WC26 check: Seattle, WA.
Across our North-American city guide we cover all 16 venues of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This one: Lumen Field in Seattle, WA — 68,740 seats, 6 WC26 matches. City, nightlife, food and football, in 3 minutes.
City
Seattle sits between water, mountains and clouds. 750,000 people, Pacific Northwest, pioneer city of Amazon, Starbucks, Microsoft, Boeing. Pike Place Market is the central market — yes, with the fish-throwing. June: 18-25 °C, often cloudy, rarely raining.
Nightlife
Capitol Hill is the bar district — indie bars, live music, LGBTQ+ scene. Ballard for breweries (Hilliard's, Stoup, Reuben's). Belltown for upscale cocktails. Last call 2 a.m. Light Rail gets you from the stadium to Capitol Hill in 5 minutes.
Food
Breakfast: Top Pot Doughnuts. Lunch: Salumi (charcuterie, founded by Mario Batali's father). Sushi at Sushi Kashiba. Pacific Northwest style: The Walrus and the Carpenter (oysters!). Coffee at Victrola (not Starbucks).
Football
Lumen Field is home to the Seattle Seahawks (NFL) and Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) — one of the biggest, most loyal MLS fanbases. Six WC26 matches.
⚽ Matches at Lumen Field
- Jun 15, 09:00 PMBelgiumvsEgypt
- Jun 19, 09:00 PMUSAvsAustralia
- Jun 24, 09:00 PMBosnia-HerzegovinavsQatar
- Jun 27, 05:00 AMEgyptvsIran
- Jul 2, 05:00 PMvs
- Jul 6, 08:00 PMvs
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