13
JUN
GROUP C · MD1
🇫🇷Francevs🇨🇭Switzerland
France's opener · the Bay Area French expat community delivers
17:00 PT00:00 GMT (14th)
68,500
Capacity (WC config)
6
WC 2026 matches
2014
Opened · $1.3 B build
Grass
Surface · converted for WC
5 mi
From Apple HQ
02 · The Soul
Silicon Valley's stadium, football's data lab.
The first major NFL stadium of the smartphone era. Opened in 2014 for $1.3B with every tech feature anyone could think of · WiFi everywhere, app-ordered concessions, instant replay at every seat.
The 49ers play here · the 2016 Copa América opener was hosted here · the Bay Area's South Bay anchor.
The slate: six WC matches including a knockout. The pitch retrofit is the same Wisconsin-grown blend the other West Coast venues use.
03 · The Fixtures · 6 matches
Every game played here.
Group stage through R16. The Bay Area slate.
18
JUN
GROUP J · MD1
🇰🇷Korea Rep.vs🇨🇷Costa Rica
Asian-Concacaf crossover · group opener
15:00 PT22:00 GMT
22
JUN
GROUP K · MD2
🇵🇹Portugalvs🇮🇷Iran
Ronaldo's penultimate WC group game
18:00 PT01:00 GMT (23rd)
03
JUL
ROUND OF 32
TBDvsTBD
Single elimination · winner to R16
17:00 PT00:00 GMT (4th)
07
JUL
ROUND OF 16
R32 winnervsR32 winner
Bay Area's WC knockout night
13:00 PT20:00 GMT
04 · The Map
Pinned.
Bay Area: Apple HQ, Levi's itself, California's Great America right next door.
🏆Levi's Stadium
—Stadium · Santa Clara
2026 WC venue · 68,500 capacity, open roof.
🛍California's Great America
0.4 miShopping · Santa Clara
Theme park next door · pre-match killer time.
🚆VTA Great America
0.6 miTransit · Santa Clara
VTA light rail · runs from San Jose · the cleanest WC transit in the South Bay.
🛏Hyatt House Santa Clara
0.2 miHotels · Santa Clara
Closest hotel · walking distance to the gate.
🎉Apple Park (HQ)
5 miFan zones · Cupertino
Apple's headquarters is 5 miles south · only in Silicon Valley does this make the map.
✈San Jose Mineta Airport (SJC)
5 miAirports · San Jose
The closest airport · 12-min drive · the cleanest landing option in the Bay.
06 · Getting There
Three ways in.
VTA light rail is the only clean transit option. Most fans drive.
🚆 From San Jose
VTA light rail
25 mindoor to gate
$2.50one-way
15 minevent freq.
1
Board VTA light rail at Santa Teresa or Mountain View.
2
Get off at Great America station.
3
5-min walk to the stadium.
🚗 From San Francisco
101 South
50 minoff-peak
$40+on-site lots
10 lotsavailable
1
101 South → exit Great America Pkwy.
2
Pre-paid parking strongly recommended.
3
Pro tip: 101 jams hours before kickoff · leave 3 hours early.
🚌 From SJC airport
Rideshare · 12 minutes
12 minoff-peak
$25Uber average
DropStadium SE lot
1
Rideshare from SJC to Stadium SE parking lot.
2
5-min walk to the gate.
3
The cleanest pre-match option from any Bay Area airport.
07 · The Pitch & the Stands
The tech bowl, football-spec pitch.
Levi's pitch has been struggling with grass since opening · the WC retrofit is the cleanest install the stadium's seen.
Field specifications
// FIFA-spec for WC 2026
SurfaceNatural grass · Bermuda overseed
SourceWest Coast Turf
Dimensions105m × 68m
RoofOpen
LightingLED · 2,800 lux
Pitch installed3 weeks before opener
After WCReverts to artificial turf for NFL
LowerClubUpperVIP
08 · The History
Before it was a World Cup venue.
Opened in 2014. The biggest moments before WC 2026, in reverse.
2026
🏆 FIFA World Cup · 6 matches
The Bay Area's WC.
Six matches from group stage through R16. France opens here · Korea, Portugal both pass through.
2016
🏆 Copa América Centenario opener
The cleanest WC rehearsal yet.
Mexico vs Uruguay in the tournament opener · the first time the Bay Area hosted a major international football night.
2016
🏈 Super Bowl 50 · Broncos 24-10 Panthers
Manning's last game.
Peyton Manning's final NFL appearance · he won. Coldplay halftime · the Bay Area\'s only Super Bowl.
2014
🏟 Opening · 49ers preseason
The most-tech stadium opens.
First 49ers preseason game · the tech features were the headline · app-ordered concessions, WiFi everywhere, instant replay at every seat.
★ The deepest line on this file
The R16.
Tuesday · 7 July 2026 · 13:00 PT
34
Days
06
Hours
33
Minutes
55
Seconds
Silicon Valley's biggest WC night · the round of 16 at the tech bowl.
09 · Stadium trivia
Four facts for Apple Park.
For the VTA platform.
App ordered most things first
First NFL stadium with app-ordered concessions delivered to your seat at scale · the template the whole league has now copied.
The sun problem
East-side seats get full afternoon sun · the seating bowl orientation has been criticised since opening · the WC kickoff times factor it in.
Super Bowl 50 hosted here
Manning vs Newton · the cleanest SB executive-suite night the Bay had seen.
The grass struggle
Levi's pitch has been a problem since opening · the WC retrofit is the cleanest install the place has had.
The deepest truth in the file
Six matches.Silicon Valley's tech bowlhosts the actual football for a month.
Host venue2026 R1668,500 capacityTech bowlBay Area gateway