FIFA announces World Cup 2026 sites

New York City and New Jersey will be among the “host cities” when the 2026 soccer World Cup kicks off in the US, Canada and Mexico, FIFA announced Thursday.

The Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and Dallas areas will also play hosts in the tournament, the first with an expanded 48-team bracket and co-hosting countries.

The “New York” games will actually take place at MetLife Stadium, in Rutherford, New Jersey — the home of the NFL’s New York Giants and New York Jets.

The LA games will be held in Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium, home to the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams.

The Dallas Cowboys’ home stadium, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will also host games.

Some 17 US stadiums in 16 areas were still in the running for the international tournament before the announcement, the first to have an expanded 48-team bracket and the first with co-hosting countries.

Of the games, 60 will be played in the US, with the quarterfinals and all subsequent rounds scheduled to be played here. Canada and Mexico will host 10 games apiece.

Cities like Chicago, Minneapolis and Arizona dropped out of the bidding to host some games over what officials viewed as onerous demands by FIFA, soccer’s governing body. Other cities like Las Vegas didn’t make the cut before the announcement on Thursday.

Here’s a full list of the chosen sites:

• Atlanta
• Boston
• Dallas
• Guadalajara, Mexico
• Houston
• Kansas City
• Los Angeles
• Mexico City
• Miami
• Monterrey, Mexico
• New York/New Jersey
• Philadelphia
• San Francisco Bay Area
• Seattle
• Toronto, Canada
• Vancouver, Canada