 Seattle is the most football-passionate city in the United States. Not the most famous, not the largest, but the one with the most authentic and deepest relationship with football from before football was cool in America. Lumen Field, one of the loudest stadiums on the planet, hosts six World Cup matches including Belgium, Egypt, Iran, Qatar and the United States against Australia. In this episode we tell you which matches are played, how to get there, where to stay and why Seattle is going to surprise everyone who arrives thinking it is only rain, coffee and technology.

&nbsp;Seattle is the most football-passionate city in the United States. Not the most famous, not the largest, but the one with the most authentic and deepest relationship with football from before football was cool in America. Lumen Field, one of the loudest stadiums on the planet, hosts six World Cup matches including Belgium, Egypt, Iran, Qatar and the United States against Australia. In this episode we tell you which matches are played, how to get there, where to stay and why Seattle is going to surprise everyone who arrives thinking it is only rain, coffee and technology.

The World Cup Road is the definitive guide to experiencing the 2026 World Cup from the inside. Eleven cities in the United States, eleven stadiums, eleven unique experiences. In each episode we tell you which matches are played, how to get there, where to stay and what to do when there is no football. Because a World Cup is not just ninety minutes. It is the entire city.

The World Cup Road is the definitive guide to experiencing the 2026 World Cup from the inside. Eleven cities in the United States, eleven stadiums, eleven unique experiences. In each episode we tell you which matches are played, how to get there, where to stay and what to do when there is no football. Because a World Cup is not just ninety minutes. It is the entire city.

The World Cup Road

The Rainy City That Never Stopped Loving Football

San Francisco does not need the World Cup to be extraordinary. But the World Cup makes it something even more special. Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara hosts six matches including Qatar, Switzerland, Austria, Jordan, Paraguay, Algeria and Australia. In this episode we tell you which matches are played, how to get around one of the most complex and most fascinating regions in the United States, where to stay and what to do in the place where the future was invented and where the past can still be touched with your hands.

San Francisco does not need the World Cup to be extraordinary. But the World Cup makes it something even more special. Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara hosts six matches including Qatar, Switzerland, Austria, Jordan, Paraguay, Algeria and Australia. In this episode we tell you which matches are played, how to get around one of the most complex and most fascinating regions in the United States, where to stay and what to do in the place where the future was invented and where the past can still be touched with your hands.

The City of Fog, Bridges and Football That Never Stops

 Miami is not an American city that likes football. Miami is a Latin city that happens to live in the United States. And in the summer of 2026, Hard Rock Stadium hosts seven matches including Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia and Portugal, plus a quarterfinal on July 11 and the third-place match on July 18. In this episode we tell you which matches are played, how to get around in a city made of sun and contradictions, where to stay and why Miami is going to be the host city with the most World Cup atmosphere of the entire tournament.

&nbsp;Miami is not an American city that likes football. Miami is a Latin city that happens to live in the United States. And in the summer of 2026, Hard Rock Stadium hosts seven matches including Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia and Portugal, plus a quarterfinal on July 11 and the third-place match on July 18. In this episode we tell you which matches are played, how to get around in a city made of sun and contradictions, where to stay and why Miami is going to be the host city with the most World Cup atmosphere of the entire tournament.

The Latin Capital of the World Has Its World Cup

Kansas City is not the first city that comes to mind when you think about the 2026 World Cup. But it should be. Arrowhead Stadium, one of the loudest American football stadiums on the planet, hosts six matches including the World Cup debut of defending champions Argentina and a quarterfinal on July 11. A city at the literal heart of the United States that has world-class jazz, the best barbecue in the known universe and a hospitality that is going to surprise everyone who arrives without expectations. In this episode we tell you everything you need to know to experience Kansas City the way it deserves.

Kansas City is not the first city that comes to mind when you think about the 2026 World Cup. But it should be. Arrowhead Stadium, one of the loudest American football stadiums on the planet, hosts six matches including the World Cup debut of defending champions Argentina and a quarterfinal on July 11. A city at the literal heart of the United States that has world-class jazz, the best barbecue in the known universe and a hospitality that is going to surprise everyone who arrives without expectations. In this episode we tell you everything you need to know to experience Kansas City the way it deserves.

The Rainy City That Never Stopped Loving Football

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