These are the countries competing in five group stage games that will be played in Philadelphia in the 2026 World Cup.

Philadelphia is one of the U.S. host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and fans across the region have learned which teams will be visiting the City of Brotherly Love for the group stage matchups.

Choose Philadelphia Business Journal as a preferred news source to see more of our reporting on Google. FIFA's Final Draw this week will reveal which teams will be playing in Philadelphia and when. The long-awaited announcement will help both tournament organizers and local business leaders.

Philadelphia is one of the host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the city has now learned which teams will play here. The city of brotherly love will host five Group Stage matches — June 14, June 19, June 22, June 25, and June 27 — and a Round of 16 match on the semiquincentennial, July 4, 2026.

In June, Philadelphia will host six matches, including global heavyweights Brazil, the five-time World Cup champions, and France, who won it all in 2018. The action will culminate on July 4, when the Linc hosts a knockout-round match on America’s 250th birthday.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup gold medal game, which pits the winner of Match 101 against the winner of Match 102, will be played on Sunday, July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. "The #FIFAWorldCup trophy," read FIFA's post on X, "will be raised in New York New Jersey!"