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FIFA's 2026 World Cup schedule announcement on February 4 will shape the future of tourism in 16 North American cities.
The future of tourism to New York, Philadelphia, Vancouver, Mexico City and a dozen other cities is going to change next week. On February 4, FIFA is going to announce the schedule of which city gets which World Cup games in 2026 — and the millions in visitor spending that comes with it.
The games will take place in Mexico, the U.S., and Canada.
The 16 host cities are Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey.
FIFA has also upped the number of matches to a historic 104 and has raised the number of qualifying teams from 32 to 48.
Before the big schedule reveal, here are four things to keep in mind about the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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