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McDonald's Kicks Off 2026 World Cup Celebration With New Meals for Kids and Adults

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McDonald's is ready for the World Cup!

On June 2, the popular fast-food chain announced two new meals they will be offering for kids and adults during FIFA's iconic tournament. Adults can buy the FIFA World Cup 26 Meals, which include a Big Mac® or 10-piece Chicken McNuggets with the limited edition, gold packaged Big Mac Sauce. They can also order breakfast on match day mornings with the choices being a Sausage McMuffin® with Egg or Sausage Egg Biscuit and Hash Browns.

Plus, each will come with a special collectible for fans, with nine different cups available, all featuring different soccer stars including Christian Pulisic, David Beckham, Ronaldinho Gaucho, Thierry Henry, Son Heung-Min, Lamine Yamal, Alphonso Davies, Santiago Gimenez, and of course, Grimace.

"Growing up, it was our ritual after soccer tournaments to go to our McDonald's near Hershey, PA, for Chicken McNuggets and a McFlurry," U.S. Men's National Team Star Christian Pulisic said in a statement. "Those memories were a core part of my childhood and an experience I still share with my teammates today. To now be featured on a McDonald's collectible cup all these years later is a full-circle moment."

As for the Happy Meals, starting on June 9, each order will include one of 23 Squishmallows that feature the official mascots for the FIFA World Cup 26 as well as ones representing the three host countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

"At McDonald's, magic happens when families, friends, and fans come together and celebrate with the people they love. Partnering with the FIFA World Cup 26™ allows us to take that shared joy and bring it to life at a global scale through our food, our experiences, and the ways fans connect with the game," Morgan Flatley, Global Chief Marketing Officer and Head of New Business Ventures at McDonald's, said in a statement. "As football icons take the field to unite fans across continents, McDonald's will be there from the first whistle to the final minute with limited-time meals and keepsakes so fans of all ages can be part of the excitement all tournament long and beyond."

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 8:23 PM.

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