The 2026 World Cup is coming to North America.

After months of speculation and competition with Morocco’s bid, the joint “United 2026” bid of U.S., Canada and Mexico was awarded Wednesday with the hosting rights to the expanded 48-team World Cup in 2026.

Upon being awarded with the World Cup, the United 2026 organizing committee unveiled 23 finalists to be among the 16 host cities.

That left seven cities still to be cut from hosting rights. These are the cities that we think will be included as hosts for the 2026 World Cup.

Canada and Mexico

Both Mexico and Canada are expected to host 10 matches with three host cities each. Unless there is an unexpected change, Canada and Mexico’s host sites are set.

Guadalajara – Estadio Akron (Capacity: 46,232)

Mexico City – Estadio Azteca (Capacity: 87,523)

Monterrey – Estadio BBVA Bancomer (Capacity: 53,500)

Edmonton – Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 56,302)

Montreal – Olympic Stadium (Capacity: 61,004 to 73,000)

Toronto – BMO Field (Capacity: 30,000 to 45,500)

United States

All seven cuts will come from the U.S. finalists. That would potentially leave these 10 cities as the hosts.

Atlanta – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Capacity: 71,000)

The home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United is a candidate to be a semifinal site as well.

Dallas – AT&T Stadium (Capacity: 80,000)

Jerry Jones’ AT&T Stadium has hosted Gold Cup matches and plenty of international friendlies. Expect it to add a World Cup semifinal to its resume.

Kansas City – Arrowhead Stadium (Capacity: 76,416)

Kansas City’s central location, stadium capacity and soccer culture make it a likely host. I can’t see the Midwest getting shut out of a World Cup site, especially when the U.S. Soccer National Training Center is in Kansas City.

Los Angeles – Rose Bowl (Capacity: 92,000)

Los Angeles is practically a lock to be a World Cup host city, and while the Inglewood stadium will be newer, the 92,000-seat Rose Bowl is the stadium in consideration.

Miami – Hard Rock Stadium (Capacity: 64,767)

Miami is a perfect city to host World Cup matches. It has plenty of experience with the Super Bowls and college football championships. Plus, the renovated Hard Rock Stadium looks like it was designed to host international soccer.

New York – MetLife Stadium (Capacity: 82,500 to 87,157)

Look for MetLife Stadium to host the 2026 World Cup final.

Philadelphia – Lincoln Financial Field (Capacity: 69,176 to 69,328)

Philadelphia may end up being the final city to make the cut as a host.

San Francisco – Levi’s Stadium (Capacity: 68,500 to 75,000)

It would be surprising if the West Coast doesn’t get three host cities. Levi’s Stadium makes sense just from a travel standpoint.

Seattle – CenturyLink Field (Capacity: 69,000 to 72,000)

For all that Seattle has done to grow the game in the U.S., this soccer-crazed city deserves to host in the World Cup.

Washington, D.C. – FedExField (Capacity: 82,000)

FedExField is a huge stadium, and let’s face it — the nation’s capital is going to be a host site.

That would leave Baltimore, Nashville, Cincinnati, Houston, Denver, Boston and Orlando as the final cuts.