Two venues. Two dates. The last four teams standing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will settle it in Dallas on July 14 and Atlanta on July 15 — and if you want to be there, you'll need to move fast and spend real money.
AT&T Stadium in Arlington hosts the first semifinal. It's one of the largest NFL stadiums in the country, built for spectacle, and it'll look the part with a full World Cup crowd roaring inside it. The second match goes to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta — a dome venue with a retractable roof and an atmosphere that builds differently than any open-air ground. Both are worthy stages for matches of this magnitude.
What tickets are actually going to cost you
Through official FIFA channels, the next lottery window opens after the Final Draw on December 5. You'll need a FIFA ID to register, and there's no guarantee you get anything even if you do.
On the secondary market via StubHub, current prices start at $2,100 for Dallas and $2,500 for Atlanta. Those are floor prices — expect them to climb significantly once the group stage is underway and the field starts taking shape. If a marquee nation like Brazil, England, or France is involved in a semifinal, those numbers will look cheap by comparison.
- Semifinal 1: July 14 — AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX
- Semifinal 2: July 15 — Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
- Kick-off times: TBD
The 2026 field is still forming
All 49 teams will be confirmed in the lead-up to the tournament. The USA, Mexico, and Canada are already in as co-hosts. Several other nations have also secured their spots through qualifying, with groups now finalized following the World Cup draw.
The semifinals are where tournaments are truly decided. Finals can be cagey, tactical, sometimes decided on penalties. Semifinals tend to be the matches people actually remember. Getting in the building for one of these is worth the price — the question is whether that price keeps rising before you pull the trigger.
