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Brazil v Haiti to be Selecao's first game at Lincoln Financial Field Venue for Brazil vs.
Haiti, Lincoln Financial Field has a capacity of 67,500 people Credits: Dustin Satloff - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images This Fridays (19) match between Brazil and Haiti will be the Selecaos first at Lincoln Financial Field, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
With a capacity of 67,594 spectators, the arena is home to the NFLs Philadelphia Eagles and has established itself over the past two decades as one of the leading sports venues in the United States.
Lincoln Financial Field is one of the 16 host venues for the 2026 World Cup.
It will host five group-stage matches and one Round of 16 clash.
The first game of this World Cup at the stadium was played last Sunday (14) and ended with Ivory Coast defeating Ecuador 1-0 in Group E.
See the rest of the schedule: Brazil vs.
Haiti this Friday (19); France vs.
Iraq on Monday (22); Curacao vs.
Ivory Coast next Thursday (25); Croatia vs.
Ghana on the 27th; and a Round of 16 match on July 4.
Brazil vs.
Haiti, in the second round of the World Cup, will be the Brazilian National Teams first game at Lincoln Financial Field Credits: Caean Couto - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images History Opened in 2003, Lincoln Financial Field was built to replace the old Veterans Stadium.
Its first ticketed sporting event was an international friendly between Barcelona and Manchester United, won by the English side 3-1 on August 8.
The first goal in the stadiums history was scored by Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert.
Since then, the venue has regularly hosted soccer matches in addition to NFL games.
The arena also stages college football matchups, international friendlies, club tournaments, and major music events.
Venue for Brazil vs.
Haiti, Lincoln Financial Field is home to the NFLs Philadelphia Eagles Credits: Emilee Chinn - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images The month after its inauguration, the stadium was part of the 2003 Womens World Cup schedule, hosting four matches, all in the group stage: North Korea 3-0 Nigeria, Sweden 1-0 North Korea, United States 5-0 Nigeria, and Norway 2-0 France.
In the following years, the arena was among the host venues for editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup, the 2016 Copa America Centenario, and several friendlies involving national teams and clubs from different continents.
Brazilians at Lincoln Financial Field In 2025, the stadium was also one of the selected venues for the FIFA Club World Cup.
In total, Lincoln Financial Field hosted eight matches in the tournaments first edition.
Among the Brazilian clubs that played at the venue were Flamengo, Palmeiras, and Botafogo.
Flamengo defeated Esperance de Tunis 2-0 and Chelsea 3-1, while Palmeiras beat Botafogo 1-0 and lost to Chelsea 2-1.
Lincoln Financial Field, which will host Brazil vs.
Haiti, was one of the venues for the 2025 Club World Cup Credits: Jared C.
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