Seattle gets six matches for 2026 World Cup, including USMNT

04/02/2024 23:52

The 2026 World Cup is indeed coming to Seattle, with six men’s soccer matches at Lumen Field announced Sunday.

The biggest highlights are a United States men’s national team group stage match on June 19, 2026, and then both a round of 32 match on July 1 and round of 16 match on July 6.

See the full list below.

2026 World Cup matches in Seattle

• June 15, 2026 (Monday): Group stage
• June 19, 2026 (Friday): USMNT group stage
• June 24, 2026 (Wednesday): Group stage
• June 26, 2026 (Friday): Group stage

• July 1, 2026 (Wednesday): Round of 32
• July 6, 2026 (Monday): Round of 16

IT'S HERE! 🎊 We are ecstatic to welcome 6 matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ to Seattle.

We can't wait to bring the World Cup to Seattle and bring Washington to the world. 🌎#weare26#worldcup26pic.twitter.com/6FxjhwJlRj

— SeattleFWC26 ⚽️ (@FWC26Seattle) February 4, 2024

The 2026 World Cup final will be played at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday, July 19.

FIFA made the announcement Sunday at a Miami television studio, allocating the opener of the 39-day tournament to Mexico City's Estadio Azteca on June 11.

The U.S. team will play its opener at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on June 12, then travel to Seattle before finishing the group stage at SoFi.

The third-place game will be at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

The Associated Press contributed to this post.

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