14
JUN
GROUP E · MD1
🏴Englandvs🇸🇮Slovenia
England's opener · the British Empire crowd assembles
15:00 ET19:00 GMT
67,594
Capacity (WC config)
6
WC 2026 matches
2003
Opened · $512 M build
Grass
Surface · converted for WC
DT
South Philly · walkable from Citizens
02 · The Soul
The Linc, Philadelphia's loudest.
The Eagles' home for 22 years. Opened in 2003 alongside Citizens Bank Park and the Wells Fargo Center · South Philly's sports complex trifecta.
Soccer hosted only occasionally before WC 2026 · the WC pitch retrofit is the cleanest the venue has had.
The slate: six WC matches including a knockout. The Philadelphia crowd is the unofficial third opponent on every game day.
03 · The Fixtures · 6 matches
Every game played here.
Group stage through R16.
19
JUN
GROUP I · MD1
🇸🇳Senegalvs🇵🇹Portugal
Ronaldo's WC opener · African challenge
15:00 ET19:00 GMT
23
JUN
GROUP C · MD3★ Group decider
🇫🇷Francevs🇨🇭Switzerland
2022 R16 rematch · Mbappé vs Yann Sommer
15:00 ET19:00 GMT
03
JUL
ROUND OF 32
TBDvsTBD
Single elimination
17:00 ET21:00 GMT
07
JUL
ROUND OF 16
R32 winnervsR32 winner
Philadelphia's WC knockout night
15:00 ET19:00 GMT
04 · The Map
Pinned.
South Philadelphia Sports Complex · three stadiums share a parking lot.
🏆Lincoln Financial Field
—Stadium · South Philly
2026 WC venue · 67,594 capacity, open roof.
🎉Citizens Bank Park
0.3 miFan zones · South Philly
Phillies ballpark · WC fan-festival overflow on non-game days.
🚆NRG Station
0.3 miTransit · South Philly
SEPTA Broad Street Line · runs to City Hall in 12 min.
🛏Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia
0.3 miHotels · South Philly
Closest hotel · part of the sports complex.
🍽Pat's King of Steaks
2.5 miRestaurants · South Philly
The original Philly cheesesteak · pre-match must-stop · 24-hour line on match nights.
🌳Independence Hall
4 miParks · Old City
Where the US was founded · WC fan-festival anchor with big screens at the historic park.
✈Philadelphia International (PHL)
6 miAirports · Philadelphia
The airport · 15-min SEPTA ride to City Hall · transfer to Broad Street Line.
06 · Getting There
Three ways in.
SEPTA Broad Street Line runs straight to the gate. The Philly transit win of the WC.
🚆 From Center City
SEPTA Broad Street Line
15 mindoor to gate
$2.50one-way
10 minevent freq.
1
Board SEPTA Broad Street Line at City Hall southbound.
2
Get off at NRG station.
3
5-min walk to the gate.
🚗 From the suburbs
I-95 to South Philly exit
25 minoff-peak
$30+on-site lots
25,000spaces
1
I-95 → exit Broad St / Pattison Ave.
2
Sports Complex parking · 25,000 spaces shared with 3 venues.
3
Pre-paid parking strongly recommended.
🚆 From PHL airport
SEPTA airport line + Broad Street
40 mindoor to gate
$8combined
30 minfrequency
1
SEPTA Airport Line to Suburban Station.
2
Transfer to Broad Street Line southbound.
3
Pro tip: PHL→stadium by rail is one of the cleanest in the WC.
07 · The Pitch & the Stands
The Linc, rebuilt for football.
The Eagles play on a natural-grass-FieldTurf hybrid year-round · WC 2026 swaps to full natural grass three weeks before the opener.
Field specifications
// FIFA-spec for WC 2026
SurfaceNatural grass · Bermuda
SourceNew Jersey turf farm
Dimensions105m × 68m
RoofOpen
LightingLED · 2,500 lux
Pitch installed3 weeks before opener
After WCReverts to hybrid surface for NFL
LowerClubUpperVIP
08 · The History
Before it was a World Cup venue.
Opened in 2003. The biggest moments before WC 2026, in reverse.
2026
🏆 FIFA World Cup · 6 matches
Philly's WC slate.
Six matches from group stage through round of 16. England open here · Portugal play here.
2018
🏈 Eagles' Super Bowl run · NFC Championship
The Philly Special.
NFC Championship hosted at the Linc · Eagles won, went on to beat the Patriots in SB LII. The trick play that wins NFL trivia.
2015
⚽ FIFA Women's World Cup · 3 group games
Women's WC came through.
The Linc's first international football slate · the US went on to win the tournament.
2003
🏟 Opening · Eagles vs Buccaneers
The Linc opens.
First Eagles regular-season game · ended the Veterans Stadium era · the South Philly sports complex modernised.
★ The deepest line on this file
The R16.
Tuesday · 7 July 2026 · 15:00 ET
34
Days
05
Hours
33
Minutes
25
Seconds
Philadelphia's WC knockout night · the city that boos Santa hosts the world.
09 · Stadium trivia
Four facts for the cheesesteak line.
For Pat's.
Built next to two other stadia
One of three stadia sharing a parking lot · Citizens Bank Park (Phillies) and Wells Fargo Center (76ers/Flyers) are within 0.3 miles.
SEPTA Broad Street Line direct
The Philly WC transit win · 15 min from City Hall to the stadium · $2.50 · clean.
The Santa Claus story
Philadelphia famously booed Santa Claus at a 1968 Eagles game · the WC won't get mercy either.
Cheesesteak diplomacy
Pat's vs Geno's · the original Philly culinary divide · every visiting WC fan picks a side.
The deepest truth in the file
Six matches.The city that booed Santahosts the world for a month.
Host venue2026 R1667,594 capacityEagles bowlSEPTA city