MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey – just outside New York City – was chosen as the venue for the 2026 World Cup final.
FIFA's decision means AT&T Stadium in Dallas has been snubbed, despite being reportedly the favorite last month.
MetLife Stadium – home to New York's two NFL teams, the Jets and Giants – is actually located in Jersey, but has the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop.
Its regular capacity of 82,500 is slightly larger than AT&T's, but offers no scope for further expansion.
FIFA made the announcement on Sunday in a television studio in Miami, where it also hosted the start of the 39-day tournament on June 11 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey will host the 2026 World Cup final
Reports last month suggested AT&T Stadium in Dallas would host the finals in 2026
The next World Cup will expand for the first time from 32 to 48 teams, with a total of 104 games played across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
To win the title, a nation must play eight games, up from seven since 1982.
Kim Kardashian and her son Saint announced that the U.S. team will play its opening game on June 12 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, then travel to Lumen Field in Seattle and finish the group stage at SoFi.
Although AT&T Stadium missed the final, it hosts the most games of any venue at nine games, and officials there said one of the games was a semifinal.
Officials at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta said the other semifinal would be played there. FIFA officials did not publicly explain their location decision process.
Canada, meanwhile, will play its first game of the first round on June 12 in Toronto, followed by the following two games in Vancouver.
Other U.S. locations include Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts; NRG Stadium in Houston; Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri; Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia; Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced that the opening match would take place in Mexico City
Matches in Mexico are also played at the Estadio BBVA in Monterrey and the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara.
All 11 US stadiums are home to NFL teams. Hard Rock Stadium will host this year's Copa América final on July 14, while MetLife hosted the 2016 Copa América final.
When the United States hosted the 24-nation, 52-game tournament in 1994, the final was played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and the opening game was played at Soldier Field in Chicago.
The additional teams will increase the length of the tournament from 29 days in the shortened 2022 schedule in Qatar and 32 days for the 2018 tournament in Russia.
Only one game will involve a team that has not had at least three days off.
FIFA divided the group stage into the East, Central and West regions and intended to shorten the journey for the group winners.