16
Host cities
3
Host nations
104
Total matches
๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Three nations across North America โ€” from the Pacific Coast to the Atlantic
East Coast (New York, Boston, Philadelphia) ยท Midwest (Kansas City) ยท West Coast (LA, Seattle, Vancouver)

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States โ€” 11 Venues (Primary Host)

The USA hosts the majority of matches across 11 venues spread from coast to coast. Most are purpose-built NFL stadiums with capacities well above 65,000. MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey), home of the final, holds 82,500.

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada โ€” 2 Venues

Canada's two venues are Toronto in the east and Vancouver in the west. BMO Field is undergoing expansion works; BC Place in Vancouver features a retractable roof.

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๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico โ€” 3 Venues

Mexico becomes the first country to host three World Cups. The Estadio Azteca in Mexico City โ€” which hosted the 1970 and 1986 finals โ€” will stage the opening match.

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๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ The Three Host-Nation Flags

The USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Stars and Stripes features 50 stars (one per state) and 13 stripes (the original colonies). Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ's Maple Leaf flag, adopted in 1965, shows a stylised sugar maple leaf. Mexico ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ uses a green-white-red tricolour with an Aztec-legend coat of arms at the centre.

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