The San Diego region’s soccer scene just got a bit more crowded with the announcement that 11 soccer matches from the upcoming 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games will be staged in town, which is already home to San Diego FC of Major League Soccer and the San Diego Wave FC of the National Women’s Soccer League.
The 11 matches will take place at Snapdragon Stadium in Mission Valley. Because of a sponsorship rights conflict, the venue will be referred to as San Diego Stadium for the event.
The local Olympic matches will include three women’s group dates on July 11, July 14 and July 17, a women’s quarterfinal match on July 21, a men’s and women’s semifinal match on July 24-25 and a men’s and women’s bronze medal match on July 27-28.
LA Olympic Soccer 2028 will feature 16 women’s and 12 men’s teams. Matches will be played across the United States with key events at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and SoFi Stadium.
The Team USA men’s and women’s teams automatically qualify as hosts.
The tournament runs July 10-30. Matches begin four days prior to the Opening Ceremonies.
The men’s roster includes a U23 format plus three overage players.
The Paralympic Games follow the conclusion of the Summer Olympics schedule.
The 2028 L.A. Games will include 36 sports while the Paralympic Games will feature 23.
World Cup
The 2028 Los Angeles Games will build on the momentum established by this summer’s 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup, which will be the first to include 48 teams and hosted by three nations: United States, Mexico and Canada.
The tournament runs June 11 through July 19. With the addition of 16 teams, there will be 12 groups of four teams each for the 2026 edition.
As host nations, the United States, Mexico and Canada are automatic qualifiers.
All 48 berths have been filled.
The United States is embedded in Group D along with Paraguay, Australia and Turkey.
The USA kicks off tournament play June 12 against Paraguay.
Group A includes Mexico, South Africa, South Korea and the Cech Republic.
Mexico kicks off tournament play June 11 against South Africa.
Group B includes Canada, Qatar, Switzerland and Bosnia.
Canada kicks off tournament play June 12 against Bosnia.
Group C includes Brazil, Morocco, Haiti and Scotland.
Group E includes Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador.
Group F includes the Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia and Sweden.
Group G includes Belgium, Egypt, Iran and New Zealand.
Group H includes Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay.
Group I includes France, Senegal, Norway and Iraq.
Group J includes Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan.
Group K includes Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia and DR Congo.
Group L includes England, Croatia, Ghana and Panama.
Sixteen cities will host matches — 11 in the United States, three in Mexico and two in Canada.
Argentina is the defending champion after defeating France in a kicks-from-the-mark tiebreaker in 2022 in Qatar. Croatia defeated Morocco in the third-place game.
With the expansion to 48 teams, 32 teams will qualify for this year’s knockout round.
