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🇪🇸 Spain · 1 stadium · awaiting FIFA approval

Valencia

Awaiting FIFA validation

Put forward in March 2026 to replace Málaga, with a 70,044-seat Nou Mestalla due in the summer of 2027. FIFA has to inspect it and decide.

Spain’s third city, Valencia was not on the original 2024 list. After Málaga withdrew, the Spanish federation put it to FIFA on 26 March 2026. The Nou Mestalla inspection is expected in the autumn of 2026.

Getting there

AVE from Madrid in about 1 h 50 min, from Barcelona in about 3 hours (Euromed/AVE) — check times and fares on renfe.com, ouigo.com and iryo.eu. Manises airport is linked by the metro (lines 3 and 5).

Getting around

Metrovalencia metro and trams, EMT buses. The Nou Mestalla stands on Avinguda de les Corts Valencianes, near the Benimàmet / Beniferri stations. Fares and final transport arrangements to be confirmed.

Don’t miss

  • City of Arts and Sciences — Santiago Calatrava’s futuristic complex and the Oceanogràfic.
  • La Lonja de la Seda — The Gothic silk exchange, UNESCO-listed.
  • Malvarrosa beach — And a paella by the water — Valencia is its birthplace.

Sources

  1. El Desmarque — La décision revient exclusivement à la FIFA (2026-07-20)

Last checked : 30 August 2026

Stadium(s) in the city

Awaiting FIFA validation Under construction

Nou Mestalla

Valencia · Spain target capacity : 70,044

Work resumed in 2025 after sixteen years on hold: 70,044 seats, with handover targeted for July 2027. Put to FIFA in March 2026 as a replacement for Málaga.