England v DR Congo
FIFA World Cup 2026, Rd of 32
Atlanta Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1 Jul 26
There was no official programme for FIFA WC 26 but the FA did produce a matchday poster for each game played by the free lions, available on England@England on X
Official FIFA WC Host City Poster
ESTC applications for England's Round of 32 game in Atlanta against DR Congo were oversubscribed by 837. There were 3837 applicants for 3000 tickets in the following categories: 750 x Cat 1, 750 x Cat 2, 1050 x Cat 3 and 450 at Cat 4. Luckily I qualified for the lowest category of ticket (Supporter entry/Cat 4) which was $60 (£45). In all it was outrageous ticket pricing from FIFA
The Atlanta Stadium (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) opened in 2017 and is located in downtown Atlanta, just a short walk from the MARTA stations at GWCC (Georgia World Congress Centre) or Vine Street. The stadium has a capacity of 75,000 and is home to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL and Atlanta United in the MSL. The stadium had the honour of hosting 8 WC games, including the controversial Semi Final between England and FIFA and VAR's favourite team (Argentina):
15 Jun 26: Spain 0 v Cape Verde 0 (Group C)
18 Jun 26: Czechia 1 South Africa 1 (Group A)
21 Jun 26: Spain 4 Saudi Arabia 0 (Group C)
24 Jun 26: Morocco 4 Haiti 2 (Group C)
27 Jun 26: DR Congo 3 Uzbekistan 1 (Group K)
01 Jul 26: DR Congo 1 England 2 (Rd of 32)
07 Jul 26: Argentina 3 Egypt 2 (Rd of 16)
15 Jul 26: Argentina 2 England 1 (Semi Final)
