Greater Miami and Miami Beach is officially ranked among the world’s top 10 global sports cities, according to Burson’s highly anticipated 2025 Ranking of Sport Cities. Miami’s jump to #8 worldwide underscores the destination’s undeniable role as a year-round hub for world-class competition—and adds another powerful proof point to its reputation as a global sports capital. Already home to marquee competitions like the Orange Bowl, Miami Open, Miami Marathon and F1 Miami Grand Prix, the region’s sports calendar has expanded with five new global annual events: PGA Tour Signature Event, E1 Power Boat Series, Formula E, Unrivalled Women’s Basketball, and the HYROX Fitness Festival.
Following the successful hosting of the FIFA Club World Cup earlier this year, these additions—along with upcoming international tournaments including FIFA World Cup 26™—reinforce Miami’s status as a year-round sports capital while delivering powerful economic impact for the community.
The Burson Ranking evaluates the top 100 sports cities around the globe through perception surveys and in-depth quantitative analysis, including input from international sports leaders, media representatives, and industry experts, as well as social and traditional media tracking. Miami’s climb from #16 in 2023 to #8 in 2025 reflects the impact of its robust roster of events and strategic positioning at the epicentre of the sports world.
“Over the past several years, our organization has made an intentional and strategic investment of marketing and communications assets and platforms to help lure, promote and host some of the most iconic and global sports events and brands in the world,” said David Whitaker, President & CEO of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB). “The significant growth over the past few years, and now top 10 global ranking, simply reaffirms the return on that investment, collective power and influence of our sports and event partners. And once again, vividly illustrates the relationship between the reputation and attraction of a destination’s brand with the major events hosted there.”
First phase of ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup 26™ now open with the Visa Presale Draw. Miami is gearing up to welcome the FIFA World Cup 2026™, bringing the excitement of the world’s biggest soccer tournament to its community.The first phase of ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup 26™ are now open with the Visa Presale Draw – giving fans their first chance to take action to experience the greatest FIFA World Cup™ yet.
Fans looking to attend this historic event should register their interest and create a FIFA ID at FIFA.com/tickets, if they have not done so already. By registering interest, fans will be notified about ticketing sale dates and how the ticketing process works.
The Visa Presale Draw entry period ends at 11:00 ET (17:00 CET) on Friday, 19 September.
Additional ticket sales phases will begin in October 2025, through to the final match on Sunday, 19 July 2026.
As always, FIFA encourages fans to purchase tickets only through FIFA.com/tickets, the official and preferred source of tickets for the FIFA World Cup. Hospitality packages and tickets sourced from unofficial sales channels may not be valid.
The following matches will be hosted at the Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Stadium), a cutting-edge venue with best-in-class amenities and seamless accessibility, will host the below matches:
FIFA World Cup 26™ Matches (June–July 2026 at Miami Stadium)
- June 15: Match 13 – Group Stage
- June 21: Match 37 – Group Stage
- June 24: Match 49 – Group Stage
- June 27: Match 71 – Group Stage
- July 3: Match 86 – Round of 32
- July 11: Match 99 – Quarterfinal
- July 18: Match 103 – Bronze Final
