Canada
Carson Ting
Contributed the maple-leaf element. Vancouver-based illustrator known for kinetic, character-driven work.
Revealed March 3, 2026
One poster.
Three artists.
A single national poster combining three styles into one composition: a maple leaf, a golden eagle, and a five-pointed star, with gold accents echoing the World Cup Trophy.
The artists
Mexico
Minerva GM
Contributed the golden-eagle element. Mexican illustrator and graphic artist.
United States
Hank Willis Thomas
Contributed the five-pointed star. American conceptual artist whose practice centers identity, history and sport.
Sixteen host cities
The host-city posters were unveiled across March–April 2025, each by a local artist working in that city’s “26” color skin. A handful are characterized below; for the rest, we list each city’s brand-color skin from the host-city committees, not the poster artwork itself.
United States · eleven
Atlanta
Motif
Peach over a golden football.
Brand skin
Golden peach + green/gold.
Boston
Motif
Surreal underwater lobster goalkeeper.
Brand skin
Deep blue + nautical.
Dallas
Motif
Red-white-blue cowboy with an overhead kick.
Brand skin
Green + teal.
Houston
Motif
Astronaut.
Brand skin
Red + dusk pink + astronaut motif.
Kansas City
Brand skin
Sunflower yellow + blue.
Los Angeles
Brand skin
Wave blue + sand.
Miami
Motif
Neon pink-and-blue flamingo.
Brand skin
Neon pink + Miami blue.
New York / New Jersey
Brand skin
Gold + dark blue.
Philadelphia
Brand skin
Red, white, navy — Liberty Bell.
San Francisco
Brand skin
Golden Gate red-orange.
Seattle
Brand skin
Forest green + sound blue.
Canada · two
Toronto
Brand skin
Warm red/orange variants on the “26.”
Vancouver
Brand skin
Cool blue/teal — harbor and coast.
Mexico · three
The three Mexican posters were rendered in a unified folk-art style by a single artist, distinct from the per-city approach used in the United States.
Mexico City
Brand skin
Deep green + warm orange.
Guadalajara
Brand skin
Red + cream, Jalisco folk-art references.
Monterrey
Brand skin
Industrial blue/teal + red.
Per-city Pantones and the host-city poster artist credits have not been
published in a single primary source. Each host-city committee operates
its own brand assets, and several have only released their poster on social
channels rather than to a press kit.