Guides for the fan
Not a tourist guide. A guide written from within — for the couple who wants to experience something, for the family who will plan everything, and for the fan who came for the football.
Mexico City
The Azteca, now Estadio Banorte, needs no introduction. What it does need, badly, is a transport strategy.
The Azteca, now Estadio Banorte, was yours before you were born — and now it's going to be yours again, in the most important World Cup since '86.
Guadalajara
Nobody asks which team you support here. It shows before you even open your mouth.
Guadalajara is Mexico's friendliest city for traveling with a baby — quiet neighborhoods, extraordinary food, plenty of space.
Monterrey
Mexico's hardest-working city welcomes the World Cup with the same attitude it built its industries: without excess ornament.
Monterrey will surprise you. Estadio BBVA is probably the tournament's most photogenic venue. And the restaurant scene has become a national benchmark.
Los Angeles
The most expensive stadium ever built sits three miles from the closest airport of any World Cup venue. In Los Angeles, even the distances are cinematic.
LA is your away match that feels like home. There are more Mexican fans in Los Angeles than in Guadalajara. SoFi Stadium will feel like the Azteca.
Miami
The heat in Miami isn't the weather. It's the city's permanent mood.
Miami for a couple that knows how to travel is the destination of the tournament. Not because football is the main event — but because everything surrounding the match is extraordinary.
New York
The city hosting the Final doesn't need to explain why. It just needs you to know how to get to the stadium.
The 2026 World Cup Final is played at MetLife Stadium. If Argentina makes it — and there are good reasons to believe they will — the most important match of the century will be played 30 minutes from Manhattan.
Dallas
The tournament's biggest stadium is in Arlington. Not Dallas. And no subway gets you there.
Dallas isn't the obvious destination — and that's the reason to go. AT&T Stadium is the tournament's most spectacular sports experience: a 60-meter screen, 80,000 people.
San Francisco
Brazil and Germany play here. And Mexico could advance to the round of 16 here too.
The Mission District is the most authentic Latino neighborhood on the U.S. West Coast. Diego Rivera murals on the walls, taquería El Farolito open until 3am.
Houston
Texas's most diverse city welcomes the most diverse tournament in history. The arithmetic adds up.
Houston is probably the friendliest host city in the tournament for traveling with a baby. The city is huge and has everything — quiet neighborhoods, plenty of space.
Seattle
The only host city where the stadium is a ten-minute walk from North America's most famous fish market. Take advantage of it before kickoff.
Seattle is the tournament destination for the couple that wants to do something genuinely different. It's not the obvious city — and that's exactly the point.
Kansas City
The loudest open-air stadium in the world welcomes the defending champions. Bring earplugs — and only use them if you need them.
Kansas City is probably the tournament's friendliest host for a family with a baby: reasonable prices, open spaces, without the overwhelming density of NYC or LA.
Atlanta
The only World Cup stadium in the United States with a retractable roof and air conditioning. In a Georgia July, that's not a luxury — it's public health policy.
Atlanta has two things that don't combine at any other host city in the tournament: the world's most modern stadium and one of the fastest-growing Latin American communities in the U.S.
Philadelphia
On July 4, 2026, Philadelphia celebrates 250 years of independence and a Round of 16 match. Everyone decides their own order of priorities.
The local fans already live football from the inside. The Mexican community in South Philly has spent 30 years turning the neighborhood into a piece of Mexico.
Boston
The stadium isn't in Boston. The match is. That distinction is worth a train ride.
Boston is the tournament city most like Europe without leaving North America. And on June 27, Argentina vs Brazil at Gillette Stadium.
Toronto
The tournament's smallest stadium also puts the fan closest to the pitch. That's not a coincidence.
Toronto doesn't ask you to love it. It just gives you 200 languages, 50 cuisines, and a sunset ferry — and waits to see what you do with that.
Vancouver
The only host city where the stadium shares its skyline with snow-capped mountains. No need to make a metaphor of it.
Vancouver with a baby in June is a surprisingly comfortable plan. The city is covered in parks, the temperature is cool and pleasant, and it has top-tier children's museums.