World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico

Callumcafc

jimmymelrose said:

So those times are BST, right?

Yes

Swindon_Addick

Callumcafc said:

CONFIRMED:

England v Croatia in DALLAS - Wed 17/6, 9pm UK time

England v Ghana in BOSTON - Tue 23/6, 9pm UK time

England v Panama in NEW YORK - Sat 27/6, 10pm UK time


Additionally

Scotland v Haiti in BOSTON - Sat 13/6, 2am UK time (so technically Sun 14th)

Scotland v Morocco in BOSTON - Fri 19/6, 11pm UK time

Scotland v Brazil in MIAMI - Wed 24/6, 11pm UK time

If either Wales or Northern Ireland qualify, their games are all 8pm UK time. Almost as if they've been set up on the assumption that Italy will qualify and will be the big attraction in the group, so the games are at 9pm Italian time. Which to be fair isn't an unreasonable assumption.

Canada in Toronto, 12/6. 8pm
Switzerland in LA, 18/6, 8pm
Qatar in Seattle, 24/6, 8pm

ValleyGary

Iran v NZ at 2am will really separate the men from the boys 

MrOneLung

ValleyGary said:

Iran v NZ at 2am will really separate the men from the boys 

Have booked afternoon off to get on it for that game and half day the next day to recover 

MrOneLung

Although to be fair the pubs in Iran will be fuming at the loss of potential business 

guinnessaddick

MrOneLung said:

Although to be fair the pubs in Iran will be fuming at the loss of potential business 

Probably have a whip round to cover the losses.

BrentfordAddick

MrOneLung said:

Although to be fair the pubs in Iran will be fuming at the loss of potential business 

Is Boxpark reserved for Iran or NZ? 

golfaddick

siblers said:

golfaddick said:

siblers said:

I'll be sickened if Ireland don't qualify.

They'll have S.Korea, S.Africa and Mexico. It'll be a fun group

Also, that was one of the worst things I've ever seen ever. Felt bad for the woman who was presenting with Rio, he's an awful gobshite

At least he knew what was going on. Didn't think I'd ever say that. 

Yeah, it was very complicated with the various requirements which didn't help him. It was very hard to tell if he was joking or being genuinely annoyed at times which was funny

And he told the Americans off for calling it "soccer". He must be a Lifer 'cos he repeated what I said on here about 10 mins later. 

guinnessaddick

shine166

JaShea99 said:

Imagine how big the wall chart will be.

Panini must be buzzing, the sticker book will be absolutely huge. 

cafctom

Booking flights/hotels for a tournament like this feels like a military operation requiring speed, efficiency and of course a fair bit of money you're willing to part with.

Here's my itinerary so far (very much subject to change):

14-16th June - Chicago (sightseeing)
16th-18th - Dallas (England v Croatia)
18th-20th - Nashville (sightseeing)
20th-22nd - Memphis (sightseeing)
22nd-25th - Boston (England v Ghana)
25th-28th - New York/New Jersey (England v Panama)
28th-29th - Philadelphia (sightseeing)
29th-30th - Washington DC (sightseeing)
30th June - July 2nd - Atlanta (England in R32, as long as they top the group).
 
Happy to meet up with any other Addicks heading out there. 

J BLOCK

Callumcafc said:

CONFIRMED:

England v Croatia in DALLAS - Wed 17/6, 9pm UK time

England v Ghana in BOSTON - Tue 23/6, 9pm UK time

England v Panama in NEW YORK - Sat 27/6, 10pm UK time


Additionally

Scotland v Haiti in BOSTON - Sat 13/6, 2am UK time (so technically Sun 14th)

Scotland v Morocco in BOSTON - Fri 19/6, 11pm UK time

Scotland v Brazil in MIAMI - Wed 24/6, 11pm UK time

Scotland v Brazil kick off times:
11pm, 11:02pm, 11:07pm, 11:18pm, 11:31pm, 11:33pm, 11:42pm

paulsturgess

youve got that locked in quickly Tom

I might look you up at some point

I think I'm skipping Dallas, I will likely be starting in ATL from 18-22, then Boston and NY... then will see.

