Soccer tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States The 2026 FIFA World Cup was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament began on June 11, 2026, and concluded on July 19 with Spain winning the championship for the second time. It was jointly hosted by 16 cities—11 in the United States, 3 in Mexico, and 2 in Canada. The tournament was the first FIFA World Cup to be hosted by three countries and the first to include 48 teams, an expansion from the previous 32-team format. Wikipedia's most-read article for 10 days in a row: 10,038,587 views in all, peaking at 1,559,823 on June 27, 2026. Tue, Jun 23: 789,442 views Wed, Jun 24: 838,922 views Thu, Jun 25: 1,124,230 views Fri, Jun 26: 1,374,719 views Sat, Jun 27: 1,559,823 views Sun, Jun 28: 1,405,447 views Mon, Jun 29: 657,141 views Tue, Jun 30: 823,960 views Wed, Jul 1: 807,303 views Thu, Jul 2: 657,600 views Wiki link