a. Host Nations
1 United States
2 Canada
3 Mexico
b. Venues - Host cities and Stadiums
USA
Dallas Stadium - Arlington, Texas (capacity 94,000)
New York New Jersey Stadium - East Rutherford, New Jersey (capacity 82,500)
Atlanta Stadium - Atlanta, Georgia (capacity 75,000)
Kansas City Stadium - Kansas City, Missouri (73,000)
Houston Stadium - Houston, Texas (capacity 72,000)
San Francisco Bay Area Stadium - Santa Clara, California (71,000)
Los Angeles Stadium - Inglewood, California (70,000)
Philadelphia Stadium - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (69,000)
Seattle Stadium - Seattle, Washington (capacity 69,000)
Boston Stadium - Foxborough, Massachusetts (65,000)
Miami Stadium - Miami Gardens, Florida (capacity 65,000)
Canada
Toronto Stadium - Toronto (capacity: 45,000)
BC Place Vancouver - Vancouver (capacity 54,000)
Mexico
Estadio Azteca Mexico City - Mexico City (capacity 83,000)
Estadio Monterrey - Guadalupe (capacity 53,500)
Estadio Guadalajara - Zapopan (capacity 48,000).
c. World Cup 2026 qualified teams
The 48 teams who will be at this summer's World Cup.
Host nations
1 United States
2 Canada
3 Mexico
Asia
4 Australia
5 Iran
6 Japan
7 Jordan
8 Qatar
9 Saudi Arabia
10 South Korea
11 Uzbekistan
12 Iraq
North & Central America (non-hosts)
13 Curaçao
14 Haiti
15 Panama
Oceania
16 New Zealand
South America
17 Argentina
18 Brazil
19 Colombia
20 Ecuador
21 Paraguay
22 Uruguay
Africa
23 Algeria
24 Cape Verde
25 Egypt
26 Ghana
27 Ivory Coast
28 Morocco
29 Senegal
30 South Africa
31 Tunisia
32 DR Congo
Europe
33 Austria
34 Belgium
35 Croatia
36 England
37 France
38 Germany
39 Netherlands
40 Norway
41 Portugal
42 Scotland
43 Spain
44 Switzerland
45 Sweden
46 Turkey
47 Czech Republic
48 Bosnia and Herzegovina
d. How much prize money is on offer at the 2026 World Cup?
The prize money for the 2026 World Cup was confirmed at a FIFA Council meeting in Doha on December 17.
The prize fund is up 50 per cent on that of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the breakdown is as follows:
Winners: $50m (£37.5m)
Runners-up: $33m (£24.8m)
Third place: $29m (£21.8m)
Fourth place: $27m (£20.3m)
5th-8th place: $19m (£14.3m)
9th-16th place: $15m (£11.3m)
17th-32nd place: $11m (£8.3m)
33rd-48th place: $9m (£6.8m)
Each team also receives $1.5m (£1.1m) to cover preparation costs, meaning every team is guaranteed at least $10.5m (£7.87m).
e. What's the format for the World Cup in 2026?
A bumper line-up of nations means there will be 104 matches for football fans to feast on - 40 more than in Qatar.
As a consequence, the knockout stage will start with a round of 32.
The previous format of 32 teams in eight groups has been replaced by one featuring 12 groups of four.
The top two teams in each group, plus the eight best third-placed teams, will advance to the round of 32.
