USA ★ Qatar–Switzerland · June 13 Groups B · D · J 6 matches

San Francisco
SFO.

Fog over the Golden Gate, cable cars from 1873, and Silicon Valley: Stanford in Palo Alto, Apple in Cupertino, Google in Mountain View — 7 of the world's 10 largest tech companies within an 80 km corridor. Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara hosts Super Bowl LX in February 2026 — 4 months before World Cup 2026. Hitchcock filmed "Vertigo" here, McQueen drove a Mustang in "Bullitt," 100,000 hippies came for the Summer of Love in 1967, and the first Starbucks still operates here. World Cup 2026 brings 6 group-stage matches.

7.7 million in Bay Area +18°C June · fog PT · UTC −7 (DST)

Main arena

Stadium
«Levi's».

Levi's Stadium — Top Match · Super Bowl 50 — Top Match · Super Bowl 50 · U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Wikimedia Commons), Public domain

Levi's Stadium — Aerial View — Aerial view · copaamerica.com, photos from open sources

Levi's Stadium

Stadium in Santa Clara, 70 km south of downtown San Francisco (40 minutes on CalTrain). Opened July 17, 2014, budget $1.3 billion — the first LEED Gold-certified NFL stadium: 49,600 m² of solar panels, recycled water, local materials. 68,500 seats. Home of the San Francisco 49ers (NFL, 5 Vince Lombardi Trophies 1981–1994). Hosted Super Bowl 50 (2016), and on February 8, 2026 — Super Bowl LX, 4 months before World Cup 2026. On the tournament: 6 group-stage matches, with Qatar opening on June 13 against Switzerland.

Opened

July 17, 2014

Cost

$1.3 billion

Field size

105 × 68 m

Surface

Natural grass

Architect

HNTB

Club (NFL)

49ers · 5× SB champs

Match Days in San Francisco

Six matches,
group stage only.

13Sat · June 13

Qatar – SwitzerlandGroup B · Matchday 1

12:00 PT

★ Switzerland

16Tue · June 16

Austria — JordanGroup J · Matchday 1

21:00 PT

Group

19Fri · June 19

Turkey — ParaguayGroup D · Matchday 2

20:00 PT

★ Turkey

22Mon · June 22

Jordan — AlgeriaGroup J · Matchday 2

20:00 PT

Group

25Thu · June 25

Paraguay — AustraliaGroup D · Matchday 3

19:00 PT

Group

27Sat · June 27

Group B · Matchday 3final match

12:00 PT

Group

Atmosphere · role · route

What you need to know
about the city.

Atmosphere

Fog, tech and hippie legacy.

San Francisco is America's densest metropolis after Manhattan and Earth's Tech capital: Apple, Google, Meta, Tesla, Salesforce — all within an hour's radius. Cable cars from 1873 still run, Painted Ladies on every postcard, Alcatraz — nobody ever escaped. The hippie revolution of 1967 (Summer of Love on Haight-Ashbury), the grunge era never took hold here — but Metallica moved to El Cerrito in 1983, recorded "Master of Puppets." Fog "Karl" arrives every morning in July-August. Climate is ideal: summer +20°C, winters +12°C, never snow or heat.

Tech capital of Earth Hippie + grunge legacy Cable cars 1873+

Role

Hub Switzerland + three groups.

6 matches, all group stage. The opener — Qatar vs. Switzerland on June 13 (12:00 PT) in Group B Matchday 1. Austria debuts against Jordan on June 16; Turkey-Paraguay on June 19; Jordan-Algeria on June 22; Paraguay-Australia on June 25. The stadium in Santa Clara is 15°C warmer than SF itself due to inland climate. All daytime matches (12:00) — comfortable; evening matches (19:00-21:00) — can be cool.

6 group matches · 0 knockout ★ Opening June 13

Route — for fans

SFO → Napa or Muir.

