{"id":236208,"date":"2026-05-19T01:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T01:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/236208\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T01:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T01:10:14","slug":"new-york-set-to-host-8-world-cup-games-including-final-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/236208\/","title":{"rendered":"New York set to host 8 World Cup games, including final, in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 New York is welcoming soccer fans from around the planet this summer for the World Cup \u2014 and then transporting a vast majority of them to MetLife Stadium in northern New Jersey in at a hefty price<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The home of the NFL\u2019s Jets and Giants is set to host eight games, including the final on July 19. It\u2019s the latest big event at the 80,000-seat stadium in the Meadowlands a dozen years after the Super Bowl was played there and three years since Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cThe Eras Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Landmarks\/Places to See<\/p>\n

The Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Empire State Building, Central Park, Coney Island and shows on and off Broadway and at Radio City Music Hall are atop a long list of tourist destinations.<\/p>\n

Major League Baseball\u2019s Yankees and Mets each have plenty of home games, including the Los Angeles Dodgers at Yankee Stadium the weekend of the final.<\/p>\n

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\"People<\/p>\n

People gather in Times Square to watch a boxing match, May 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II, File)<\/p>\n

People gather in Times Square to watch a boxing match, May 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II, File)<\/p>\n

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Food scene in New York<\/p>\n

Start with a bagel and a slice of pizza and go from there to any type of cuisine your heart desires. There are 72 restaurants in New York City and the surrounding areas with a Michelin star, and there are quality eats at every price point.<\/p>\n

Some of the best steakhouses and Italian can be found all over, especially in Manhattan, and Flushing in Queens features an array of excellent Asian food.<\/p>\n

Fan Zones<\/p>\n

There will be a free one in each of the city\u2019s five boroughs<\/a>: Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center \u2014 home of the U.S. Open tennis tournament \u2014 in Queens, on the East River waterfront and in Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, a shopping mall near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and a minor league baseball stadium in Staten Island.<\/p>\n

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\"With<\/p>\n

With One World Trade Center seen in the background, a little girl leaps across boulders forming a breakwater along the Brooklyn Bridge Park on Dec. 27, 2018, in the Brooklyn borough, of New York. (AP Photo\/Wong Maye-E, File)<\/p>\n

With One World Trade Center seen in the background, a little girl leaps across boulders forming a breakwater along the Brooklyn Bridge Park on Dec. 27, 2018, in the Brooklyn borough, of New York. (AP Photo\/Wong Maye-E, File)<\/p>\n

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Another is taking place in Harrison, New Jersey, at Sports Illustrated Stadium at a cost of $10 for adults and free for children 12 and under, though a ticket is required.<\/p>\n

Transportation Options<\/p>\n

A round-trip train ticket from Penn Station in Manhattan to East Rutherford on NJ Transit costs $98 \u2014 down from the $150 initially unveiled<\/a> but still significantly more than $12.90 for other events \u2014 and it\u2019s not direct. Ticket-holders must buy ahead for a specific time slot, board in one of two designated zones and then transfer at Secaucus Junction.<\/p>\n

Fans can also take NJ Transit from Secaucus or Hoboken Terminal. FIFA\u2019s official shuttle bus is $20 and departs from Grand Central Station, the Port Authority Bus Terminal, a to-be-determined site in north Midtown or a park-and-ride site in Clifton, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Despite vast lots surrounding the stadium with more than 20,000 spots usually available, the only parking on site will be what FIFA calls premium and limited availability at the American Dream mall. Ride share pickup and drop-off is at the Meadowlands harness racing track.<\/p>\n

Stadium Tips<\/p>\n

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\"General<\/p>\n

General view of the MetLife stadium during the Club World Cup semifinal soccer match between Fluminense and Chelsea in East Rutherford, N.J., Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Pamela Smith, File)<\/p>\n

General view of the MetLife stadium during the Club World Cup semifinal soccer match between Fluminense and Chelsea in East Rutherford, N.J., Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo\/Pamela Smith, File)<\/p>\n

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Allow plenty of time to get in and even more patience to get out. A regular-season football game leads to long lines and logjams, and the logistical complications of no parking or tailgating combined with the amount of fans unfamiliar with the stadium and the transportation there could cause lengthy delays.<\/p>\n

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