WC26 check: Santa Clara, CA.
Across our North-American city guide we cover all 16 venues of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This one: Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA — 68,500 seats, 6 WC26 matches. City, nightlife, food and football, in 3 minutes.
City
Santa Clara sits in the heart of Silicon Valley — 40 minutes south of San Francisco, embedded between Apple Park (Cupertino), Google HQ (Mountain View), Meta (Menlo Park). The city itself is small and unsexy; San Francisco is the cultural base camp.
Nightlife
Not much happens in Santa Clara — go to SF or San José. In SF: Mission for tacos and bars, Lower Haight for indie, North Beach for the classic tour. SF closes early: 2 a.m. BART doesn't reach the stadium area directly — Caltrain or car.
Food
Tacos at La Taqueria in the Mission. Dim sum at Yank Sing. Italian: Tony's Pizza in North Beach. Breakfast: Tartine Bakery. In Palo Alto / Mountain View: Indian (Madras Café), Chinese (Old Mandarin Islamic).
Football
Levi's is home to the San Francisco 49ers (NFL) — despite the name, 60 km from downtown. Six WC26 matches. Tip: Bay Area traffic is permanently bad — plan ahead.
⚽ Matches at Levi's Stadium
- Jun 13, 09:00 PMQatarvsSwitzerland
- Jun 17, 06:00 AMAustriavsJordan
- Jun 20, 05:00 AMTürkiyevsParaguay
- Jun 23, 05:00 AMJordanvsAlgeria
- Jun 26, 04:00 AMParaguayvsAustralia
- Jul 3, 02:00 AMvs
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