The 2026 World Cup is bringing 14 matches to California. Here’s what to know

The FIFA World Cup’s 48-team field is now complete, and California will be a major destination when the tournament kicks off.

Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles County will combine to host 14 matches in June and July, including a quarterfinal.

Here are key takeaways:

• Levi’s Stadium will host six matches, while SoFi Stadium gets eight — including 10 group-stage games, three round-of-32 games and one quarterfinal split between the two venues.

• Ticket prices for the World Cup initially ranged from $60 to $6,730, per the Associated Press, though dynamic pricing means those numbers will fluctuate. On StubHub, the cheapest Levi’s Stadium listing was around $270 for the Jordan-Algeria game, with premium seats reaching into the tens of thousands.

• A potential U.S. team match on July 1 at Levi’s Stadium — contingent on the Americans winning their group — had StubHub tickets starting at nearly $900.

• FIFA had already sold 2 million tickets during earlier sale phases to fans in 212 countries and territories. The U.S., Canada and Mexico led sales.

• Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina claimed the final two spots in the 48-team field through European playoff qualifiers. Turkey will face Paraguay on June 19 at Levi’s Stadium, while Bosnia and Herzegovina plays in the U.S. team’s group at SoFi Stadium.

• For context on rising costs: When the U.S. hosted the World Cup in 1994, the cheapest tickets were $25 — about $57 today with inflation, per the Los Angeles Times archives.

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This story was originally published April 1, 2026 at 2:56 PM.