FIFA will announce the 2026 World Cup match calendar and city allocations on February 4 2024

Amidst speculation and rumours suggesting AT&T Stadium as the venue for the 2026 World Cup final, FIFA has officially announced that the entire match schedule and all city allocations for the 104 matches of the World Cup will be revealed on February 4.

In a statement released this Thursday, the global soccer governing body disclosed that all these details, including the crucial locations of key games, will be officially revealed during a special broadcast at 3:00 ET in the United States on Sunday, February 4.

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Therefore, this event could serve as confirmation for Dallas and the AT&T Stadium as the chosen venue for the grand final match of the upcoming World Cup.

It’s essential to recall that in June 2023, FIFA announced the host cities for the 2026 World Cup, which included Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Vancouver. Each of these cities will soon learn the number and stage of the 104 matches they are set to host during the tournament.

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At the same time, the host cities for the group stage will be revealed. Consequently, the United States, Mexico, and Canada will officially be able to prepare the cities hosting their group stage matches, as well as the stadiums for the matches within these three nations.

The special FIFA event will be broadcast simultaneously in Canada, Mexico, and the United States on various platforms, including TSN, CTV, Televisa, Fox, and Telemundo. Additionally, viewers can follow this broadcast on digital platforms like FIFA+, where the final decisions regarding each chosen city will be revealed.