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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION..................................................................... 3

WHY WEST INDIES?...............................................................4

LIST OF VENUES ..................................................................... 5

STADIUMS................................................................................6

OTHER VENUES FOR NON-COMPETITIVE USES ........... 22

TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN CITIES..............................49

MATCH SCHEDULE ...............................................................51

CONFEDERATIONS CUP .....................................................56

INTRODUCTIONThe islands of the West Indies would like to welcome you to take part in ourbid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup taking place from 5th June to 5th July, beingthe first in the Caribbean that creates a hybrid of 500 years of cultural diver-sity, with a known passion for sport.

The islands of the West Indies are known as a preferred favourite for tourism,because of its sandy beaches, picturesque surroundings, and a friendly popu-lation. It’s also a place for timeshares, a solid gambling industry, and astreak-free culinary finesse. It also combines the four major languages: Eng-lish, French, Spanish, and Dutch. It blends different cultures that passedthrough history, even after their independence movements.

Staging the FIFA World Cup in the summer of 2026 gives the West Indies anadditional push to the economy, creating more than 1.8 million jobs acrossthe islands, and contributing to the increase of the overall gross domesticproduct across the region. It also aids in the tourism industry, bringing morethan 22 million worldwide visitors to watch this major sporting event allsummer long, including a televised audience of more than 6.7 billion viewersworldwide.

Whether is in the Greater or Lesser Antilles or somewhere in between, of Eu-ropean or African origin, or whether you speak other languages than themain four, West Indies 2026 FIFA World Cup brings a mixture of Sun, Beach,Sand, and FOOTBALL!

WHY WEST INDIES?There are a lot of reasons why the West Indies can be an excellent host of the2026 FIFA World Cup, and here are a few examples:

1. 500 years of tradition, excellence, cultural diversity2. Common use of four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Dutch3. Aiding the Caribbean with economic development4. An unforgettable, tropical experience for the World Cup5. An energetic wonder that is easily assisted with sport6. Comfortable weather, all year long7. All islands can communicate each other easily, thanks to advanced tel-

ecommunications infrastructure across all host islands8. Matches are easily televised independently from all time zones, wheth-

er it’s part of a morning commute in Tokyo, or dinnertime in London,that ensures a maximum distribution of broadcasting rights, and spon-sorship opportunities

9. A safe and stable society10. A real experience when summer begins, not just for the beach, but in

the field as well

LIST OF VENUES

STADIUMSANTIGA RECREATION GROUND

St. John, Antigua & Barbuda

Present Capacity: 12,000

Proposed Capacity: 42,000

Games to stage: Group stage, Quarterfinals

SIR VIVIAN RICHARDS STADIUM

St. George, Antigua & Barbuda



Games to stage: Group Stage, Round of 16

BARBADOS NATIONAL STADIUM

Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados



Games to stage: Group stage

WINDSOR PARK

Roseau, Dominica



Games to stage: Group Stage, Quarterfinals

ESTADIO OLIMPICO FELIX SAHCNEZ

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic



Games to stage: Group Stage, Round of 16, Semifinal, Final

NATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM

St. Georges, Grenada




TRELAWNY MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM

Trelawny, Jamaica



Games to stage: Group Stage, Round of 16, Third-place playoffs

INDEPENDENCE PARK

Kingston, Jamaica



Games to stage: Inaugural match, Round of 16, Quarterfinals

SABINA PARK

Kingston, Jamaica



Games to stage: Group stage, Round of 16

STADE PIERRE-ALIKER

Fort-de-France, Martinique



Games to stage: Group Stage

STADION ERGILIO HATO

Willemstad, Curacao



Games to stage: Group Stage

ESTADIO JUAN RAMON LOUBRIEL

Bayamon, Puerto Rico




ARNOS VALE STADIUM

Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines




ATO BOLDOM STADIUM

Couva, Trinidad & Tobago




HASELY CRAWFORD STADIUM

Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago



Games to stage: Group Stage, Quarterfinals, Semifinals

QUEEN’S PARK OVAL

Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago



Games to stage: Group stage, Round of 16

OTHER VENUES FOR NON-COMPETITIVE USESHELLSHIRE BEACHHellshire, Jamaica

Purpose: FIFA Fan Fest

PLAYA DE LA ISLA CATALINA

Isla Catalina, Dominican Republic


PLAYA DE LA ISLA SAONA

Isla Saona, Dominican Republic


CLUB MED

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Purpose: FIFA Fan Fest, Accommodations

