The Last Four Play in Texas and Georgia
Both semi-finals have fixed homes: Tuesday, July 14 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, between Dallas and Fort Worth, and Wednesday, July 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta. Both are roofed, climate-controlled venues — a mercy in mid-July heat.
Semi-finals offer most of the final's gravity at a fraction of its chaos. If the July 19 final at MetLife is out of reach, this round is the strongest alternative left on the calendar.
Arlington on July 14: the stadium between two downtowns
AT&T Stadium belongs to neither Dallas nor Fort Worth — it sits in Arlington between them. Stay near whichever downtown suits you and treat matchday as a planned expedition: pre-booked transport out, patience on the return, and no assumptions about a quick train, because there is not one.
Atlanta on July 15: the easy one
This is the rare World Cup match where you can walk from a downtown hotel to a semi-final. MARTA runs to stations beside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Hartsfield-Jackson is the world's busiest airport with a rail line straight into town, and the compact geometry keeps costs and stress down.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where are the 2026 World Cup semi-finals?
- AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 14 and Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on July 15. Arlington sits roughly 20 miles from downtown Dallas; Atlanta's venue is downtown next to MARTA rail stations.
- Which semi-final city is easier without a car?
- Atlanta, clearly. Mercedes-Benz Stadium is walkable from downtown hotels and served by MARTA, while AT&T Stadium has no direct rail line — Arlington matchdays mean shuttles, rideshares, or event buses.
- Could I attend both semi-finals?
- It is genuinely doable: the matches are on consecutive days and Dallas-to-Atlanta is a roughly two-hour nonstop flight on one of the busiest domestic corridors in the country. Book the July 15 Atlanta hotel before the July 14 match, not after.
- Are semi-final tickets easier than final tickets?
- Easier is relative — both semis draw worldwide interest — but supply is friendlier than for the final, and official resale activity picks up once the quarter-finals settle the matchups on July 11.
- What is the weather plan for these matches?
- There barely needs to be one: AT&T Stadium has a retractable roof and Mercedes-Benz Stadium's roof and air conditioning keep conditions controlled regardless of the Texas and Georgia summer outside.