The USMNT World Cup party is heading to the Bay Area – as San Francisco hosts a huge Round of 32 contest.Mauricio Pochettino and his squad will travel down the Pacific Coast to face Bosnia-Herzegovina as the the 2026 World Cup reaches the knockout stage.Levis Stadium is known as the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium for the World CupGettyA first Super Bowl in ten years took place in the stadium earlier this yearGettyA perfect start to the group stage secured first place with a game to spare, and gave Pochettino the luxury of resting 10 of his starting line-up.The former Tottenham and Chelsea coach was quick to hit back at some criticism in the media, but with their wins over Paraguay and Australia the US had afforded themselves breathing space.They also knew that winning the group would keep them on the West Coast, so have been planning for July 1 at Levi’s Stadium – home of the San Francisco 49ers – since June 19.It also happens to be the home of February’s Super Bowl where the Seattle Seahawks claimed a second franchise Lombardi Trophy with a win over the New England Patriots.As the US turn their attention to hosting the Copa America for the third time in recent history, and potentially another World Cup, the investment and success has been significant.Fans from across the globe have been thrilled by state of the art arenas, including the Niners home.Rebranded as the Bay Area Stadium, in keeping with FIFA‘s strict guidance on branding, it has been quite a few months for the franchise and their stadium.Now they have one final chance to showcase a stadium on a global scale, 12 years on from its opening at a cost of $1.3billion.More than a decade on, it’s clear that hosting a Super Bowl and a World Cup does not come cheap.Another huge sum has been invested in an overhaul of the facilities for two of the biggest sporting occasions the planet.The last of six World Cup matches will be played in the Bay Arena when the US face BosniaGettySignificant investment has upgraded the stadium for a busy 2026Getty“The video boards are brand new, all the lighting fixtures are brand new,” CEO Al Guido told The Athletic last week.“We had to redo some of the club spaces and suites — I can’t believe the building’s 12 years old; that’s kind of nutty to think about.“Think about having a TV for 12 years. … It’s pretty crazy in this day and age.“The technology changes so much. We opened up the building as the most technological building in 2014, and it was probably the most out of date by the time we got to doing all these changes last year.”That refit came in at $250million and was designed to deliver a memorable experience for those lucky enough to attend either Super Bowl LX in February, or the World Cup games – or even both!Five group games have been completed and the final World Cup game will be the USMNT’s first knockout game.View Tweet: https://t.co/XESx5rOcogThe squad have been based in Irvine, California and have played twice at SoFi Stadium and once in Seattle, so it will be just a short trip for Wednesday’s game.February’s Super Bowl has already been deemed a success, and plans are on the agenda to return.“By multiple standards, it’s the most successful Super Bowl in history,” Guido added. “I think what defined a really good Super Bowl city, say in 2014, versus what defines it now is drastically different.“We have to make sure the stadium continues to be upgraded but since NFL partners, specifically their media partners, reside in this region — YouTube and Netflix and Apple.“I think it’s fair to say that we should be hosting multiple Super Bowls after Super Bowl 60.”World Cup WhatsAppDon't miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings. Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.Stay up to date with the World Cup across all our talkSPORT platforms – subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest news, opinion, exclusive interviews and our daily unfiltered, unscripted show ‘The S* Word, from 8am ETAll 104 games at the 2026 World Cup will be live on talkSPORT, talkSPORT 2 and the talkSPORT app.