"Los Angeles will host eight matches at this year's World Cup - most notably Mauricio Pochettino's USA will play two of their group games at the SoFi Stadium. The USMNT will kick off their tournament against Paraguay on June 12. And then on June 15 Iran will play New Zealand before Switzerland face one of the UEFA qualifiers which could be one of Wales, Northern Ireland or Italy on June 18."
"The 70,000 capacity SoFi Stadium is one of the most impressive arenas in world sport (Image credit: Discover Los Angeles) The SoFi Stadium is one of the most impressive arenas in world sport. The 4 billion venue opened in 2020 and was privately financed by Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke, who is also CEO of the Los Angeles Ram. The 70,000 capacity stadium also plays hosts to the LA Chargers NFL franchise and really stands out from other stadiums around the world."
Los Angeles will host eight of the 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup, including two USMNT group games at SoFi Stadium and three knockout matches (two last-32 and one quarter-final). The USMNT opens against Paraguay on June 12, faces Iran vs New Zealand on June 15, Switzerland faces a UEFA qualifier on June 18, Belgium plays Iran on June 21, and the USA return for their final group game against a play-off winner. The state-of-the-art SoFi Stadium opened in 2020, cost $4 billion, was privately financed by Stan Kroenke, seats 70,000, and hosts the LA Chargers.
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