Thankfully I have free digs in NYC with a mate, and I also have a pal in Toronto so may go there for a bit between games even if we don't play there

A possible tie in Mexico City in R16 is the one that really excites me, potentially against them... 

cafctom

That R16 game in Mexico City (potentially) is the one I'll be really gutted to miss out on.

Have always wanted to visit the Azteca Stadium, as its arguably the greatest World Cup stadium of all time. Pele and Maradona both won the World Cup there. To see England play a World Cup game there against the hosts would be an outrageous tick on the bucket list.

Chris_from_Sidcup

I'd imagine quite a few people will book the 6 July off or 'work from home' that day.

HastingsRed

cafctom said:

That R16 game in Mexico City (potentially) is the one I'll be really gutted to miss out on.

Have always wanted to visit the Azteca Stadium, as its arguably the greatest World Cup stadium of all time. Pele and Maradona both won the World Cup there. To see England play a World Cup game there against the hosts would be an outrageous tick on the bucket list.

That would be something else Tom....good itinerary btw....went pass the Azteca in a taxi back in 1998.

bobmunro

Flying in to Dallas on 16 June stay for 4 nights then internal flight to Boston, there for four nights and then the AMTRAK to NYC for the final group game. Fly back from NYC on 28th.

That's it until we get to the final - flights will be booked on the red eye out of Heathrow as we are all at a wedding on the 18th July!).

J BLOCK

bobmunro said:

Flying in to Dallas on 16 June stay for 4 nights then internal flight to Boston, there for four nights and then the AMTRAK to NYC for the final group game. Fly back from NYC on 28th.

That's it until we get to the final - flights will be booked on the red eye out of Heathrow as we are all at a wedding on the 18th July!).

Going to do the same, but head home after the 2nd group game in Boston. Will go back out for the R16 in Mexico and QF Miami games if we get there.

SouthWest_Addicks

Been to Dallas before for Wrestlemania. Felt like a 45 min taxi journey from Dallas to the stadium. Amazing city Dallas, but the worst sporting venue location ever been too. Must have taken 2+ hours to get an uber back to the city.

Conflicted as the 2nd/3rd group stage are the most straightforward and easiest to attend, but don’t really want to go all that way to see us play against two weak nations.

The last 16 in Mexico City seems like a bucket list sporting event, but looks expensive. Will either do a combo of Panama/L32 or L32/L16.

Personally, I cannot see any scenario when we don’t win the group,

Solidgone

cafctom said:

Booking flights/hotels for a tournament like this feels like a military operation requiring speed, efficiency and of course a fair bit of money you're willing to part with.

Here's my itinerary so far (very much subject to change):

14-16th June - Chicago (sightseeing)
16th-18th - Dallas (England v Croatia)
18th-20th - Nashville (sightseeing)
20th-22nd - Memphis (sightseeing)
22nd-25th - Boston (England v Ghana)
25th-28th - New York/New Jersey (England v Panama)
28th-29th - Philadelphia (sightseeing)
29th-30th - Washington DC (sightseeing)
30th June - July 2nd - Atlanta (England in R32, as long as they top the group).
 
Happy to meet up with any other Addicks heading out there. 

Shouldn’t this be in the Holiday 2026 thread? 🤓

Mexico City and the Aztec Stadium are worth the visit 🇲🇽🌮

MrOneLung

Tv schedule is sorted. 

The knockouts are all BBC if England progress 


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgjnd28w56po

Swindon_Addick

Something that may be of relevance to anyone planning to go to a game in the USA who doesn't travel there regularly - there's been an announcement that they're going to start asking for much more information from people applying for the visa waiver that Brits need when we go there. The demands sound quite onerous and seem to include details of social media accounts. The reports I've seen don't go into detail about what sort of social media posting would be considered unacceptable - I've seen all sorts of rumours but nothing actually firm. It does seem however that, given the things last 2 years, if you don't currently have a waiver it might be a good idea to apply now rather than waiting and having to do a lot more paperwork.

