Attempting To Fly To ALL 2026 FIFA World Cup Games (Thread)

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

Hello everyone. In just a few days the 2026 FIFA World Cup is beginning taking place in the USA, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. Even if you do not like sports, the World Cup is always exciting and as an American, I am so fired up for this tourney being played in my country!

In honor of the tournament, I am going to attempt to fly to almost all of the games scheduled across North America. I did a similar event back in 2024 for the UEFA Euros (The World Cup but only for European countries) but this one is going to be on a much bigger scale.

If you somehow do not know what the World Cup is, I have provided links so you can enlighten yourself on the tournament

World Cup Wiki Page
2026 World Cup Wiki Page
Official World Cup Site

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How Will It Work?

I am going to attempt to fly to the most games possible between now and July 19 flying in Infinite Flight across America. Unfortunately I probably will not be able to make it to every single possible game due to conflicting schedules. None the less I will be making it to the majority of the games. The routes, matchups, rounds, and times are all listed here below

While this is sort of a tracking thread, if you are interested in flying with me I’ll add you to the ping list so you have the chance to fly with me!

Group Stage - FULLY COMPLETE

Teams	Time of Flight(s)	Time of Game	Airline/Aircraft	Route
Mexico vs South Africa	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-11T19:00:00Z	Volairs A319	OAK-MEX
South Korea vs Czechia	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-12T02:00:00Z	Viva A320	MEX-GDL
Canada vs Bosnia	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-12T19:00:00Z	Air Canada A223	GDL-YYZ
USA vs Paraguay	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-13T01:00:00Z	Air Canada B38M	YYZ-LAX
Qatar vs Switzerland	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-13T19:00:00Z	United B738	LAX-SFO
Haiti vs Scotland	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-14T01:00:00Z	JetBlue A321	SFO-BOS
Germany vs Curacao	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-14T07:00:00Z	United A320	BOS-IAH
Netherlands vs Japan	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-14T20:00:00Z	American A319	IAH-DFW
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-14T23:00:00Z	Frontier A320	DFW-PHL
Spain vs Cape Verde	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-15T16:00:00Z	Delta A321	PHL-ATL
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-15T22:00:00Z	Delta B752	ATL-MIA
France vs Senegal	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-16T19:00:00Z	American B38M	MIA-JFK
Iraq vs Norway	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-16T22:00:00Z	JetBlue A223	JFK-BOS
Argentina vs Algeria	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-17T01:00:00Z	Delta A319	BOS-MCI
Austria vs Jordan	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-17T04:00:00Z	United E175	MCI-SFO
England vs Croatia	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-17T20:00:00Z	Southwest B737	SFO-DAL
Ghana vs Panama	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-17T23:00:00Z	Air Canada A223	DFW-YYZ
Switzerland vs Bosnia	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-18T19:00:00Z	Air Canada B77L	YYZ-LAX
Canada vs Qatar	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-18T22:00:00Z	WestJet B738	LAX-YVR
USA vs Australia	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-19T19:00:00Z	Alaska E175	YVR-SEA
Brazil vs Haiti	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-20T01:00:00Z	Alaska B739	SEA-PHL
Netherlands vs Sweden	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-20T17:00:00Z	Frontier A320	PHL-IAH
Ecuador vs Curacao	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-21T00:00:00Z	Southwest B738	HOU-MCI
Spain vs Saudi Arabia	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-21T16:00:00Z	Delta B739	MCI-ATL
Uruguay vs Cape Verde	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-21T22:00:00Z	Spirit A321	ATL-FLL
Argentina vs Austria	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-22T17:00:00Z	Spirit A320	FLL-DFW
France vs Iraq	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-22T21:00:00Z	Southwest B38M	DAL-PHL
Norway vs Senegal	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-23T00:00:00Z	NetJets CL35	PHL-LGA
Portugal vs Uzbekistan	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-23T17:00:00Z	United B38M	LGA-IAH
Panama vs Croatia	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-23T23:00:00Z	Air Canada A320	IAH-YYZ
Switzerland vs Canada	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-24T19:00:00Z	WestJet B789	YYZ-YVR
Czechia vs Mexico	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-25T01:00:00Z	Aeromexico B738	YVR-MEX
Ecuador vs Germany	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-25T20:00:00Z	United B737	MEX-EWR
Japan vs Sweden	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-25T23:00:00Z	Spirit A320	EWR-DFW
Paraguay vs Australia	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-26T02:00:00Z	American A321	DFW-SFO
Norway vs France	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-26T19:00:00Z	United B752	SFO-BOS
New Zealand vs Belgium	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-27T03:00:00Z	JetBlue A320	BOS-YVR
Ghana vs Panama	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-27T21:00:00Z	Flair B738	YVR-YYZ
DR Congo vs Uzbekistan	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-27T23:00:00Z	Delta B738	YYZ-ATL

