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Kim Kardashian announces venue for USMNT's first game at 2026 World Cup as New York/New Jersey named final hosts as Dallas surprisingly misses out

<p>The 2026 World Cup final will be held at New York/New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on July 19, 2026, FIFA confirmed on Sunday. It was widely assumed that Dallas' AT&amp;T Stadium would be confirmed as the venue for the final but the Big Apple won out in Sunday's announcement.</p><p>Earlier it was revealed that the USMNT will host their first game at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium, with reality TV star Kim Kardashian making the announcement on a FIFA live stream.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🇺🇸 The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFAWorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFAWorldCup</a> 26 final is headed to New York New Jersey!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAre26?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAre26</a></p>— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1754247704010514641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The United States men's national team are set to play their World Cup opener on June 12, 2026, at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, <a href="https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1754241661583122580" target="_blank">FIFA confirmed</a> on Sunday. The 70,000-plus capacity venue is home to NFL teams the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams. The stadium also hosted the Super Bowl 2022 final between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/KimKardashian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KimKardashian</a> we gotta get Saint that <a href="https://twitter.com/WMckennie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WMckennie</a> jersey 👀🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/dM4pA4ra8A">https://t.co/dM4pA4ra8A</a></p>— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/USMNT/status/1754251028914983305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>The iconic <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/mexico-city-opening-game-2026-world-cup-estadio-azteca-canada-bmo-field/blt28fa4f3b754cf9e6#csba5a887adfa31205" target="_blank">Estadio Azteca in Mexico City will be hosting the tournament opener</a> on June 12, 2026. This will be the third time that Mexico will play host to the World Cup after the 1970 and 1986 editions.</p>

DID YOU KNOW

<p>For the first time in history, three nations, Mexico, USA and Canada will co-host the flagship competition. The tournament has also been expanded for the upcoming edition as 48 teams will compete instead of 32. The qualification rounds are already underway in Asia, Africa and South America.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Kim Kardashian announces venue for USMNT's first game at 2026 World Cup as New York/New Jersey named final hosts as Dallas surprisingly misses out | Goal.com US

The 2026 World Cup final will be held at New York/New Jersey&apos;s MetLife Stadium, while the USMNT have learned where they will play their first game.

Kim Kardashian announces venue for USMNT&apos;s first game at 2026 World Cup as New York/New Jersey named final hosts as Dallas surprisingly misses out