Just months before the 2026 FIFA World Cup is held in Philadelphia and other cities across the U.S., the sports organization canceled thousands of hotel room reservations. Ed Grose, the CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association, confirmed to NBC10 that FIFA has canceled around 2,000 reser vations from the 10,000 it had previously made for the event. Léelo en español aquí Philadelphia is one of the host cities for the World Cup, which will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026. Six matches will be played here in the City of Brotherly Love, including: June 14 – Ivory Coast vs Ecuador June 19 – Brazil vs Haiti June 22 – France vs (To be determined) June 25 – Curacao vs Ivory Coast June 27 – Croatia vs Ghana July 4 – Teams to be determined According to Grose, FIFA had a 120-day window to implement the cancellations. FIFA didn’t offer any specifics for the cancelations, and, according to Grose, they aren’t obligated to. “The city still has hotel inventory for visitors, but now it can open 2,000 rooms for fans coming to Philadelphia,” he added. FIFA World Cup Mar 19 ‘Philly Phlavor': Plans unveiled for the FIFA Fan Festival ahead of World Cup 2026 World Cup Mar 3 Everything to know about the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Teams, how to watch and more This story was translated from Spanish with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool. An NBC digital editor reviewed the translation. ...read more read less