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The 2026 World Cup opening match will take place on Thursday 11th June at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. This is a very fitting tribute to a nation that takes football incredibly seriously, as it is the most widely practised sport among its citizens.
Fly into Toronto or Vancouver to attend World Cup matches in these two popular Canadian cities. This summer, 46 weekly flights departed from Heathrow, flying to Toronto, and 19 weekly flights to Vancouver. With such frequent flights to both major cities, there is plenty of choice to suit your schedule.
Both cities have a history of hosting major sporting events. Toronto hosted football matches during Canada's first World Cup appearance in 1957, and Vancouver was a host city for the Canadian Women's World Cup in 2015.
Eleven states across the US will host next year's World Cup matches, with the final taking place on the 19th of July in New York City, one of Heathrow's most popular and high-frequency routes. There are regular flights to New York from London, with 31 daily departures from Heathrow to New York City airports, JFK and Newark. Heathrow also flies to 31 other US destinations, including 10 of the 11 World Cup host cities.
Below is the complete list of destinations and airlines you can fly directly from Heathrow to be a part of the action.
There are over 100 daily flights departing from Heathrow to these US destinations, making it the perfect gateway for your journey and an ideal place to start your World Cup adventure next summer. In addition, Alaska Airlines will be Heathrow's newest entrant, launching Seattle flights next year with tickets on sale soon.
With so many frequent flights connecting you to the World Cup host cities, it has never been easier to partake in the buzz of this worldwide, iconic tournament, thanks to the UK's most connected airport.