On a free day — 1.5 hours north across the Golden Gate Bridge: either Napa Valley with 400+ wineries (Robert Mondavi, Stags' Leap), or Muir Woods with giant redwoods 1,200 years old. Alternative an hour south — Apple Park visitor center in Cupertino + Stanford University Hoover Tower. All accessible without a car — Caltrain or Marin Transit.

Climate

+18°C, fog. «Karl»-fog.

Mediterranean: June is fog season on the coast (fog until 11:00, then clear). +18-20°C daytime, +12-14°C evening. Humidity 70-80%. Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara is 15°C warmer than SF. Fans without a hood — light jacket mandatory in the evening. Rain in June is extremely rare (3-4 days a month).

Fan zone

Embarcadero. Bay Bridge.

Main FIFA Fan Festival at Ferry Building on the Embarcadero — giant screen with Bay Bridge Lights backdrop (Leo Villarreal's LED installation with 1.8 million bulbs). Food trucks with sourdough and Mission burritos; craft IPA Anchor Steam (SF's oldest brewery since 1896). Alternative — Pier 39 with sea lions for matches with water-vibe. At the Santa Clara stadium — official FIFA zone at Levi's Plaza with Sounders Steve Nash training.

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Facts

Seven things
about SFO.

♫ · Sound of the City · Psychedelic rock · Bay Area funk

San Francisco — Summer of Love and Bay Area.

The city where psychedelic rock was born in 1967 (Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead), funk in the '70s (Sly, Tower of Power), and thrash in the '80s (Metallica). Bay Area artists.

01
Jefferson Airplane — White Rabbit 1967 · Haight-Ashbury, SF

The anthem of the Summer of Love in 1967. Grace Slick and LSD-psychedelia in one track.
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02
Journey — Don't Stop Believin' 1981 · San Francisco

Top-10 Billboard. The Sopranos finale — the most-watched cable TV finale in history.
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03
Metallica — Enter Sandman 1991 · El Cerrito CA (Bay Area)

Top-15 Billboard. Black Album sold 30+ million copies. Metallica moved to Bay Area in 1983.
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04
Santana — Oye Como Va 1970 · SF / Mexico

Top-15 Billboard. Carlos Santana built his career in SF; Latin-rock standard.
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05
Sly & The Family Stone — Everyday People 1968 · Vallejo CA (Bay Area)

No. 1 Billboard. The first multiracial band in the mainstream. Funk + soul manifesto.
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06
Grateful Dead — Truckin' (2013 Remaster) 1970 · Palo Alto / SF

Album American Beauty. Grateful Dead — America's leading jam-band project. "What a long, strange trip it's been."
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07
Green Day — Basket Case 1994 · East Bay (Berkeley/Oakland)

No. 1 Modern Rock. Album Dookie brought punk into the mainstream. The band — a product of the 924 Gilman scene.
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08
Tower of Power — What Is Hip? 1973 · Oakland

Bay Area funk standard. Tower of Power's brass section recorded on hundreds of tracks by other artists.
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09
Counting Crows — Mr. Jones 1993 · Berkeley

Top-5 Modern Rock. Adam Duritz and company emerged from The Crow's Nest club in Berkeley.
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10
Steve Miller Band — The Joker 1973 · San Francisco

No. 1 Billboard. "Some people call me the space cowboy" — the most recognizable opening line of a soft-rock anthem.
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San FranciscoSFO.

Stadium«Levi's».

Levi's Stadium

Six matches,group stage only.

What you need to knowabout the city.

Fog, tech and hippie legacy.

Hub Switzerland + three groups.

SFO → Napa or Muir.

+18°C, fog. «Karl»-fog.

Embarcadero. Bay Bridge.

Where to go,what to see.

Seven thingsabout SFO.

San Francisco — Summer of Love and Bay Area.

San Francisco
SFO.

Stadium
«Levi's».

Six matches,
group stage only.

What you need to know
about the city.

Where to go,
what to see.

Seven things
about SFO.