USA ★ Third Place Match · July 18 Groups C · H · K + Round of 16 + Quarterfinals 7 matches

Miami
MIA.

The capital of American Latin America and neon 1980s aesthetics. Hard Rock Stadium hosts the third place match — the final appearance of the tournament's best teams before the super-final in New York. From Calle Ocho and Domino Park to Star Island, from Criteria Studios, where Hotel California and Saturday Night Fever were recorded, to Art Deco beaches — Miami at World Cup 2026 is a complete grand finale.

6.2 million in Greater Miami +30°C · humidity 85% ET · UTC −4 (DST)

Main arena

Stadium
«Hard Rock».

Hard Rock Stadium — General View — General view · solemiami.com, photos from open sources

Hard Rock Stadium — Night View — Night view · miamifl (simpleviewinc CRM), photos from open sources

Hard Rock Stadium

Stadium in Miami Gardens, 25 kilometers north of downtown Miami. Opened in 1987, renovated in 2016 with a transparent canopy over the stands on 4 supports. Home of Miami Dolphins (NFL, 2 Super Bowls), also hosted the 2008 US Open final (tennis), F1 Miami GP since 2022. At World Cup 2026 — 7 matches, final stop before New York: third place match.

Opened

August 16, 1987

Reconstruction

$500 million (2016)

Field size

105 × 68 m

Surface

Natural grass

Location

Miami Gardens, FL

Clubs

Miami Dolphins (NFL)

Match Days in Miami

Seven matches,
Final Third place

15Mon · June 15

Saudi Arabia — UruguayGroup H · Matchday 1

18:00 ET

Group

21Sun · June 21

Uruguay — Cabo VerdeGroup H · Matchday 2

18:00 ET

Group

24Wed · June 24

Scotland — BrazilGroup C · Matchday 3

18:00 ET

★ Brazil

27Sat · June 27

Colombia — PortugalGroup K · Matchday 3

19:30 ET

★ Portugal

30Tue · June 30

2C — best third-place teamRound of 16 · match 86

18:00 ET

Knockout Stage

6Mon · July 6

Winner 1/16 — Winner 1/16Quarterfinals · match 94

15:00 ET

1/8

18Sat · July 18

Losing semifinal — Losing semifinalThird-place match · match 103

15:00 ET

★ Third Place

Atmosphere · role · route

What you need to know
about the city.

Atmosphere

Latin America in miniature, neon 80s aesthetic.

Miami is the only U.S. city where English is heard less often on the streets than Spanish. Little Havana with elderly men playing dominoes, Cuban coffee from Versailles cafecito windows, Calle Ocho fest drawing 1.5 million people. On Ocean Drive — pastel art-deco facades from Miami Vice and Wedding Crashers. In Wynwood — the world's largest street-art district. And over it all: 85% humidity, thunderstorms every day at five, and the scent of blooming jasmine.

Spanglish capital Vice palette +30°C · humidity 85%

Role

The final chord before New York.

4 group matches — two Group H and one Group C, one Group K. All three South American giants play their pivotal match here: Uruguay twice, Brazil (June 24 against Scotland), Portugal (against Colombia June 27). Then — Round of 16 and quarterfinals, and July 18 — the bronze medal match. Miami is not the final, but the farewell visit of top teams before MetLife.

4 group · 3 KO ★ Third-place match · match 103

Route — for fans

MIA → Key West.

The Overseas Highway US-1 — 200 km across 42 bridges through the Florida Keys to the southernmost point of continental USA. Along the way — Key Largo (diving), Islamorada (fishing), 7 Mile Bridge. Hemingway's house with six-toed cats in Key West itself. Day trip: 4 hours each way.

Climate

+30°C, 85% humidity. Thunderstorms.

Subtropical wet: daytime heat is not critical (+30°C), but humidity is brutal. Every day at 4 p.m. — powerful thunderstorm for 30–60 minutes. Hard Rock is open-air but covered, so rain over the stands is part of the show. Air conditioning everywhere; on the beach after sunset — comfortable.

Fan zone

Bayfront Park. 40 000.

Park right at Bayside Marketplace downtown. Giant screen by the water, stage with Latin performers (Pitbull, Tito Nieves), food trucks serving cubano sandwiches and mojitos. Alternative — Lincoln Road in Miami Beach: a 1.6 km pedestrian street with bars, restaurants, and open-air screens.

Miami Map

Where to go,
what to see.

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Facts

Seven things
about Miami.

♫ · Sound of the City · Latin · Reggaeton · Disco · Miami Bass

Miami — gateway to Latin America.

A city where the disco era of KC, Gloria Estefan with Latin crossover, and today's reggaeton converge. A selection of artists born or raised in Miami.

01
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine — Conga 1985 · Little Havana, Miami

Top 10 Billboard. The Cuban-American Estefan family brought Latin music into US mainstream.
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02
Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug — Havana 2017 · Caliifa grew up in Miami after leaving Cuba

No. 1 Billboard. Camila grew up in Miami; the song is a tribute to her native city Havana.
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03
Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, Nayer — Give Me Everything 2011 · Miami

No. 1 Billboard. Pitbull — the most successful Cuban-American pop artist of the last decade.
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04
KC and the Sunshine Band — Get Down Tonight 1975 · Hialeah (Miami metro)

No. 1 Billboard. KC grew up in Hialeah; the first disco wave of Miami.
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05
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain — Low 2007 · Carol City, Miami

No. 1 Billboard for 10 weeks. Best-selling single of 2008 according to Billboard.
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06
DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross — All I Do Is Win 2010 · Miami

Viral sports chant. DJ Khaled — Palestinian Miami.
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07
Sean Kingston — Beautiful Girls 2007 · Miami / Kingston (Jamaica)

No. 1 Billboard. Sean Kingston grew up between Miami and Kingston.
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08
Rick Ross — Hustlin' 2006 · Carol City, Miami

Boss's debut. One of the most sampled trap beats of the 2000s.
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09
Trick Daddy feat. The Slip N' Slide Express — Take It to da House 2001 · Liberty City, Miami

Top 25 Billboard. Leading representative of the Miami Bass era.
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10
2 Live Crew — Me So Horny 1989 · Miami

Top 30 Billboard. 1990 — the U.S. Supreme Court deliberated "Nasty as They Wanna Be" — a watershed moment for freedom of speech in music.
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MiamiMIA.

Stadium«Hard Rock».

Hard Rock Stadium

Seven matches,Final Third place

What you need to knowabout the city.

Latin America in miniature, neon 80s aesthetic.

The final chord before New York.

MIA → Key West.

+30°C, 85% humidity. Thunderstorms.

Bayfront Park. 40 000.

Where to go,what to see.

Seven thingsabout Miami.

Miami — gateway to Latin America.

Miami
MIA.

Stadium
«Hard Rock».

Seven matches,
Final Third place

What you need to know
about the city.

Where to go,
what to see.

Seven things
about Miami.