PLAZA DE BENEFICIENCIA

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico


YOUNG ISLANDSt. Vicent & the Grenadines


SANDALS GRANDE BEACH RESORT

Gros Inlet, St. Lucia

Purpose: Accommodations

SANDALS MONTEGO BAY

Montego Bay, Jamaica


THE JAMAICA PEGASUS HOTEL

Kingston, Jamaica


TERRA NOVA ALL SUITE HOTEL

Kingston, Jamaica


HOTEL EMBAJADOR

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic


SAN JUAN MARRIOT RESORT & STELLARIS CASINO

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Purpose: Accommodation

SANDALS GRANDE ANTIGA RESORT & SPA

St. John, Antiga & Barbuda


ROSALIE BAY RESORT

Rosalie, Dominica


LE GRAND COURLAIN SPA RESORT

Stonehaven Bay, Trinidad & Tobago


BARCELO BAVARO CONVENTION CENTRE

Bavaro, Dominican Republic

Purpose: International Broadcast Centre

PUERTO RICO CONVENTION CENTER


Purpose: International Broadcast Centre

COLISEO ROBERTO CLEMENTE


Purpose: Preliminary and Final draws

ROSEAU BOTANICAL GARDENS

Roseau, Dominica

Purpose: Football for hope festival

ASCOT HIGH SCHOOL

Portimore, Jamaica

Purpose: kick-off concert (Area shaded in white)

TRANSPORTATION BE-TWEEN CITIES

Most of the transport between the host islands will consist uniquely of aerialtransport, where transportation from the airports to the specified venues willbe of land transport by bus. The following airports will be used during theworld cup, and at the time of this writing, major expansion at these airportsare already underway:

Aeropuerto internacional de las Americas, Santo Domingo, DominicanRepublic (SDQ)

Aeropuerto Punta Cana, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ) Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica (KIN) Ian Fleming International Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica (OCJ) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) V.C. Bird International Airport, Osbourn, Antigua & Barbuda (ANU) Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados (BGI) Dominica Cane, Canefield, Dominica (DCF) Melville Hall, Melville Hall, Dominica (DOM) Maurice Bishop International Airport, True Blue, Grenada (GND) Aeroport Internationale Martinique Aime Cesaire, Le Lamentin, Mar-

tinique (FDF) Curacao international Airport, Willemstad, Curacao (CUR) Piarco International Airport, Piarco, Trinidad & Tobago (POS)

All other airports will be used during peak periods at the major ones, includ-ing others that weren’t mentioned at the time of this writing.

MATCHSCHEDULE

The West Indies 2026 World Cup bid committee has proposed the followingschedule for all matches:

Group stage:

