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The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)

2026 FIFA World Cup Host City Guide: Atlanta, Georgia

In advance of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, SportsTravel is delving into each of the 11 U.S. cities that will host matches during the event. This year’s edition will be the largest ever, with 48 teams (up from 32) and it will be the first to be staged in three countries — Canada, Mexico and the […]

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The FIFA logo is displayed on the pitch before the Club World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between PSG and Bayern Munich in Atlanta, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Selects Agencies to Design FIFA Fan Festival

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority has selected Solomon Group and WINK to serve as executive producer of the FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta, which will be held at Centennial Olympic Park in June and July 2026 during the World Cup. The agencies were selected from a field of more than 60 applicants lead production and […]

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From left, Atlanta president Dan Corso, North Texas organizing committee president Monica Paul, Houston president Chris Canetti, San Francisco Bay Area CEO Zaileen Janmohamed, Philadelphia executive Meg Kane, (New York/New Jersey CEO Alex Lasry, Miami CEO Alina Hudak, Seattle chief strategy officer April Putney, Kansas City CEO Pam Kramer, Boston CEO Mike Loynd, and Los Angeles vice president Jason Krutzsch meet at the Paley Center in New York a year ahead of the 2026 World Cup in June. (AP Photo/Ronald Blum)

Sports Tourism a Major Focus for 2026 FIFA World Cup Host Cities

There will be matches and they will be massive, drawing tens of thousands to stadiums and millions upon millions watching around the world. For the cities and regions that are hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup games in the United States, that is only part of what the impact should be for the month-plus tournament. “Those […]

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The crowd cheers as Atlanta United scores against Toronto FC in an MLS match in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Paul Newberry)

Atlanta Marks 500 Days Until 2026 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup 2026 Atlanta Host Committee commemorated 500 days until the FIFA World Cup 26 comes to Atlanta on Friday, announcing two milestones that it will have later this year. The first match set to take place at Atlanta Stadium (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) will be June 15, 2026. Atlanta will host eight matches, including […]

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Super Bowl LXII Headed to Atlanta in 2028

The National Football League announced that Super Bowl LXII will be hosted in Atlanta in 2028, with the game played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The announcement was made at the NFL Fall League Meeting in Atlanta. Super Bowl LXII marks the fourth time Atlanta has hosted the Big Game and the second time at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, […]

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MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final. Photo via Associated Press

2026 FIFA World Cup: How New York/New Jersey Got the Final And What’s Next

Years of work boiled down to a Sunday afternoon in February. After months of delays, FIFA was finally releasing the match schedule for the 2026 World Cup. The culmination of the TV show — “a tough watch” said more than one person interviewed for this story — was the reveal of where the 2026 World […]

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College Football Playoff to Create Championship Campus in Atlanta

The College Football Playoff and city of Atlanta have announced plans for a “Championship Campus” experience that will transform the region into a three-day celebration in January 2025. The 2025 CFP National Championship will be decided at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 20. Activities will start January 18 with the opening of Playoff Fan Central at […]

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Michigan running back Donovan Edwards celebrates after scoring against Washington during the first half of the national championship game in Houston. Michigan won the title, 34-13. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

College Football Playoff Salutes Houston Host Committee, Looks Ahead to Atlanta

The morning after Michigan won its first national championship since 1997, the College Football Playoff saluted host Houston while also officially putting Atlanta on the clock for next season in the first of an expanded 12-team playoff field. Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Jim Harbaugh and the top-ranked Wolverines […]

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Jose Sotolongo, Director of Sports and Entertainment for the Greater Miami and Convention and Visitors Bureau, left, Victor Montagliani, FIFA vice president and CONCACAF president, center, and Colin Smith, FIFA chief tournaments events officer, right, pose for a photograph at Hard Rock Stadium during a September 23, 2021, site visit in Miami Gardens, Florida. Miami will be one of the 11 U.S. cities to host games. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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What Cities Will Host 2026 World Cup — U.S., Mexico and Canada Hosts Announced

FIFA has announced the cities that will host games at the 2026 World Cup, the end of a years-long competition between dozens of cites across the United States, Mexico and Canada that were vying for the coveted spots. The U.S. cities that will host will be Atlanta, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, […]

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