to the East Coast, here is where to watch, which matches each city is staging, and how to find the crowd wherever you are.
The United States is staging more matches than any host country in history, spread across the whole map. That means almost everyone is within driving distance of a host city and its fan festival — and even if you’re not, every metro has the bars and screens to make it feel like you are. Here’s the rundown of the major US hosts.
11
US host cities
coast to coast
78
Matches in US
most of any host
11
Fan festivals
one per host city
1
Final
NY/NJ — MetLife
Los Angeles & the West
LA is a marquee host, with matches at SoFi Stadium and a city that lives and breathes the game across every community. The fan festival will be a flagship; beyond it, the watch-party scene is unmatched — Mexico at any bar in East LA or Boyle Heights is an experience in itself.
- Los Angeles (SoFi) — fan festival downtown; East LA and Boyle Heights for the loudest Mexico crowds.
- San Francisco Bay Area (Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara) — South Bay fan zone plus the city’s soccer pubs.
- Seattle (Lumen Field) — one of the best US soccer cities; downtown screens and a fierce local crowd.
Dallas & the heartland
Dallas is hosting a heavy slate at AT&T Stadium in Arlington — one of the busiest schedules of any host — and is in the mix for a deep knockout match. The metroplex has a massive, football-mad population and watch parties for nearly every nation.
- Dallas (AT&T Stadium, Arlington) — huge match count; fan festival in the metroplex, watch parties citywide.
- Houston (NRG Stadium) — enormous international community; fan zone plus diaspora bars for every team.
- Kansas City (Arrowhead) — one of the best atmospheres in US soccer; downtown fan festival.
- Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) — a top US soccer market with a big-screen fan zone downtown.
The East Coast hosts
The eastern hosts carry some of the biggest matches, headlined by the final in the New York / New Jersey area. Each city runs its own fan festival and has the bar scene to match a deep run.
- New York / New Jersey (MetLife) — hosts the final; the metro is one giant watch party for a month.
- Boston (Gillette, Foxborough) — fan festival in the city, strong European and South American crowds.
- Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field) — passionate sports town with a downtown fan zone.
- Miami (Hard Rock Stadium) — the most international crowd in the country; Latin American watch parties everywhere.
How to watch in any host city
Wherever you’re watching, the games hit different with a bracket on the line. Fill out your 2026 picks before kickoff and follow your fate from your nearest fan zone.