LOS ANGELES [February 3, 2026]\u00a0\u2014 The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games today announced\u00a0six additional venues across the United States that will hold matches for the highly anticipated 2028 Olympic Football (Soccer) Tournaments, generating new excitement while registration is open for the LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw* now through March 18.<\/p>\n
These group stage and knockout matches will ultimately lead up to the final stage matches at the iconic\u00a0Rose Bowl Stadium, including the gold medal matches on July 28, 2028 for the men\u2019s tournament and July 29, 2028 for the women\u2019s tournament. The selected stadiums span the country from east to west, including venues in the metropolitan areas of\u00a0New York, New York; Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; St. Louis, Missouri;\u00a0\u00a0San Jos\u00e9, California; and San Diego, California.<\/p>\n
\u201cBringing Olympic Football group stage and knockout matches to stadiums across the United States means more fans will witness this global event and experience the Olympic spirit firsthand,\u201d said\u00a0Shana Ferguson, LA28 Chief of Sport and Games Delivery Officer. \u201cWith the LA28 Ticket Draw for all Olympic sports on the horizon, we\u2019re inviting global Football fans to register now for a chance to secure their tickets to history in the summer of 2028.\u201d<\/p>\n
Selecting World-Class Stadiums<\/p>\n
LA28 worked closely with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), Major League Soccer\u2019s (MLS) commercial arm, to evaluate stadiums nationwide to ensure that the chosen venues meet the highest international standards. The review process prioritized using purpose-built stadiums where possible while also assessing each stadium\u2019s ability to host world-class competitions and its potential to engage local communities. This selection process further underscores LA28\u2019s commitment to delivering an inclusive and memorable Games experience in top-tier existing venues.<\/p>\n
Given the geographic footprint of the LA28 Football (Soccer) Tournaments, LA28 is developing a match distribution that allows the competition to move progressively from east to west as teams advance toward the final stages, minimizing travel demands. Additionally, to support athlete well-being and allow for increased recovery time between matches, the International Olympic Committee and LA28 are considering an extended competition window for the Olympic Football (Soccer) Tournaments, with preliminary matches taking place prior to the Opening Ceremony.<\/p>\n
The schedule for both the women\u2019s and men\u2019s Football (Soccer) tournaments, including the dates and match distribution per stadium, will be announced before the first ticket drop in\u00a0<\/p>\n
April 2026. The specific team matchups will be revealed later, following further progress in the LA28 Olympic qualification process for Football (Soccer) and the official tournament draw.<\/p>\n
New York Stadium\u00a0in the New York Zone, future home of the New York City Football Club, stadium to be completed in 2027
\nColumbus Stadium\u00a0in the Columbus Zone, home of the Columbus Crew
\nNashville Stadium\u00a0in the Nashville Zone, home of the Nashville Soccer Club
\nSt. Louis Stadium\u00a0in the St. Louis Zone, home of the St. Louis CITY Soccer Club
\nSan Jos\u00e9 Stadium\u00a0in the San Jos\u00e9 Zone, home of the San Jose Earthquakes and Bay Football Club
\nSan Diego Stadium\u00a0in the San Diego Zone, home of the San Diego Football Club, San Diego Wave Football Club and San Diego State University<\/p>\n
A Historic First: More Women\u2019s Teams than Men\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the first time in Olympic history, more women\u2019s Football (Soccer) teams than men\u2019s will be featured, with the women\u2019s competition expanding to 16 teams and the men\u2019s tournament adjusting to 12 teams. LA28 will become the first Olympic Games where all team sports feature at least as many women\u2019s teams as men\u2019s, establishing a new benchmark for elevating women\u2019s sports and advancing gender parity in the Games while laying the groundwork for a lasting impact on global sport.<\/p>\n
LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw Registration<\/p>\n
Registration for the LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw is open now through March 18; more information can be found on\u00a0LA28\u2019s ticketing page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n ABOUT THE LA28 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES *NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT REQUIRED TO REGISTER, ENTER OR WIN. RESTRICTIONS APPLY. ELIGIBILITY SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION. MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE AT TIME OF REGISTRATION. TERMS, DEADLINES AND PROCESS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. VISIT\u00a0**LA28.ORG**<\/a>\u00a0ON OR AFTER 1\/14\/26 FOR OFFICIAL TERMS. TICKET AVAILABILITY NOT GUARANTEED AND TICKET PURCHASES SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS\u00a0**HERE**<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES [February 3, 2026]\u00a0\u2014 The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games today announced\u00a0six additional venues across the United…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,1347,44,85],"class_list":["post-455665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-latest-news","tag-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
LA28 will bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Los Angeles in 2028, uniting more than 15,000 of the world’s greatest athletes in a celebration of sport, culture and human potential. Set against a diverse collection of venues only Southern California can deliver, from the Pacific Ocean to Hollywood stages to world-class arenas, Los Angeles will become the third city ever to host three Olympic Games, following 1932 and 1984, and will also host its first ever Paralympic Games. The LA28 Games will celebrate historic milestones including becoming the first Olympic Games in history to allocate more quota spots to women athletes than men, the debut of new Olympic and Paralympic sports and becoming the first Games since 1948 to not build any new permanent infrastructure. Operating as an independently funded, non-profit organization, LA28 has built a strong foundation of successful commercial partnerships alongside licensing, hospitality and ticketing with the support of the International Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n