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The Daily Seal: The 2026 FIFA World Cup
Santiago Socha, Daily Seal Student Writer

What is the FIFA World Cup?

The FIFA World Cup is an international soccer organization that includes men’s and women’s soccer and is a Competition Among National teams that compete to claim the FIFA World Cup trophy. The FIFA World Cup was founded in 1930, 96 years ago. The FIFA World Cup happens every four years except for the years 1942 and 1946 due to World War II. The reigning champions are Argentina and all-time great Lionel Messi, who claimed the World Cup in 2022 after defeating France in penalties. The tournament has a qualification phase and goes to groups, and the country that gets qualified goes into a group of four. The top 3 teams that win in the group get selected to the quarter final, and the third team goes into a lower bracket, creating the fourth team to be eliminated.

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Where is the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

The FIFA World Cup will be located in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The United States has stadiums that are prepared for the FIFA World Cup in June. The United States has several major cities willing to host, including Los Angeles, Boston (Foxboro), Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City, Miami, New York (New Jersey), Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle. Canada is also prepared for the World Cup with top stadiums located in Toronto and Vancouver. Mexico’s major cities include Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara.

Total Host Cities by Country

United States 🇺🇸	11
Mexico 🇲🇽	3
Canada 🇨🇦	2

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Host nations expect a tourism boost during these summer months, which will in-turn require tourism preparation from local officials. This will create extra money for local businesses and will upgrade the whole city with its tourism. Airbnbs and Hotels are getting booked throughout America, Canada, and Mexico. These purchases will increase the prices for many places because the companies will take advantage of this. Problems that are being solved before the World Cup games are the grass and Field quality. The FIFA World Cup Organization has standards that need to be met in Stadiums. This will take time and money for the stadiums to be built under FIFA Regulations.

Standings in The FIFA World Cup Table

The FIFA World Cup contains 12 groups with 4 countries per group, but some groups need a playoff team. 

Here is a list of the groups:

• Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Playoff Team
• Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Playoff Team
• Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
• Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay, Playoff Team
• Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curaçao
• Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, Playoff Team
• Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
• Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cabo Verde
• Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Playoff Team
• Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, Jordan
• Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Playoff Team
• Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana