Boston to host seven FIFA World Cup 2026 matches
The impressive Boston Stadium will stage a total of seven matches from the biggest-ever World Cup, including one quarter-final.
Boston Stadium will host seven matches from the FIFA World Cup 2026™, including two knockout games in the latter stages of the tournament.
The full match schedule for the biggest-ever FIFA World Cup has now been unveiled, giving the framework for the 104-game tournament featuring 48 teams across 16 host cities in three countries – Canada, Mexico and the United States.
And the imposing Boston venue will play host to five group-stage games, one Round of 32 fixture and the first quarter-final on Thursday, 9 July 2026.
View the full FIFA World Cup 26 match schedule
Name: Boston Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Capacity: 65,000
Opened: 2002
Haiti v Scotland | Group C | Saturday, 13 June
Bolivia/Iraq/Suriname v Norway | Group I | Tuesday, 16 June
Scotland v Morocco | Group C | Friday, 19 June
England v Ghana | Group L | Tuesday, 23 June
Norway v France | Group I | Friday, 26 June
Match 74 | Round of 32 | Monday, 29 June
Match 97 | Quarter-final | Thursday, 9 July
Boston Stadium, home to MLS side New England Revolution and NFL outfit New England Patriots, is currently undergoing a major renovation project ahead of the 2026 tournament.
Once complete, the ground will boast the largest outdoor high-definition stadium video board in the country (measuring 22,000 square feet), 50,000-square feet of glass-enclosed hospitality and function spaces, 360-degree connectivity between all levels of the concourses and more.
Boston Stadium has hosted numerous football fixtures over the years, including at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2003™, Copa America Centenario, Concacaf Gold Cup and International Champions Cup, and is a regular concert venue for major artists.
America’s first practical subway was built in Boston in 1897 and initially used trolley streetcars or tramcars.
Held since 1897, the famous Boston Marathon is the oldest annually held marathon in the world.
Boston is known as the birthplace of the American Revolution.
Martin Luther King Jr received his PHD at Boston University.
Cited as the first soccer club outside England, Oneida Football Club played on the historic Boston Common.
Boston has played host to three FIFA championships: the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA™, and the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 1999 and 2003.
The area has teams in all the major professional sports: the New England Revolution (MLS), the New England Patriots (NFL), the Boston Celtics (NBA), the Boston Bruins (NHL), and perhaps the city’s greatest passion, the Boston Red Sox (MLB).
Boston is one of the primary business and cultural hubs of the northeastern United States, and at the forefront of biotechnology, sport, medicine, finance, and electronics, sparked by the input of many world leading colleges and universities that energise the region with youth and innovation.