Explore all 16 host cities across the USA, Canada and Mexico — city profiles, distances between every host, and a satellite zoom game to spot each city from space.
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Canada · 2 
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the first tournament shared by three host countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico — spreading 16 host cities across three time zones and thousands of kilometres of North America. From coastal hubs like Vancouver, Seattle and Miami to inland centres such as Dallas, Kansas City and Mexico City, each host city brings its own geography, climate and travel logistics. Explore every city below to compare population, distances to other host cities, and how far fans will travel between match venues.
8,804,190 3,820,914 827,526 780,995 1,326,087 475,378 2,314,157 510,823 487,014 1,573,916 653,833 Great-circle distances between notable host cities. The farthest apart — Miami ↔ Vancouver — span about 4,509 km.
How well do you know how far apart the host cities really are? Put your distance intuition to the test.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is co-hosted by three countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico — making it the first World Cup hosted by three nations and the first held across North America since 1994.
There are 16 host cities: 11 in the United States, 2 in Canada (Toronto and Vancouver) and 3 in Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey).
Miami and Vancouver are the two host cities farthest apart, separated by roughly 4,509 km (2,802 mi) in a straight line (great-circle distance) — a sense of just how vast the 2026 tournament's geography is.
The opening match is scheduled for the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, one of the most iconic stadiums in football history.
Yes. Try our city-distance guessing game to estimate how far apart the host cities are, or explore them from space with the satellite zoom and host-city guessing games on our sister site SatPixel.