Houston to host seven FIFA World Cup 2026 matches
The atmospheric Houston Stadium will host seven games at the biggest-ever World Cup, including two matches in the knockout phase.
Houston Stadium will host seven matches at the FIFA World Cup 2026™, including two games in the knockout phase.
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.
Five group-stage fixtures will be held at the stadium as well as one Round of 32 tie and a Round of 16 clash.
View the full FIFA World Cup 26 match schedule
Name: Houston Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Capacity: 72,000
Opened: 2002
Germany v Curaçao | Group E | Sunday, 14 June
Portugal v Congo DR/Jamaica/New Caledonia | Group K | Wednesday, 17 June
Netherlands v Albania/Poland/Sweden/Ukraine | Group F | Saturday, 20 June
Portugal v Uzbekistan | Group K | Tuesday, 23 June
Cabo Verde v Saudi Arabia | Group Stage | Friday, 26 June
Match 76 | Round of 32 | Monday, 29 June
Match 90 | Round of 16 | Saturday, 4 July
A host of the MLS All-Star game, national team fixtures of both USA and Mexico, as well as three games at the Copa America Centenario in 2016, Houston Stadium has plenty of football pedigree and will surely gather more ahead of 2026.
Opened in 2002, the ground, which is also home to the famous Houston Rodeo, has a retractable roof and is famed for its 'Bull Pen' section, which houses the loudest section of NFL side Houston Texans' home support.
Houston is home to NASA’s prestigious Johnson Space Center and is nicknamed ‘The Space City’.
The Texas Medical Center, Houston, is the world’s largest medical facility, covering more than two square miles.
Houston Rockets delivered the city’s first major sporting championship when they won the 1994 NBA finals.
Houston has an underground tunnel network for pedestrians, with its walkways spanning more than six miles.
Famous figures from Houston include pop superstar Beyonce, filmmaker Wes Anderson and WWE legend The Undertaker.
The tournament will provide a once-in-a lifetime experience for Houstonians, with the city leveraging the spirit of the event to leave a lasting legacy to football in the United States. Houston already supports many youth recreational programs and competitive clubs under South Texas Youth Soccer Association (STYSA), with over 100,000 members.
The city was incorporated in 1837 and named after General Sam Houston. Located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area, which is the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the United States.
The burgeoning port and railroad industry, combined with the discovery of oil in 1901, has generated continual surges in the population.