LOS ANGELES [February 3, 2026] — The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games announced today six additional venues across the United States that will host matches for the 2028 Olympic Football (Soccer) Tournaments. The announcement comes as registration remains open for the LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw, continuing through March 18.
These venues will host group stage and knockout matches, leading up to the final stages at the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium. The men’s gold medal match is scheduled for July 28, 2028, and the women’s gold medal match for July 29, 2028. The selected stadiums are located in the metropolitan areas of New York, New York; Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; St. Louis, Missouri; San José, California; and San Diego, California.
“Bringing Olympic Football group stage and knockout matches to stadiums across the United States means more fans will witness this global event and experience the Olympic spirit firsthand,” said Shana Ferguson, LA28 Chief of Sport and Games Delivery Officer. “With the LA28 Ticket Draw for all Olympic sports on the horizon, we’re inviting global Football fans to register now for a chance to secure their tickets to history in the summer of 2028.”
LA28 collaborated with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), Major League Soccer’s (MLS) commercial arm, to evaluate stadiums nationwide. The selection process prioritized purpose-built stadiums while also assessing each venue’s ability to host world-class competitions and engage local communities. This underscores LA28’s commitment to utilizing existing, top-tier venues.
To minimize travel demands for athletes, LA28 is developing a match distribution plan that will move the competition progressively from east to west as teams advance. The International Olympic Committee and LA28 are also considering an extended competition window for the Olympic Football (Soccer) Tournaments, with preliminary matches potentially taking place before the Opening Ceremony, to support athlete well-being and recovery.
The schedule for both the women’s and men’s Football (Soccer) tournaments, including dates and match distribution per stadium, will be announced before the first ticket drop in April 2026. Team matchups will be revealed later, following the completion of the LA28 Olympic qualification process for Football (Soccer) and the official tournament draw.
The selected venues include:
- New York Stadium in the New York Zone, the future home of the New York City Football Club, scheduled to be completed in 2027.
- Columbus Stadium in the Columbus Zone, home of the Columbus Crew.
- Nashville Stadium in the Nashville Zone, home of Nashville Soccer Club.
- St. Louis Stadium in the St. Louis Zone, home of the St. Louis CITY Soccer Club.
- San José Stadium in the San José Zone, home of the San Jose Earthquakes and Bay Football Club.
- San Diego Stadium in the San Diego Zone, home of the San Diego Football Club, San Diego Wave Football Club and San Diego State University.
In a historic first, the LA28 Games will feature more women’s Football (Soccer) teams than men’s, with 16 women’s teams and 12 men’s teams competing. LA28 will be the first Olympic Games to ensure all team sports feature at least as many women’s teams as men’s, establishing a new benchmark for gender parity in the Games and aiming to have a lasting impact on global sport.
Registration for the LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw is open now through March 18. More information can be found on LA28’s ticketing page.
LA28 is an independently funded, non-profit organization bringing the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Los Angeles in 2028. Los Angeles will become the third city to host three Olympic Games, having previously hosted in 1932 and 1984, and will host its first Paralympic Games. The Games will feature a number of historic milestones, including allocating more quota spots to women athletes than men, the debut of new Olympic and Paralympic sports, and not building any new permanent infrastructure.
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