Kansas City to host six FIFA World Cup 2026 matches
Impressive Kansas City Stadium will stage a total of six matches from the biggest-ever World Cup, including one quarter-final.
Kansas City Stadium will host six matches from the FIFA World Cup 2026™, including four group fixtures and two knockout games.
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 impressive Kansas City venue will play host to four group-stage games, one Round of 32 match, and one quarter-final, with the last-eight game taking place on Saturday, 11 July 2026.
View the full FIFA World Cup 26 match schedule
Name: Kansas City Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Capacity: 73,000
Opened: 1972
Argentina v Algeria | Group J | Tuesday, 16 June
Ecuador v Curaçao | Group E | Saturday, 20 June
Tunisia v Netherlands | Group F | Thursday, 25 June
Algeria v Austria | Group J | Saturday, 27 June
Match 87 | Round of 32 | Friday, 3 July
Match 100 | Quarter-final | Saturday, 11 July
Kansas City Stadium is certified by Guinness World Records as the loudest outdoor sports venue in the world and has hosted a record five consecutive NFL Conference Championships.
The arena, which is the home of the NFL Kansas City Chiefs, reached a record-breaking decibel level of 142.2 when the Chiefs took on the New England Patriots in 2014.
Known as the soccer capital of America, Kansas City is home to two-time MLS champions Sporting KC and 2022 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) finalists KC Current, who opened the first stadium purpose-built for a professional women's football team in 2024. The city is a bi-state metropolitan area that straddles the state line between Missouri and Kansas.
Kansas City is nicknamed ‘The City of Fountains’ with more than 200 officially registered fountains across the city.
Famous Kansas Citians include former President Harry S. Truman, revolutionary aviator Amelia Earhart, visionary creator Walt Disney and legendary jazz musician Charlie Parker.
Certified by Guinness World Records in 2014, Kansas City Stadium reached a record-breaking decibels level of 142.2 during a Chiefs NFL game.
In 2023, a new $1.5 billion terminal opened at Kansas City International Airport with state-of-the-art accessible amenities for travelers.
Kansas City has a diverse cross section of American history, taking its roots from the western frontier as the starting point for the Oregon, California, and Santa Fe trails.
This is a passionate football city that has a rich history of successful professional football teams, from the Kansas City Spurs of the North American Soccer League to the Comets and Attack of indoor football to the current-day MLS Sporting Kansas City and NWSL KC Current.
While also boasting professional teams in three major sports: Sporting Kansas City (MLS), KC Current (NWSL), Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) and the Kansas City Royals (MLB), the city has hosted multiple FIFA World Cup™ qualifying matches, Concacaf Gold Cups (2011, 2015), men’s and women’s Concacaf Olympic qualifiers, the 2013 MLS All-Star game, and the 2013 MLS Cup Final.