The Action Network<\/a>, which ranked all 16 FIFA World Cup 2026 host cities across five fan-focused categories:<\/p>\n\u2022 Accessibility: travel time to the stadium and how walkable the surrounding area is<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Cost: average local meal prices and beer prices for fans<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Atmosphere: nearby bar density and local soccer culture indicators<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Safety & weather: city safety scores and expected match-day temperatures<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Hotel access: hotel availability near each stadium<\/p>\n
Miami ranked 15th overall, earning a Fan Experience score of 19.1 out of 100, placing it second-worst (to Kansas City) among all 16 World Cup host cities in the index.<\/p>\n
Miami’s score (Miami Gardens) was held back by a long airport-to-stadium journey, low walkability around Hard Rock Stadium (referred to as Miami Stadium for the World Cup), limited nearby bar and hotel density and warmer expected match-day conditions.<\/p>\n
Miami\u2019s $30 average cost per meal ranks as the highest among the 16 cities, while the $8 beer price ties several others for the top spot.<\/p>\n
The first match in Miami Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m., on Monday, June 15, when Saudi Arabia faces Uruguay.<\/p>\n
Key findings include:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Miami ranked No. 15 globally with a Fan Experience Score of 19.1\/100<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Miami ranked No. 10 among U.S. host cities, placing second-to-last in the American ranking<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0The city scored 29\/100 for walkability around Hard Rock Stadium<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Fans face an estimated 111-minute airport-to-stadium journey<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Miami had one of the lowest nearby bar density scores, with 0.07 bars per square mile around the stadium area<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Nearby hotel density was also limited, with 0.11 hotels per square mile around the stadium area<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Expected match-day conditions are among the warmer in the index, with an average temperature of 88.1 degrees.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Vancouver tops the list with an 82 out 100 score, followed by Toronto and Seattle.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor traveling fans, the game itself is only 90 minutes, but everything around it can define the entire trip,\u201d an Action Network spokesman said. \u201cThe biggest mistake fans can make is planning around the host city name alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
“A stadium two hours from the airport, limited bars nearby or 94-degree heat can quickly change the experience. This index puts the full match-day picture in one place, from travel time and cost to safety, atmosphere and hotel access, so fans know what to expect before they book and can make the most of whichever city they visit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other cities to note:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Atlanta has the shortest airport-to-stadium travel time at just 27 minutes, though its overall score is held back by safety and hot-weather factors.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara are among the most affordable cities for food and beer (no beer costs more than $3.37 at either locale), but lower stadium-area density and longer airport-to-stadium travel times prevent them from topping the overall table.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Boston ranked as the safest venue among the 16 host cities.<\/p>\n
Overall rankings<\/p>\n
1. Vancouver (BC Place) 82.2<\/p>\n
2. Toronto (BMO Field) 63.2<\/p>\n
3. Seattle (Lumen Field) 57.3<\/p>\n
4. Mexico City (Estadio Azteca) 46.3<\/p>\n
5. Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) 43.6<\/p>\n
6. Monterrey (Estadio BBVA) 41.1<\/p>\n
7. Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium) 37.6<\/p>\n
8. Dallas (AT&T Stadium) 32.7<\/p>\n
9. Boston (Gillette Stadium) 32.7<\/p>\n
10. Houston (NRG Stadium) 28.3<\/p>\n
11. Guadalajara (Estadio Akron) 27.6<\/p>\n
12. San Francisco (Levi’s Stadium) 24.9<\/p>\n
13. New York\/NJ (MetLife Stadium) 24.2<\/p>\n
14. Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field) 24.0<\/p>\n
15. Miami Gardens (Hard Rock Stadium) 19.1<\/p>\n
16. Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium) 16.7<\/p>\n
You can view the full study by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sports fans in South Florida certainly get a kick from soccer, but how does Miami stack up to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130370,42301,74238,13234,126,123,125,124,38263,130373,130374,9611,24215,130372,130371],"class_list":["post-313122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-fifa-venues","tag-fifa-world-cup","tag-fifa-world-cup-2026","tag-hard-rock-stadium","tag-key-biscayne","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-ranking","tag-stadium-ranking","tag-venue-ranking","tag-world-cup","tag-world-cup-2026","tag-world-cup-soccer-stadiums","tag-world-cup-soccer-venues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}