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Ben Steiner

Ranking the 16 FIFA World Cup Host Cities

With 48 competing teams in 16 cities across three countries, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest edition of the tournament in its nearly 100-year history. The group stages kick off in less than a week, on June 11 in Mexico, with the World Cup final slated for July 19 in the United States.

Conveniently, teams will generally be kept within the same regions throughout the tournament and have been able to set up training base camps there to limit travel between matches. Yet, every corner of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico will be involved, offering different ambiances and experiences to the tournament.

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