MATCH DATE LOCAL TIME VENUE GROUP1 5-Jun-26 15:00 Independence

ParkA

2 5-Jun-26 17:00 Estadio JuanRamonLoubriel

B

3 5-Jun-26 19:00 Sabina Park C4 6-Jun-26 14:00 Greenfield Sta-

diumD

5 6-Jun-26 16:00 EstadioOlimpico FelixSanchez

E

6 6-Jun-26 18:00 Ato BoldomStadium

F

7 7-Jun-26 15:00 Queen’s ParkOval

G

8 7-Jun-26 15:00 Hasely Craw-ford Stadium

H

9 8-Jun-26 15:00 Antigua Recre-ation Ground

A

10 8-Jun-26 18:00 Sir Vivian Rich-ards Stadium

B

11 9-Jun-26 16:00 Windsor Park C12 10-Jun-26 14:00 Arnos Vale

StadiumD

13 10-Jun-26 17:00 National Crick-et Stadium

E

14 11-Jun-26 16:00 Barbados na-tional Stadium

F

15 11-Jun-26 18:00 Stade d'Hon-neur de Dillon

G

16 12-Jun-26 17:00 Stadion ErgilioHato

H


A

18 14-Jun-26 13:00 Windsor Park B19 14-Jun-26 15:00 Sabina Park C

20 15-Jun-26 18:00 EstadioOlimpico FelixSanchez

D

21 16-Jun-26 16:00 Queen's ParkOval

E

22 16-Jun-26 17:00 National Crick-et Stadium

F

23 19-Jun-26 19:00 Sir Vivian Rich-ards Stadium

G

24 20-Jun-26 19:00 Stade d'Hon-neur de Dillon

H

25 21-Jun-26 17:00 Windsor Park A26 22-Jun-26 13:00 Hasely Craw-

ford StadiumB

27 22-Jun-26 13:00 Greenfield Sta-dium

C


D

29 22-Jun-26 18:00 Sabina Park E30 23-Jun-26 16:00 Barbados Na-

tional StadiumF

31 24-Jun-26 17:00 Antigua Recre-ation Ground

G

32 25-Jun-26 19:00 Arnos ValeStadium

H

Knockout stage:

Round of 16

MATCH DATE LOCAL TIME VENUE33 26-Jun-26 14:00 Sir Vivian Rich-

ards Stadium34 26-Jun-26 17:00 Estadio Juan Ra-

mon Loubriel35 27-Jun-26 15:00 Sabina Park36 27-Jun-26 18:00 Queen's Park

Oval

37 28-Jun-26 13:00 Estadio OlimpicoFelix Sanchez

38 28-Jun-26 16:00 Arnos Vale Stadi-um

39 29-Jun-26 16:00 Independencepark

40 29-Jun-26 19:00 Greenfield Stadi-um

Quarterfinals

MATCH DATE LOCAL TIME VENUE41 30-Jun-26 13:00 Antigua Recrea-

tion Ground42 30-Jun-26 15:00 Independence

Park43 1-Jul-26 16:00 Hasely Crawford

Stadium44 1-Jul-26 19:00 Windsor Park

Semifinals

MATCH DATE LOCAL TIME VENUE45 2-Jul-26 16:00 Estadio Olimpico

Felix Sanchez46 3-Jul-26 18:00 Hasely Crawford

Stadium

Third-Place playoffs

MATCH DATE LOCAL TIME VENUE47 4-Jul-26 18:00 Greenfield Stadi-

um

Final match

MATCH DATE LOCAL TIME VENUE48 5-Jul-26 20:00 Estadio Olimpico

Felix Sanchez

CONFEDERATIONS CUP

The confederations cup is going to be staged from June 7-22, 2025 as accorded to the FIFA guide-lines for all World Cup host countries. The schedule is as follows:

Group Stage:

MATCH DATE LOCAL TIME VENUE GROUP1 7-Jun-25 17:00 Estadio Juan Ra-

mon LoubrielA

2 7-Jun-25 17:00 Antigua Recrea-tion Ground

A

3 8-Jun-25 21:00 IndependencePark

B

4 9-Jun-25 17:00 Windsor Park B5 10-Jun-25 19:00 Independence

ParkA

6 10-Jun-25 18:00 Sabina Park A7 10-Jun-25 18:00 Windsor Park B8 12-Jun-25 17:00 Estadio Juan Ra-

mon LoubrielB

9 13-Jun-25 17:00 Greenfield Stadi-um

A

10 13-Jun-25 19:00 Estadio OlimpicoFelix Sanchez

A

11 16-Jun-25 18:00 Antigua Recrea-tion Ground

B

12 17-Jun-25 18:00 Estadio Juan Ra-mon Loubriel

B

Knockout stage:

Semifinals

MATCH DATE LOCAL TIME VENUE13 20-Jun-25 17:00 Independence Park14 20-Jun-25 17:00 Sabina Park

Third-place playoffs

MATCH DATE LOCAL TIME VENUE15 22-Jun-25 15:00 Estadio Juan Ramon

Loubriel

Final match

MATCH DATE LOCAL TIME VENUE16 22-Jun-25 20:00 Estadio Olimpico Felix

Sanchez

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