NRG Stadium in Houston, US hosts 7 matches of the 2026 football tournament. The venue's listed capacity is 72,000.
NRG Stadium hosts seven matches in 2026, including round-of-32 and round-of-16 fixtures. Located in Houston, Texas, near the world-famous Houston Texans NFL franchise, the venue opened in 2002 as the first NFL stadium with a retractable roof. Capacity is approximately 72,000 for football. The retractable roof is essential for Houston's notoriously oppressive summers — heat indices can hit 45°C with humidity that makes outdoor afternoon football logistically untenable. The pitch was reconverted from artificial turf to natural grass for the tournament. Houston is the most diverse major city in the United States by some demographic measures and has a deep Latin American population, particularly Mexican, making the venue a strategic supporter base for CONMEBOL nations and Mexico's Group A campaign as co-hosts.