Our goal is to help fans expertly plan their travel to the historic 2026 World Cup, so they can make the most of everything North America has to offer.
The huge span of 2026 World Cup host cities – 16 in total, more than any previous tournament – will give fans extraordinary opportunities to explore the continent.
However, it also brings unprecedented travel challenges. None more so than figuring out how to get around the World Cup, as well as choosing the best places to stay and how to soak up the unique culture of each location.
Why us?
worldcup-travel.com is brought to you by travel industry experts and real football fans (or soccer, depending on where you reside) around the world.
With a squad made up of professional travelers, travel journalists, digital marketers, plus on-the-ground tips from football superfans, we will use our specialties, experiences, contacts, and first-hand knowledge to help you plan the World Cup trip of a lifetime across the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
All of our recommendations are based on experience, interviews, and in-depth research.
Our team
Jake Gauntley
Jake is fully trained as a journalist and pivoted to digital marketing 13 years ago, helping make brands more visible online. He plays football weekly, once ran a football blog about the non-league fan experience in the northeast of England, and has traveled around the UK and Europe attending matches. He also has traveled extensively throughout Canada and the USA. Jake’s backing the Three Lions this – and every – World Cup.
Valentina Valentini
Valentina has been writing about travel, food, entertainment, and culture for 17 years. Her bylines include Vanity Fair, BBC Travel, Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and many more. She has lived on both coasts of the USA, and in London, and has traveled all over the world solo, with friends, and now with a family. Her dual citizenship status has her rooting for both USA and England.
Carita Rizzo
Carita has been writing about travel and entertainment for two decades. Her bylines include The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Playboy, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, and more. Born in Sweden, raised in Finland, with an extensive journalism career built in the USA, she now splits her time between Paris and Baltimore, where she alternately calls the ballgame football and soccer.
