2026 World Cup final venue and schedule to be announced on February 4th

The schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada will be announced on February 4, FIFA announced on Thursday.

As part of the announcement, FIFA will also officially announce the venue for the final, with sources confirming that the venues have been narrowed down to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Ta.

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After Britain’s The Sun reported on Wednesday that Arlington/Dallas had been chosen, officials told ESPN on Thursday that neither host candidate had been formally informed of the decision.

“We remain optimistic about the possibility of hosting the FIFA World Cup 26™ Finals,” Monica Paul, executive director of the Dallas Sports Commission, said in a statement Thursday.

“We continue to work with the FIFA leadership to prepare for the biggest ever FIFA World Cup™ and, like other host cities, we look forward to learning what matches will be allocated. I am very passionate about it.”

Earlier this week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he was under the impression that MetLife Stadium, home of the NFL’s New York Giants and New York Jets, was still in contention to host the finals, The Bergen Record/northjersey told .com.

“The World Cup will take place. The question is where the final will be played and what the schedule will be like,” Murphy said. “I think our odds are about the same as they’ve been. I think it’s 50/50 plus or minus.”

FIFA said the Feb. 4 announcement, which will be broadcast on Fox and Telemundo in the United States, will include “104 host city match allocations.”

The tournament will be expanded to 48 teams for the first time and will be held in 16 host regions across three countries: Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Bay Area and Seattle in the United States. Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Monterrey in Mexico. and Toronto and Vancouver, Canada.