While the final matches have been played in Philadelphia for the FIFA World Cup, the host city reported strong attendance and sales during its six-match run. 

FIFA provided a report breaking down the impact the World Cup had on Philadelphia. 

Nearly 410,000 fans attended the six matches at Lincoln Financial Field, with over 190 countries and territories represented. 

Five consecutive matches sold out and the stadium reached 99.9% capacity. 

Fans in attendance purchased an abundance of concessions during the six matches. The top selling food item was hot dogs, with over 55,000 purchases. Officials also said 46,000 soft pretzels, 37,000 crab fries, and 26,500 cheesesteaks were sold while over 290,000 beers were consumed. 

To prevent food waste, any food from the stadium not sold during each match was distributed to food banks across the Philadelphia region. More than 15,000 pounds of food were ultimately supplied to support local food insecurity. 

The match-specific scarves and FIFA World Cup 2026 pins were the fastest-selling items during each match, selling out at every game played at the stadium.  

“It’s been a pleasure and an honor to see how Philly truly embraced the FIFA World Cup. With ordinary citizens welcoming the hundreds of thousands of fans from around the world and the Philadelphia Soccer 2026 team hosting one of the most attended FIFA Fan Festivals in the U.S., the passion here was made abundantly clear to the millions who tuned in across the globe,” said Rebecca Schuchart, FIFA World Cup 2026 Host City Director for Philadelphia. 

Looking towards the U.S. versus Belgium match 

All eyes will be on the United States matchup against Belgium on Monday, July 6, after FIFA reinstated U.S. striker Folarin Balogun. 

Balogun, 25, has become one of the U.S. team’s breakout stars during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

During the U.S. team’s knockout stage game against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, Balogun received a red card after inadvertently stepping on the back of the leg of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Tarik Muharemović. 

FIFA announced Sunday, following an investigation into the incident by its Disciplinary Committee, that Balgun’s suspension would be suspended for one year. He will now be able to play in the match against Belgium. 

“If Folarin Balogun commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension shall be revoked and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed for the new infringement,” said FIFA in a statement. 

The Royal Belgian Football Association filed an appeal early Monday morning challenging FIFA’s decision to wave the penalty of Balogun’s red card. The FIFA-appointed appeals judge later dismissed the appeal.  

The Round of 16 game between the U.S. and Belgium will begin at 8 p.m. ET at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.  

Fans in Philadelphia will be able to watch the match at FIFA Fan Festival Philadelphia, which will be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.