Round of 32 - FULLY COMPLETE

Teams	Time of Flight(s)	Time of Game	Airline/Aircraft	Route
South Africa vs Canada	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-28T19:00:00Z	Delta A359	ATL-LAX
Brazil vs Japan	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-29T17:00:00Z	United B752	LAX-IAH
Netherlands vs Morocco	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-30T01:00:00Z	United E175	IAH-MTY
Ivory Coast vs Norway	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-30T17:00:00Z	Viva A320	MTY-DFW
France vs Sweden	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-06-30T21:00:00Z	American MD-11	DFW-JFK
England vs DR Congo	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-01T16:00:00Z	Delta A339	JFK-ATL
USA vs Bosnia	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-02T00:00:00Z	AirTran B737	ATL-SFO
Spain vs Austria	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-02T19:00:00Z	Virgin America A320	SFO-LAX
Switzerland vs Algeria	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-03T03:00:00Z	Air Canada CRJ9	LAX-YVR
Argentina vs Cape Verde	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-03T22:00:00Z	Air Canada Rouge A319	YVR-MIA
Colombia vs Ghana	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-04T01:30:00Z	Southwest B738	MIA-MCI

Round of 16 - FULLY COMPLETE

Teams	Time of Flight(s)	Time of Game	Airline/Aircraft	Route
Canada vs Morocco	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-04T17:00:00Z	Southwest B38M	MCI-HOU
Paraguay vs France	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-04T21:00:00Z	Frontier A321	IAH-PHL
Brazil vs Norway	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-05T20:00:00Z	Flexjet CL35	PHL-TEB
Mexico vs England	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-06T00:00:00Z	Aeromexico B788	JFK-MEX
Portugal vs Spain	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-06T19:00:00Z	Volaris A319	MEX-DFW
USA vs Belgium	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-07T00:00:00Z	Alaska B38M	DFW-SEA
Argentina vs Egypt	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-07T16:00:00Z	Delta A333	SEA-ATL

Quarterfinals - FULLY COMPLETE

Teams	Time of Flight(s)	Time of Game	Airline/Aircraft	Route
France vs Morocco	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-09T20:00:00Z	Frontier A320	ATL-BOS
Spain vs Belgium	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-10T19:00:00Z	American B752	BOS-LAX
Norway vs England	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-11T21:00:00Z	Atlas Air B748F	LAX-MIA
Argentina vs Switzerland	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-12T01:00:00Z	Allegiant A320	FLL-MCI

Semifinals

Teams	Time of Flight(s)	Time of Game	Airline/Aircraft	Route
France vs Spain	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-14T19:00:00Z	Southwest B38M	MCI-DAL
England vs Argentina	FLIGHT COMPLETE	2026-07-15T19:00:00Z	Delta B717	DAL-ATL

Third Place Match

Teams	Time of Flight(s)	Time of Game	Airline/Aircraft	Route
France vs England	2026-07-18T18:00:00Z	2026-07-18T21:00:00Z	JetBlue A320	ATL-FLL

Final

Teams	Time of Flight(s)	Time of Game	Airline/Aircraft	Route
Spain vs Argentina	2026-07-19T01:00:00Z	2026-07-19T19:00:00Z	Pan Am B742	MIA-JFK

Flying The Winners Home

We will do one final flight to the winners home country/biggest major airport, on the national airline of that country

Team	Time of Flight(s)	Time of Game	Airline/Aircraft	Route
TBA	2026-07-20T01:00:00Z	n/a	TBA	JFK-TBA

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Rules

1. Must fly to as many games as possible
2. Must use real world routes
3. Cannot use general aviation or private jets to get to games
4. Must try and land before kickoff in real life.
5. Landing before kickoff even a minute before counts as making it to the game
6. Times are not set in stone. Meaning I may or may not fly at that time. It is only there for those who may be interested in flying with me

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Flying With Me

While this isn’t a fully fledged event, if you would like to fly with me I would love it. There won’t be any sort of signups but I will make a ping list if you want to fly with me. Just know you’ll be pinged quite a bit.

PING LIST:

• @DeltaStan
• @Quentin_PS
• @Noah6132
• @Luciano_A_Duque
• @randomaviator2
• @Magicalchesecat

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Hopefully you enjoy taking a look at my progress throughout the tournament. Feel free to reach out to fly with me even if its only for one flight. Its a great way to see North America in the flight sim!

Personally I’ll of course be rooting for the USA as well as England since I have a personal connection to the country. Let me know who you’re rooting for and thanks for checking my thread out!!

[NonStopsAviation]

Very interesting!

Btw you missed Colombia vs Portugal for group stage

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

Sadly that game takes place on the final day of the group stage and there’s 2 games at the same time so technically I’m not going to every single game especially during those third group stage games lol. Instead I chose to fly to DR Congo vs Uzbekistan

[DeltaStan]

Ping me please

[Quentin_PS]

I wanna be pinged! I might be watching the games though

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

@Quentin_PS @DeltaStan added you guys!

