Los Angeles to have USA’s initial match of FIFA World Cup 26

Los Angeles Arena has been affirmed as the scene for USA’s initial apparatus of the FIFA World Cup 26™ on Friday, 12 June 2026.

The full match plan for the greatest ever FIFA World Cup has now been uncovered, giving the structure for the 104-game competition highlighting 48 groups across 16 host urban areas in three nations – Canada, Mexico and the US.

Los Angeles will have the pleasure of opening USA’s competition in what will be the country’s twelfth World Cup. The city’s Rose Bowl arena in Pasadena was recently utilized during the 1994 release, facilitating seven games altogether, including the last among Brazil and Italy.

USA will play each of the three of their gathering games on home soil, with Seattle Arena facilitating their second apparatus on Friday, 19 June, before they return to Los Angeles Arena for their last gathering match on Thursday, 25 June.