At the 2026 World Cup, teams racked up plenty of miles in the group stage.
That will continue in the knockout rounds.
USA TODAY analyzed the routes teams will take if they advance − the journeys players and fans will have to make between venues. All distances were calculated via great-circle miles, or the shortest path between two places.
The longest travel distance overall is for the winner of game 90 in the round of 16. That winner will have to travel 1,592 miles from Houston to Boston. The team making that journey could be Canada, Morocco, the Netherlands or South Africa.
Here’s a look at travel distances by round: