Major League Soccer has unveiled its 2026 schedule, complete with a seven-week break for the FIFA World Cup.

The regular season starts on Feb. 21 with all 30 teams in action and will wrap on Nov. 7, followed by playoffs.

Each club will play its conference opponents twice, once at home and once on the road, and face six different cross-conference teams.

Play will be paused from May 25 until July 16 for the World Cup in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

Several MLS markets — including Vancouver and Toronto — are host cities for the tournament, which kicks off in Guadalajara and Mexico City on July 11 and ends with the final at MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, N.J. on July 19.

Next season will be the final time the league begins and ends play in the winter, with MLS flipping its calendar to beg

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