Four Quarter-Finals, Four Corners of the Map
The quarter-finals are locked into four cities: Boston (Gillette Stadium in Foxborough), Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium in Inglewood), Miami (Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens), and Kansas City (Arrowhead Stadium), played across July 9-11.
For many fans this is the tournament's best value round — real heavyweight stakes with more ticket and hotel breathing room than the semi-finals or the July 19 final.
The two-day gap between rounds is your friend
The round of 16 ends July 7 and quarter-finals start July 9. That window is when resale seats from eliminated fan bases hit the official platform and when flight prices to the four QF cities move. If you are deciding late, those 48 hours are when to commit.
Picking between the four QF cities
Miami doubles as a beach trip and hosts the third-place match on July 18 if you want to stretch the stay. Boston pairs a compact, walkable city with a distant stadium. LA offers the most to do between matches. Kansas City delivers the loudest per-capita football atmosphere and the lowest big-city price tag.
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Frequently asked questions
- Which cities host the 2026 quarter-finals?
- Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, and Kansas City, with matches spread across July 9, 10, and 11. All four venues are NFL stadiums that sit outside their city's downtown core, so transit planning matters.
- Is a quarter-final cheaper to attend than a semi-final?
- Generally yes across tickets, flights, and hotels — the field is bigger, the cities are spread out, and eliminated-fan resale adds seat supply after the round of 16 ends on July 7.
- Which quarter-final city is easiest logistically?
- It depends on your starting point, but note the venue quirks: Gillette is about 22 miles from Boston in Foxborough, SoFi and Hard Rock are suburban stadiums, and Arrowhead has no rail link, making Kansas City the most car-dependent of the four.
- Can I attend two quarter-finals?
- On paper, yes — the matches span three days. In practice only certain city pairs work without brutal travel, and Miami-to-Boston or LA-to-Kansas City hops eat a full day each. One match done well beats two done exhausted.
- What follows the quarter-finals?
- The semi-finals on July 14 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington and July 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, then the third-place match in Miami on July 18 and the final at MetLife Stadium on July 19.