The BBC article on this refers to a similar requirement about social media for student visas, which already exists, from which it seems that they aren't worried about people making jokes about the President (phew) but that people who are outspoken about Israel might struggle. It also, crucially, points out that the big increase in paperwork may mean it takes longer to get a waiver than it used to, which would be another good reason to apply early.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dz0g2ykpeo

fenaddick

MrOneLung said:

Tv schedule is sorted. 

The knockouts are all BBC if England progress 


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgjnd28w56po

ITV have the QF

MrOneLung

fenaddick said:

MrOneLung said:

Tv schedule is sorted. 

The knockouts are all BBC if England progress 


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgjnd28w56po

ITV have the QF

ARGH I missed that. 

Oh well. Glorious QF defeat it is then 

Billy_Mix

Callumcafc said:

CONFIRMED:

England v Croatia in DALLAS - Wed 17/6, 9pm UK time

England v Ghana in BOSTON - Tue 23/6, 9pm UK time

England v Panama in NEW YORK - Sat 27/6, 10pm UK time


Additionally

Scotland v Haiti in BOSTON - Sat 13/6, 2am UK time (so technically Sun 14th)

Scotland v Morocco in BOSTON - Fri 19/6, 11pm UK time

Scotland v Brazil in MIAMI - Wed 24/6, 11pm UK time

Those England kickoff times are 3pm, 4pm and 5pm local time, meaning that it could be seriously hot for all 3 games.  I know they've said there will be hydration breaks in all fixtures but that's not fooling anybody, those are advert breaks for USA broadcasters.
We shouldn't be surprised that FIFA gives not one shit for player welfare, but dressing up Infantino's venal commercialism as such is a new low.  With his tongue jammed firmly up the Potus's baggy arse he won't be taking responsibility when players suffer heat exhaustion and sure as hell won't care that the spectacle will be worse because of the conditions.
Truth is the TV audience in the better supported nations will be barely affected by kick off times.

Jints

Swindon_Addick said:

Something that may be of relevance to anyone planning to go to a game in the USA who doesn't travel there regularly - there's been an announcement that they're going to start asking for much more information from people applying for the visa waiver that Brits need when we go there. The demands sound quite onerous and seem to include details of social media accounts. The reports I've seen don't go into detail about what sort of social media posting would be considered unacceptable - I've seen all sorts of rumours but nothing actually firm. It does seem however that, given the things last 2 years, if you don't currently have a waiver it might be a good idea to apply now rather than waiting and having to do a lot more paperwork.

The BBC article on this refers to a similar requirement about social media for student visas, which already exists, from which it seems that they aren't worried about people making jokes about the President (phew) but that people who are outspoken about Israel might struggle. It also, crucially, points out that the big increase in paperwork may mean it takes longer to get a waiver than it used to, which would be another good reason to apply early.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dz0g2ykpeo

The proposals are out for a two month consultation and will be implemented before the WC

Anyone entering the US will have to provide access to social media accounts used for the last five years together with the following.  

a. Telephone numbers used in the last five years;

b. Email addresses used in the last ten years;

c. IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos;

d. Family member names (parents, spouse, siblings, children);

e. Family number telephone numbers used in the last five years;

f. Family member dates of birth;

g. Family member places of birth;

h. Family member residencies;

i. Biometrics—face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris;

j. Business telephone numbers used in the last five years;

k. Business email addresses used in the last ten years.

Arthur_Trudgill

Jints said:

Swindon_Addick said:

Something that may be of relevance to anyone planning to go to a game in the USA who doesn't travel there regularly - there's been an announcement that they're going to start asking for much more information from people applying for the visa waiver that Brits need when we go there. The demands sound quite onerous and seem to include details of social media accounts. The reports I've seen don't go into detail about what sort of social media posting would be considered unacceptable - I've seen all sorts of rumours but nothing actually firm. It does seem however that, given the things last 2 years, if you don't currently have a waiver it might be a good idea to apply now rather than waiting and having to do a lot more paperwork.

