0:03 get ready for the greatest FIFA World
0:06 Cup ever 2026 is set to be the most
0:09 exciting and inclusive FIFA World Cup of
0:14 all time three host countries 16 host
0:18 cities 48 teams never before have so
0:21 many nations competed for the Ultimate
0:24 Prize in World football for the initial
0:27 group stage teams will compete in 12
0:30 groups of four teams with the top two in
0:32 each group plus the eight best third
0:34 place teams progressing for the first
0:38 time the round of 32 will be introduced
0:40 which is sure to dial up The Knockout
0:44 stage drama in 2026 three group stage
0:48 and five knockout matches eight games
0:50 will stand between one nation in
0:55 football history an unprecedented 104
0:58 matches across three countries sound
1:00 complex but FIFA has developed veloped
1:02 the schedule which places players and
1:05 fans first by geographically grouping
1:08 the host cities most teams and their
1:10 supporters will make shorter Journeys
1:12 and should not have to travel Coast to
1:15 Coast a principle of three days between
1:17 matches allows players to recover whilst
1:20 fans can attend games in multiple cities
1:22 leaving the FIFA World Cup Fan
1:25 Experience to the full history will be
1:29 made on the 11th of June when the iconic
1:32 estad as Teka in Mexico City kicks off
1:34 the tournament becoming the first
1:37 Stadium to host three FIFA World Cup
1:40 Opening matches a day later the eyes of
1:43 the world shift North as on the 12th of
1:46 June Canada host its first ever men's
1:49 FIFA World Cup match in Toronto and the
1:51 USA gets the ball rolling in LA with the
1:54 first FIFA World Cup match on home
1:56 Sawyer since
1:59 1994 the three hosts will play all their
2:02 group matches on home
2:06 turn get ready for FIFA World Cup like
2:10 no other we'll start with 48 teams but
2:13 by Tuesday 14th of July only four will
2:16 remain Dallas will be the backdrop to
2:19 the first semifinal before Atlanta
2:22 provides the stage for the second on
2:26 Sunday 19th of July 2026 the focus will
2:29 be on New York New Jersey with one
2:32 nation turn their dream into reality as
2:35 winners of FIFA World Cup 2026 the
2:38 biggest sporting event in history the
