San Francisco Bay Area Stadium has played its final FIFA World Cup 2026 match, closing out a six-game run with a rousing United States victory that sent fans into raptures — and left a lasting mark on the tournament's history.

The venue, which serves as the home of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, averaged 68,558 spectators per match across its six World Cup fixtures, filling 99.6 percent of capacity on each occasion. The numbers underline the extraordinary appetite for football in the Bay Area.

A sendoff to remember

The United States wrapped up the stadium's World Cup run with a commanding 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32. Folarin Balogun and Malik Tillman got the goals, while home supporters kept the party going long after the final whistle — John Denver's Take Me Home, Country Roads echoing around the ground well into the evening.

The win sets up a Round of 16 clash for the United States against Belgium in Seattle, Washington on 6 July, but for San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area, the tournament chapter is now closed after 19 days of carnival atmosphere involving ten national teams from five of FIFA's six confederations.

Records, debuts, and history-makers

The opening fixture on 13 June — Group B's contest between Qatar and Switzerland — drew 67,966 fans and was attended by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who described the atmosphere as