Los Angeles
Los Angeles (LA) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.88 million residents within the city limits as of 2024, it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind New York City, and the largest city in the Western United States. Los Angeles has an ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a metropolitan area of 12.9 million people. Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents.
Los Angeles will host the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games, making Los Angeles the third city to host the Olympics three times.
About the city
Los Angeles has a diverse economy with a broad range of industries. Despite a steep exodus of film and television production since the COVID-19 pandemic, and despite Hollywood’s fading relevance in American culture, the historical nickname “Tinseltown” is still occasionally noted, and the city is also an important site in the history of film. It has one of the busiest container ports in the Americas, and despite a business exodus from downtown Los Angeles, the city's urban core is evolving as a cultural center with the world's largest showcase of architecture designed by Frank Gehry. In 2018, the Los Angeles metropolitan area had a gross metropolitan product of over $1.0 trillion, making it the city with the third-largest GDP in the world, after New York and Tokyo. Los Angeles hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984, and will also host in 2028.
LA Metro
Metro Rail features six lines serving 101 stations across L.A. County: four light rail (A, C, E and K Lines) and two subways (B and D Lines). Metro Rail connects with Metro Busway (see below), Metrolink commuter rail and several Amtrak lines.
A detailed map of the Metro Rail & Busway System is available for download HERE. PDFs of the Bus and Rail Schedules are available at the Metro website.
Exposition Park at the iconic
LA Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles opens the tournament with an official FIFA Fan Festival at the iconic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park. During the World Cup, this venue will be used for performances, activations, culinary events, concerts, and more.
In early 2026, additional venues throughout LA County will be named as Official Fan Zones where more activations, viewing parties, and celebrations will take place. Among these events, Grow the Game of Soccer clinics will provide hands-on training supported by all three major professional soccer teams—The Los Angeles Galaxy, The Los Angeles Football Club, and Angel City Football Club—to empower and inspire the next generation of players, coaches, referees, and fans.
