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Etihad Park football stadium is scheduled to open in 2027.<\/p>\n
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Queens will play host to nine soccer games at the 2028 Olympic Games, with NYCFC\u2019s Etihad Park<\/a> named as host for a number of group stage matches and a men\u2019s quarterfinal.<\/p>\n Etihad Park, which is set to open next year, was named as a host venue for the 2028 Summer Olympic soccer tournaments by the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games committee last month.\n<\/p>\n The committee announced Monday that the stadium will host a total of nine games, including eight men\u2019s and women\u2019s group stage matches on July 10-11, July 13-14 and July 16-17, as well as a men\u2019s quarter-final match on July 20.<\/p>\n The new soccer-specific stadium, which is currently undergoing construction in Willets Point opposite the Citi Field bullpen, is one of seven venues across the country to host matches at the tournament.<\/p>\n Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San Jos\u00e9, San Diego and Pasadena will also host games at the tournament, with San Diego hosting a men\u2019s and women\u2019s semi-final match as well as the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Bronze Medal matches.<\/p>\n The soccer competition has the longest competition window of any sport in Olympic history because the International Olympic Committee Executive Board wanted to give each team two extra rest days throughout the men\u2019s and women\u2019s tournaments, which culminate with Gold Medal matchees on July 28-29 in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.<\/p>\n \u201cBringing Olympic Football group stage and knockout matches to stadiums across the United States means more fans will witness this global event and experience the Olympic spirit firsthand,\u201d Shana Ferguson,\u00a0LA28<\/a> chief of port and games delivery officer, said in February.<\/p>\n