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The FIFA World Cup 2026 is coming to Kansas City. Thursday, FIFA named the 16 host cities for the World’s largest sporting event set to take place in 2026 across three North American countries. Kansas City was among 11 American, three Mexican and two Canadian cities to be named hosts.
Host Cities (16): Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver
The matches will be held at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Jackson County Missouri in 2026 as the successful bid was co-chaired by Kansas City Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt and Sporting Kansas City principal owner Cliff Illig. Leading the host city efforts was KC2026 Bid Director Katherine Holland who was supported by an Executive committee comprised of sports executives, government officials and civic representatives.
