Five Brazilian capitals will join the World Cup selection list; Maracanã will become the finals record holder world Cup

After hosting men’s World Cup matches in 1950 and 2014, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre and Recife were chosen as sub-hosts for the Women’s World Cup to be held three years later.

That way, The Maracanã will become the only stadium to host three World Cup finalswith the Brazilian team getting the chance to win its first title on home soil, since the cup went in 1950 to Uruguay and in 2014 to Germany.

In the Women’s World Cup, only the United States, in 1999, managed to become champion as the host nation.

In addition to the Maracanã, only two other stadiums received two decisions. One is the Rose Bowl Stadium, in Los Angeles, the stage of Brazil’s fourth title in 1994 and the second of the four North American titles for women, in 1999, but it is excluded from the 2026 World Cup, which will be played jointly by the United States national team. States, Mexico and Canada.

The other is Azteca, in Mexico City, which hosted the men’s finals in 1970 and 1986, but will not be a venue for the final in 2026, which will be held in the United States.

By the way, with the 2026 and 2027 World Cups, the Azteca and Maracanã will be the two stadiums that will see the most World Cup matches, with 22 matches in each.

In addition to Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre and Recife, it has participated (or will participate) in three World Cup finals, taking into account the men’s and women’s tournaments.

There are two in Mexico (Mexico City and Guadalajara, in 1970, 1986 and 2026), two in Germany (Berlin and Frankfurt, in 1974, 2006 and 2011), one in France (Paris in 1938, 1998 and 2019) and three in France. United States (Washington, San Francisco, New York).

The United States remains the only two cities to have hosted matches in four World Cup Finals (Boston and Los Angeles, in 1994, 1999, 2003 and 2026).

Countries that have hosted the most World Cup finals

• 1994 World Cup (men).): Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, New York, Orlando, San Francisco, and Washington.
• 1999 World Cup (women): Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Portland, Washington, and New York
• 2003 World Cup (Women): Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Columbus and Portland
• 2026 World Cup (men): Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Kansas, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, and New York.

• 1950 World Cup (men): Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Curitiba and Recife
• 2014 World Cup (men): Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Salvador, Recife, Natal, Manaus, Cuiaba, Curitiba
• 2027 World Cup (women): Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Salvador, Recife, Fortaleza, Manaus, Cuiaba and Brasilia.

• 1970 World Cup (men): Guadalarraga, León, Mexico City, Puebla de Zaragoza, Toluca
• 1986 World Cup (men): Mexico City, Guadalajara, Puebla de Zaragoza, Queretaro, Leon, San Nicolas de los Garza, Monterrey, Nezahualcoatl, Irapuato, Zapopan, Toluca
• 2026 World Cup (Men): Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey

• 1974 World Cup (men): Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Gelsenkirchen, Hannover, Düsseldorf and Dortmund.
• 2006 World Cup (men): Berlin, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Hamburg, Hannover, Kaiserslautern, Leipzig, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and Dortmund.
• 2011 World Cup (women): Berlin, Frankfurt, Augsburg, Bochum, Dresden, Leverkusen, Mönchengladbach, Sinsheim, Wolfsburg.

• 1938 World Cup (Men)*: Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Le Havre, Lille, Toulouse, Antibes, Reims
• 1998 World Cup (men): Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Saint-Denis, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lens, Nantes, Saint-Etienne, Montpellier
• 2019 World Cup (Women): Paris, Nice, Lyon, Montpellier, Rennes, Le Havre, Valenciennes, Reims and Grenoble.

*Lyon would be one of the sub-hosts of the 1938 World Cup, but it would not host the match between Sweden and Austria after the Austrians withdrew due to Austria’s annexation to Nazi Germany.