After changes to Arrowhead Stadium, FIFA announces capacity for World Cup games
Arrowhead Stadium has a new name and a new look for the 2026 World Cup.
The tunnel to the playing field, which is usually Chiefs red, is now colored blue with a bit of yellow, while the playing field is larger to accommodate the FIFA requirements for the World Cup. The Chiefs removed 3,500 seats from the north sideline and the corner.
Tables were put in the upper decks for media members who will be at the six World Cup matches that will be played at Kansas City Stadium (the temporary name for Arrowhead Stadium).
The Chiefs had 73,487 for the AFC Championship Game in 2025. During a tour of the stadium earlier this week, Luiz Andre Mello, the World Cup 2026 Venue Director of Operation, said capacity would be 71,958 for games.
But that number dropped by nearly three thousand as FIFA on Wednesday announced the capacity for each World Cup stadium. It’s officially 69,045 at Kansas City Stadium.
Perhaps the difference was because journalists and stadium workers won’t be included in the official attendance for World Cup matches.
The largest stadiums are Mexico City Stadium (80,824) and New York New Jersey Stadium (80,663). The smallest: Toronto Stadium (43,036).
