New Delhi: The FIFA World Cup 2022 has entered its knock-out stages where teams like Argentina, Croatia, France, and Morocco will be fighting for the final slot. A total number of 32 teams are taking part in the mega event and fans witnessed many nail-biting games as a total of 48 matches were played in the group stage.
Since the 2022 edition is about to end, fans are now excited to know the details of FIFA World Cup 2026. The next edition of FIFA will be taking place in North America. There are sixteen states across the United States, Canada, and Mexico that will be hosting the prestigious FIFA World Cup 2026.
The three nations came together and jointly made an offer to host the 2026 World Cup after beating Morocco's bid in 2018. This is for the second time that the US will be hosting the men’s competition, after hosting the 1994 World Cup.
Here's all you need to know about the next FIFA World Cup:
United States: 11 cities
Follow every match:
- Atlanta: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- Boston: Gillette Stadium
- Dallas: AT&T Stadium
- Houston: NRG Stadium
- Kansas City: Arrowhead Stadium
- Los Angeles: SoFi Stadium
- Miami: Hard Rock Stadium
- New York/New Jersey: MetLife Stadium
- Philadelphia: Lincoln Financial Field
- San Francisco/Bay Area: Levi's Stadium
- Seattle: Lumen Field
Mexico: 3 Cities
- Guadalajara: Estadio Akron
- Mexico City: Estadio Azteca
- Monterrey: Estadio BBVA
Canada: 2 Cities
- Toronto: BMO Field
- Vancouver: BC Place
FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-final between Argentina and Croatia will kick off at 12:30 am (IST) on December 14. Messi has achieved almost everything but is yet to win the FIFA World Cup trophy, for which he has been playing in every World Cup for the last 16 years (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and now 2022). Eight years ago, Messi led Argentina to the 2014 World Cup final, losing 0-1 to Germany.
The second semi-final will be played between France and Morocco on Wednesday. The winner of this match and the winning teams of the first semi-final will compete in the final.