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

FLIGHT #1 - Mexico vs SouthAfrica - Estadio Azteca in Mexico City

Our first flight of the tournament takes me from one of my home airports in Oakland, CA directly to Mexico City
Game: MEX vs RSA
City: Mexico City (Estadio Azteca)
Airline: Volaris
Aircraft: Airbus A319
Route: KOAK-MMMX

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My first plane of the trip. With the Airbus A321neo being tested in the background believe it or not

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Goodbye Bay Area! But I’ll be back soon

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Beautiful view of San Francisco!

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Well on our way now…

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Officially in Mexico

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CDMX on the horizon

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Arrived!

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Flight #1 is done! My next flight will be done sometime between 2026-06-11T21:00:00Z→2026-06-11T22:30:00Z on a Viva A320 from Mexico City to Guadalajara which is our next city! Let me know if you want to join this flight or be added to the ping list!

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

If you want to join my next flight please spawn at Guadalajara in a Viva A320 and copy my FPL.

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• @DeltaStan
• @Quentin_PS

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

FLIGHT #2 - South Korea vs Czechia - Estadio Akron in Guadalajara

Second flight will take us domestically through Mexico on a Viva Airbus A320 from Mexico City to Guadalajara

Game: KOR vs CZE
City: Guadalajara (Estadio Akron)
Airline: Viva
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Route: MMMX-MMGL

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Boarding time

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Waiting for takeoff…

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Up into the foggy skies

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Flying through Mexico is always really scenic!

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On approach

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Very busy at Guadalajara this afternoon

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Flight #2 is done! My next flight will be done sometime between 2026-06-12T02:00:00Z→2026-06-12T04:30:00Z on an Air Canada A220 from Guadalajara to Toronto which is our next city! Let me know if you want to join this flight or be added to the ping list!

[jorge_aviacion2022]

Hi

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

Nice to see GDL so busy

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

FLIGHT #3 - Canada vs Bosnia - BMO Field in Toronto

Third flight will take us to Canada for the first time on a seasonal route, Air Canada’s A220 up to YYZ

Game: CAN vs BIH
City: Toronto (BMO Field)
Airline: Air Canada
Aircraft: Airbus A220-300
Route: MMGL-CYYZ

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Our plane!

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Up up and away

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Nice look over Guadalajara

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Three hours in. Somewhere over the Great Plains

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Over Lake Ontario on approach

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Gusty landing into YYZ

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And welcome to Canada!!

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Flight #3 is done! My next flight will be done sometime between 2026-06-12T21:00:00Z→2026-06-12T22:00:00Z on an Air Canada B737 MAX 8 from Toronto to Los Angeles which is our next city! Let me know if you want to join this flight or be added to the ping list!

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

If you want to join my next flight please spawn at Los Angeles in a United B739 and copy my FPL.

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• @DeltaStan
• @Quentin_PS

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

FLIGHT #4 - USA vs Paraguay - SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles

Flight number four takes us to the USA for the first time for Americas first match on home turf. We’ll take an Air Canada B737 MAX 8 across the continent.

Game: USA vs PAR
City: Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium)
Airline: Air Canada
Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8
Route: CYYZ-KLAX

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Lovely looking livery out there

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See you later Canada!

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Entering the USA

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Over the desert now. We’re getting close

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Down into the suburbs of LA

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And arrival. Let’s go USA!!

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Flight #4 is done. Let me know if you want to join an upcoming flight or be added to the ping list!

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

FLIGHT #5 - Switzerland vs Qatar - Levi Stadium in San Francisco

Fifth flight technically takes me home to the Bay Area aboard a United B737-900 up the coast of California!

Game: SUI vs QAT
City: San Francisco Bay Area (Levi Stadium)
Airline: United
Aircraft: Boeing 737-900ER
Route: KLAX-KSFO

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Riding off into the sunset tonight

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Wheels up!

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Scenery in this game looks stunning after that update

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Darkness over the Monterey Bay

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And arrived safely at SFOs E Gates

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Flight #5 is done! My next flight will be done sometime between 2026-06-13T20:00:00Z→2026-06-13T21:30:00Z on a JetBlue A321 from San Francisco to Boston which is our next city! Let me know if you want to join this flight or be added to the ping list!

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

If you want to join my next flight please spawn at San Francisco in a JetBlue A321 and copy my FPL.

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• @DeltaStan
• @Quentin_PS

[Noah6132]

Pretty nice! I would love to join sometime!!!

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

FLIGHT #6 - Haiti vs Scotland - Gillette Stadium in Boston

We leave home for the East Coast and off to Boston aboard JetBlue

Game: HAI vs SCO
City: Boston (Gilllette Stadium)
Airline: JetBlue
Aircraft: Airbus A321
Route: KSFO-KBOS

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Love this newer JetBlue livery they released not long ago

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Heading out

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Over Sacramento, CA

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And the Rocky Mountains!

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Sun setting a few hours later as we approach the Northeast

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Welcome to Boston!!

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Flight #6 is done! If you want to join a future flight or be added to the ping list please let me know!

[Magicalchesecat]

I would do this if wasn’t following Formula 1.

[Bay_Area_Aviation]

Flying to all F1 races I should do that for my next thread lol