The 2026 World Cup begins this week! And the first match in Florida is exactly one week away.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest in history. It will be a 104-match tournament featuring 48 teams across 16 host cities in three countries: Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Miami, Florida, is one of the U.S. host cities, alongside Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City, Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia and East Rutherford, New Jersey. The host cities in Mexico and Canada include Monterrey, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Vancouver and Toronto.
But the Miami games aren’t being held in Miami proper. They’ll be at the Miami Dolphins’ home stadium in Miami Gardens, a suburban city north of Miami.
Here’s when the 2026 FIFA World Cup starts, which teams will play matches in Miami and how far the stadium is from downtown Miami.
When does the 2026 FIFA World Cup start?
The 2026 World Cup will begin on June 11 and conclude on July 19. The group stage runs through June 27, with the 48 teams divided into 12 groups of four. The first Miami game will be on Monday, June 15.
When will the FIFA World Cup 2026 be in Florida?
Miami is set to host seven matches at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Here are the dates:
Where is Hard Rock Stadium?
Hard Rock Stadium is the home stadium of the Miami Dolphins and is in Miami Gardens, a suburban city in north-central Miami-Dade County.
How far away is Hard Rock Stadium from downtown Miami?
The drive from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens to downtown Miami is about 15 miles and takes around 20 minutes without traffic. With heavy traffic, it can take as long as 45 minutes to an hour to travel between the two places.
What streaming service will the World Cup be on?
In the United States, Fox holds the broadcasting rights for all 2026 FIFA World Cup games. Of the 104 matches in the World Cup, 70 will air on Fox’s broadcast channel, and the other 34 will air on FS1.
Since Fox holds the broadcasting rights for FIFA games in the U.S., streaming options are limited without live TV. But every match will be streamed live on Fox One and the Fox Sports App, and all matches will be broadcast in Spanish on Telemundo and streamed on Peacock.
Watch 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in Spanish with Peacock
Two games will stream on Tubi: Mexico vs. South Africa on Thursday, June 11, and the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) vs. Paraguay on Friday, June 12.
Here are the games being held in Miami and where to watch them:
Contributing: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY
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