FIFA is renaming NFL stadiums with the least creative names for the 2026 World Cup

06/02/2024 20:45

We’re still two years away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. But we’re already seeing the results of a grueling bidding process that cities and NFL owners were willing to go through in order to host these World Cup matches.

That apparently included the temporary changing of stadium names.

While we already knew that NFL owners agreed to install natural grass playing surfaces in time for 2026, they will also adhere to a FIFA policy about stadium branding. Basically, FIFA won’t let non-FIFA sponsors have their branding displayed during matches. And in the case of the U.S. — where corporate naming rights are the norm for stadiums — the venues we know are going to be called something entirely different for the World Cup.

And let me tell ya: FIFA did not put much thought into these temporary names.

Here’s a look at what the 11 World Cup venues in the U.S. will be called come 2026.