2026 World Cup Travel Guide

Forty-eight teams, sixteen host cities, three countries, one summer. Zoe's field guide to the 2026 FIFA World Cup across the United States, Mexico, and Canada — where to be, what to eat, and how to experience each host city.

The sixteen host cities

• Los Angeles during the World Cup — LA is the only city that treats a World Cup like a home game.
• New York during the World Cup — New York doesn't need the World Cup. The World Cup needs New York.
• Miami during the World Cup — Miami has been waiting for a reason to be Miami at full volume.
• Atlanta during the World Cup — The city that doesn't know how good it actually is — until now.
• San Francisco during the World Cup — The city that cares about everything except looking like it cares.
• Seattle during the World Cup — Seattle in summer is a different city.
• Toronto during the World Cup — The most underestimated sports city in North America gets its moment.
• Mexico City during the World Cup — Mexico City hosted the opener. The city was ready before anyone else.
• Dallas during the World Cup — Dallas carries more of this tournament than any other city.
• Houston during the World Cup — The most international city in America that nobody talks about that way.
• Philadelphia during the World Cup — Philadelphia doesn't perform. It just shows up.
• Boston during the World Cup — I never made it to Boston before. The World Cup finally gave me a reason.
• Kansas City during the World Cup — Nobody expected Kansas City. That's exactly what makes it worth going.
• Vancouver during the World Cup — The most beautiful host city in this tournament.
• Guadalajara during the World Cup — The city that isn't trying to be Mexico City — and is better for it.
• Monterrey during the World Cup — Monterrey is a city that built itself. The World Cup is just the latest thing it absorbed.