The BBC article on this refers to a similar requirement about social media for student visas, which already exists, from which it seems that they aren't worried about people making jokes about the President (phew) but that people who are outspoken about Israel might struggle. It also, crucially, points out that the big increase in paperwork may mean it takes longer to get a waiver than it used to, which would be another good reason to apply early.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dz0g2ykpeo

The proposals are out for a two month consultation and will be implemented before the WC

Anyone entering the US will have to provide access to social media accounts used for the last five years together with the following.  

a. Telephone numbers used in the last five years;

b. Email addresses used in the last ten years;

c. IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos;

d. Family member names (parents, spouse, siblings, children);

e. Family number telephone numbers used in the last five years;

f. Family member dates of birth;

g. Family member places of birth;

h. Family member residencies;

i. Biometrics—face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris;

j. Business telephone numbers used in the last five years;

k. Business email addresses used in the last ten years.

Wow! It's probably easier to qualify.

Bostonaddick

cafctom said:

Booking flights/hotels for a tournament like this feels like a military operation requiring speed, efficiency and of course a fair bit of money you're willing to part with.

Here's my itinerary so far (very much subject to change):

14-16th June - Chicago (sightseeing)
16th-18th - Dallas (England v Croatia)
18th-20th - Nashville (sightseeing)
20th-22nd - Memphis (sightseeing)
22nd-25th - Boston (England v Ghana)
25th-28th - New York/New Jersey (England v Panama)
28th-29th - Philadelphia (sightseeing)
29th-30th - Washington DC (sightseeing)
30th June - July 2nd - Atlanta (England in R32, as long as they top the group).
 
Happy to meet up with any other Addicks heading out there. 

A few things for you to consider as you are planning Tom.  3 days per location with two of them travel days may feel like you are traveling more than sightseeeing. You might want consider picking one of Nashville/Memphis and staying longer.  While they are different there is some overlap in experiences between the two cities that may feel a little similar.  Same goes with Philadelphia and Washington DC.

Also on a side note, Dallas in summer is ungodly hot and is also potentially the least interesting city in America.

Personally I find Boston and Nyc more enjoyable than Philadelphia (where I live) andDC if there is any consideration in adjusting your itinerary to stay longer in those two cities.

Rossman92

I’ve just had a look at the stadium maps in regard to ticket pricing. 4 categories of tickets, green being the cheapest. Look how little effing space there is for the “cheap” seats 😂

FIFA said Cat 4 is an accessible price point for the tournament. What an absolute joke

This tournament will be one big flop from a commercial standpoint, no doubt in my mind 

Chris_from_Sidcup

Billy_Mix said:

Callumcafc said:

CONFIRMED:

England v Croatia in DALLAS - Wed 17/6, 9pm UK time

England v Ghana in BOSTON - Tue 23/6, 9pm UK time

England v Panama in NEW YORK - Sat 27/6, 10pm UK time


Additionally

Scotland v Haiti in BOSTON - Sat 13/6, 2am UK time (so technically Sun 14th)

Scotland v Morocco in BOSTON - Fri 19/6, 11pm UK time

Scotland v Brazil in MIAMI - Wed 24/6, 11pm UK time

Those England kickoff times are 3pm, 4pm and 5pm local time, meaning that it could be seriously hot for all 3 games.  I know they've said there will be hydration breaks in all fixtures but that's not fooling anybody, those are advert breaks for USA broadcasters.
We shouldn't be surprised that FIFA gives not one shit for player welfare, but dressing up Infantino's venal commercialism as such is a new low.  With his tongue jammed firmly up the Potus's baggy arse he won't be taking responsibility when players suffer heat exhaustion and sure as hell won't care that the spectacle will be worse because of the conditions.
Truth is the TV audience in the better supported nations will be barely affected by kick off times.

Boston and New York shouldn't be too bad in June, but Dallas will be roasting and humid.

Can't agree that the tv audience wouldn't be affected by KO times. Obviously if we kick off at 9pm UK time then more people are going to watch than if we were playing at 3am.