FIFA Seating Capacities for 2026 World Cup Venues: AT&T Tops, BMO Field Bottom

Published: 2026-06-11 01:01:11 |

FIFA seating capacities for the 2026 World Cup have been released for all 16 venues across the US, Canada, and Mexico, ahead of the tournament’s expanded 48-team format. The FIFA seating capacities range from about 43,000 seats at BMO Field in Toronto to 90,000-plus at AT&T Stadium near Dallas. Venue highlights include Estadio Azteca in Mexico City (80,824 seats) and MetLife Stadium in the New York/New Jersey area (80,663 to 87,157 seats depending on configuration). FIFA seating capacities are still subject to change as stadium layouts evolve, with FIFA updates appearing from mid-2025 and the latest figures noted in October 2025. The geographic footprint is heavily weighted toward the United States, which hosts 11 of the 16 stadiums (3 in Mexico, 2 in Canada). The larger venue count is also part of a structural shift: 2026 expands from 32 teams to 48, meaning more group-stage matches, more knockout rounds, and a longer tournament window compared with recent editions that used fewer stadiums (e.g., Qatar 2022: 8; Russia 2018: 12).

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