The draw for the World Cup will take place Friday at 1 p.m. the Kennedy Center,<\/a> in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\nAt the ceremony the 48-team field will be divided into 12 groups of four. Once the tournament starts, 32 teams will advance from those preliminary groups to the single-elimination knockout rounds.<\/p>\n
However, FIFA rules prevent stadiums from being named after corporate sponsors to prevent them receiving exposure during the tournament.<\/p>\n
As a result, 14 out of the 16 host stadiums for the tournament are taking on more generic names to reflect the area in which they are located. For some the changes are straightforward, though some, like Arlington, are more confusing.<\/p>\n
Here is the full list of name changes coming to U.S. stadiums next year:<\/p>\n
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The name change is part of a wide sweep of temporary venue rebrands ahead of the global soccer tournament, scheduled to take place across North America next year. The draw for the World Cup will take place Friday at 1 p.m. the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n
Atlanta Stadium<\/p>\n
The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, will be simply renamed as \u201cAtlanta Stadium.\u201d The venue has a capacity of around 75,000.<\/p>\n
BC Place Vancouver<\/p>\n
BC Place in Vancouver is one of the few stadiums to retain its own name. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, it has a capacity is around 55,000.<\/p>\n
Boston Stadium<\/p>\n
Normally known as the Gillette Stadium, the venue will become the \u201cBoston Stadium\u201d despite being located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, 30 miles from downtown Boston. It seats approximately 70,000.<\/p>\n
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Dallas Stadium<\/p>\n
The AT&T Stadium is the largest venue to be used for the 2026 World Cup, with a capacity of around 93,000. It is located in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n
Estadio Azteca Mexico City<\/p>\n
The famous Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, is another venue to keep its name for the tournament and has a capacity of around 88,000.<\/p>\n
Estadio Guadalajara<\/p>\n
The stadium will be known as \u201cEstadio Guadalajara\u201d despite being located in nearby Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. It is typically known as Estadio Akron and seats 48,000. <\/p>\n
Estadio Monterrey<\/p>\n
The stadium in Guadalupe, Nuevo Le\u00f3n, Mexico, is known as Estadio BBVA and will change to \u201cEstadio Monterrey\u201d for the tournament. It has a capacity of around 54,000.<\/p>\n
Houston Stadium<\/p>\n
The name change for Texas\u2019s other stadium is less controversial. Located in Houston, Texas, this venue is currently known as NRG Stadium, with seating for around 72,000 fans.<\/p>\n
Kansas City Stadium<\/p>\n
The GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium is located in Kansas City, Missouri, but will take its city\u2019s name for the tournament. It seats some 76,000 people.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Stadium<\/p>\n
The $5BN SoFi Stadium, located in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, will rebrand as \u201cLos Angeles Stadium.\u201d Its capacity is approximately 70,000.<\/p>\n
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The $5BN SoFi Stadium, located in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, will rebrand as \u201cLos Angeles Stadium.\u201d Its capacity is approximately 70,000 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Miami Stadium<\/p>\n
Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, the venue is normally known as Hard Rock Stadium and seats approximately 68,000.<\/p>\n
New York New Jersey Stadium<\/p>\n
This stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, is set to host the World Cup final. Typically called MetLife Stadium, its capacity is about 87,000.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia Stadium<\/p>\n
Lincoln Financial Field, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will take on its city\u2019s name for the tournament. It has room for around 69,000 fans.<\/p>\n
San Francisco Bay Area Stadium<\/p>\n
The NFL stadium is actually located in Santa Clara, California, around 45 miles south of San Francisco and is called Levi\u2019s Stadium. Its capacity is around 71,000.<\/p>\n
Seattle Stadium<\/p>\n
Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, holds approximately 69,000. It will be known as \u201cSeattle Stadium\u201d for the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Toronto Stadium<\/p>\n
The stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is usually known as BMO Field. It has a capacity of about 45,000 for soccer fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":{"0":"post-76185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arlington","8":"tag-arlington","9":"tag-arlington-headlines","10":"tag-arlington-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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