"FIFA" announced the match schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and Toronto will host the first match in Canada at BMo Field.

FIFA announced in a media broadcast on Sunday afternoon that the tournament consisting of 104 matches will kick off on June 11, 2026, in Mexico City.

On the following day, June 12, Toronto will host Canada's first match, followed by a match in Vancouver on June 13.

Toronto is expected to host about five matches, but this number may be higher as the tournament added 24 more matches due to the format change announced last March.

Any match hosted by Toronto will be played at BMO Field, where 17,750 temporary seats will be added to meet FIFA's requirement of 45,000 seats.

The matches are expected to generate revenues of 307 million dollars, create 3,300 jobs, and attract 174,000 visitors.

FIFA says there will be 16 match venues in cities across Canada, Mexico, and the United States. These include Toronto, Vancouver, Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Monterrey, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Guadalajara, and Mexico City.