Learn more about Soccer World Cup 26

The FIFA World Cup 26^TM is the world’s largest spectator event.  It will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026, with matches held in 16 host cities, including Seattle.

SeattleFWC26 is the local organizing committee for Seattle’s participation as one of the 16 host cities selected for the FIFA World Cup 26™ (FWC26).

Seattle will host six matches:

Group Stage

• June 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST – Belgium vs Egypt
• June 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST – USA vs Australia
• June 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST – Qatar vs ITA/NIR/WAL/BIH
• June 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM PST – Egypt vs Iran

Round of 32

• Match 82: July 1, 2026

Round of 16

• Match 94: July 6, 2026

All six matches will be played at Lumen Field. Teams and times for the July 1 and July 6 matches will be determined by results from the Group Stage matches. We anticipate that many fans will make their travel plans as match ups are announced.

The Seattle Sounders FC’s headquarters in Renton will serve as a base camp for one lucky team.  Visiting teams will practice at University of Washington and Seattle University. At this time, we are not aware of any plans for visiting teams to practice at Starfire.

We expect hundreds of thousands of fans to visit our region over the three-week period.

The official Seattle Fan Celebration will take place at Seattle Center and there will be many related events around the region, including Tukwila.

You can learn more at:

• Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s World Cup Ready page has useful playbooks and webinars.  Hint: be sure to register for upcoming webinars.
• The Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce’s Get FIFA Ready page has resources to promote your business and webinars on what to expect for the World Cup.  Their next webinar is February 10, 2026.  Register here.
• Seattle Local Organizing Committee’s webpage has a variety of information.
• FIFA’s website is the best way to track the entire tournament and purchase tickets.