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The World Cup final match is the last of the competition, and the result determines which country is declared world champions. If after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw , an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time , is added.
FIFA has had strict stadium guideline requirements since at least 2001. [1] Stadiums must have a capacity of at least 40,000, stadiums hosting quarter-finals or semi-finals must have a minimum of 60,000 and those hosting the opening ceremony or final must have a capacity of at least 80,000. [2]
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
Mexico City has previously hosted the World Cup finals matches in 1970 and 1986. The Estadio Azteca, which is set to undergo some renovations before 2026, will be the first stadium to host a third ...
The World Cup will begin in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, the site of Diego Maradona’s most famous and infamous goals against England at the 1986 World Cup. It was also the venue for two ...
Mexico City's Estadio Azteca and Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã are the only venues ever to have hosted two FIFA World Cup finals. Only the 2002 FIFA World Cup had more than one host, being split between Japan and South Korea, and in 2026 there will be three hosts: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Lusail Stadium [3] (Arabic: استاد لوسيل, [4] ALA-LC: Istād Lūsayl) is a football stadium in Lusail, Qatar.Owned by the Qatar Football Association, [5] it is the largest stadium in Qatar and the Middle East by capacity; one of eight stadiums built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, it hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup final game between Argentina and France on 18 December 2022.
The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, beating out Texas and California for soccer’s showcase game. FIFA awarded the July 19 championship to the $1.6 billion ...