News Summary

• The 2026 FIFA World Cup is from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
• Sixteen host cities across North America, including Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Kansas City, Miami, and New York/New Jersey.
• The NPR Network will have coverage from across the country leading up to and during the championship.
• Some 63,000 spectators — including then-President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey — were packed like sardines at Soldier Field to watch Germany vs. Bolivia.