San Francisco Bay Area to host six FIFA World Cup 2026 matches
California's San Francisco Bay Area Stadium will stage a total of six matches from the biggest-ever World Cup, including one knockout match.
San Francisco Bay Area Stadium will host six matches from the FIFA World Cup 2026™, including five group fixtures and one knockout game.
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 superb San Francisco Bay Area venue will play host to five group-stage games and one Round of 32 fixture, with the knockout game being played on Wednesday, 1 July 2026.
View the full FIFA World Cup 26 match schedule
Name: San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
Location: Santa Clara, California, USA
Capacity: 71,000
Opened: 2014
Qatar v Switzerland | Group B | Saturday, 13 June
Austria v Jordan | Group J | Tuesday, 16 June
Kosovo/Romania/Slovakia/Türkiye v Paraguay | Group D | Friday, 19 June
Jordan v Algeria | Group J | Monday, 22 June
Paraguay v Australia | Group D | Thursday, 25 June
Match 81 | Round of 32 | Wednesday, 1 July
One of the newer stadiums tasked with hosting the tournament, San Francisco Bay Area Stadium is located in the city of Santa Clara.
Home to the NFL's San Francisco 49ers since its opening in 2014, the stadium was selected to host Super Bowl 50 in February 2016, where Coldplay headlined the half-time show with support from Beyonce and Bruno Mars. The venue staged the first match of the Copa America Centenario in June 2016 as Colombia defeated USA, and has also hosted Wrestlemania and the 2015 NHL clash between the LA Kings and San Jose Sharks.
San Francisco Bay Area landmarks include Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate Bridge and Oakland’s Jack London Square.
The southern part of the Bay Area is home to Silicon Valley, the world’s leading technology hub.
The Beatles played their final official concert at Candlestick Park, San Francisco.
NFL’s Joe Montana established his legend with the San Francisco 49ers, winning four Super Bowls.
Actor Clint Eastwood, technology pioneer Steve Jobs and baseball hall-of-famer Joe DiMaggio were born in the Bay Area.
The San Francisco Bay Area encompasses the metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose and is the cultural and financial hub of Northern California.
Since 1967, the Bay Area has been home to professional football teams from San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland areas. The region has also hosted international matches during the 1984 Olympics, 1994 FIFA World Cup USA™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 1999™.
In the recent past, San Franscico Bay Area Stadium hosted the Concacaf Gold Cup, the Copa America Centenario and the International Champions Cup. Along with those official competitions, the region has hosted hundreds of international exhibitions including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chivas, Club America and Bayern Munich.