The 2026 FIFA World Cup is expected to kickoff in a year. Boston is one of the host cities with games scheduled to take place in Foxboro. South Station has been transformed to celebrate the arrival of soccer’s biggest international event. Several banners were unveiled on Monday morning.

FIFA World Cup 2026 will be the first-ever 48-team World Cup, with 104 matches across 16 venues in 39 days; bigger, more inclusive, and globally accessible.

Organizers are preparing for an influx of soccer fans from over the world as the 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to sweep through the United States, Mexico and Canada. NBC News’ Jesse Kirsch has a behind-the-scenes look nearly one year before the big game.

For the first time ever, 48 teams will qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The previous total was 32 teams. Matches will be broadcast on FOX, FS1, FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. The final draw will take place in December 2025 at a location to be determined in the United States.

An online rumor circulating in late May and early June 2025 claimed FIFA, the international soccer governing body, was seriously considering relocating scheduled U.S.-hosted 2026 World Cup matches to Mexico or Canada — countries that are already hosting some matches.

Yes, Argentinian legend Lionel Messi is set to play in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup as a member of the Inter Miami CF team, one of the two American teams that qualified for the Club World Cup along with the Seattle Sounders.Here's the initial schedule for Messi:

Croatia Vs Czechia Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers: Catch all the action from the football qualifying match between Croatia and Czechia at the Optus Arena in Osijek

U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term.

World Cup in North America will be the first to feature 48 teams but an expanded tournament does not necessarily mean a wider field of genuine contenders to succeed Lionel Messi's Argentina as champions.

Players slammed the pitch conditions in the U.S. for the Copa America. FIFA is making sure the Club World Cup and 2026 World Cup are different.