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Here is Canada's World Cup group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games.
Ticket prices released this week by FIFA were, on average, 174 per cent higher than in the original North American bid book.
FIFA released the World Cup schedule on Saturday that will feature 104 matches spread across 11 cities in the United States, with three in Mexico and two in Canada.
The Canadian men’s national team will play FIFA World Cup matches on home soil for the first time in 2026, when the nation hosts the tournament alongside the United States and Mexico.
Football Supporters Europe has accused FIFA of “monumental betrayal” with its “astronomical” ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup and for deviating from the tournament’s tradition by sidelining the traveling supporters from various nations.
Canada's best result in the World Cup is a Group stage (1986,2022) finish and enters the 2026 tournament ranked No. 27 in the latest FIFA World Rankings. Group play begins for Canada on June 12, 2026 against the winner of UEFA playoff A (Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Italy/Northern Ireland) in Toronto.
2026 will mark the first time Canada has played in back-to-back men’s World Cups, having previously only qualified for Mexico 1986 and Qatar 2022. It is also the first time Canada will host World Cup games, and manager Jesse Marsch hopes to lead them to their first World Cup points.
Find out everything you need to know about the 16 stadiums hosting the World Cup across the USA, Mexico and Canada.
FIFA’s website has a schedule of where and when each match, by match number, will be held. The winner will be crowned at July 19’s final held at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. The cup’s Thursday, June 11, opening match will be at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, now known as Estadio Banorte.
Soccer fans eager to catch the FIFA World Cup opening matches next year will be hit with sky-high costs, as hotels in the 16 host cities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico hike rates by more than 300% — with one city topping $3,000 a night, a new report found.