2026 FIFA World Cup

23rd FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, also marketed as FIFA World Cup 26, will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by sixteen cities—eleven in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada. The tournament will be the first FIFA World Cup to be hosted by three nations, and the first to include 48 teams, an expansion from 32.

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World Cup train fare controversy

A row has broken out over a $150 World Cup train fare in New Jersey, with FIFA warning it will deter fans.

FIFA World Cup 2026 under fire as Mikie Sherrill hits rising ticket prices and transport costs while Taylor Twellman raises concerns Times Of India — Apr 18, 18:20 PM
You Thought World Cup Tickets Were Expensive. Wait Until You Take the Train. Wall Street Journal — Apr 18, 12:00 PM
NJ Transit scrambles to defend $150 tickets for 9-mile World Cup ride: ‘This isn’t price gouging’ Fortune — Apr 18, 10:37 AM
New Jersey announces $150 transit tickets to reach the World Cup Al Jazeera — Apr 18, 04:41 AM
World Cup 2026: Haiti, a ravaged nation whose heart beats for football The Straits Times — Apr 18, 03:22 AM
New Jersey transit agency confirms controversial $150 train, $80 bus tickets for World Cup matches The Guardian — Apr 17, 18:17 PM
FIFA adds new even more expensive World Cup ticket categories CTV News — Apr 13, 16:45 PM
NJ Transit CEO defends massive World Cup fare hike as Gov. Sherrill again calls on FIFA to foot $150 train tickets NY Post — Apr 18, 17:10 PM
£111 trains will have 'chilling effect' on World Cup - Fifa BBC News — Apr 18, 10:57 AM
New Jersey Transit announces $150 round-trip train fare for World Cup matches NBC News — Apr 18, 04:41 AM
Fans feel 'gouged' by £111 World Cup train tickets BBC News — Apr 17, 17:47 PM
FIFA adds new, even more expensive tiers of tickets for World Cup Boston Globe — Apr 13, 16:04 PM
US confirms transit fare spike to $150 for World Cup fans in New Jersey Al Jazeera — Apr 18, 16:36 PM
England World Cup fans face huge cost to travel to New Jersey's Metlife Stadium Mirror — Apr 18, 10:23 AM
New Jersey announces $150 transit tickets to reach the World Cup | AJ #shorts Al Jazeera — Apr 18, 04:40 AM
Going to World Cup at MetLife Stadium? Expect $150 train tickets and no parking USA Today — Apr 17, 17:43 PM
Why World Cup travel costs are so high CBS News — Apr 18, 15:19 PM
New Jersey Transit announces $150 train fare for World Cup NBC News — Apr 18, 04:23 AM
New Jersey announces $150 public transit tickets for travel to World Cup games The Straits Times — Apr 17, 17:29 PM
Fifa warns New Jersey’s $150 train fare will have ‘chilling effect’ on World Cup The Independent — Apr 18, 15:19 PM