The complex home to the New York Jets and Giants and located in East Rutherford, N.J., will be renamed the New York New Jersey Stadium during the July 19 final.
The 2026 World Cup final will take place at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium to cap a tournament set in cities across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, soccer’s international governing body FIFA announced Sunday.
The final will be played on July 19 at the East Rutherford, N.J., stadium. Mexico City will host the opener of the 104-game tournament at Estadio Azteca on June 11.
During the event, though, the 82,500-capacity stadium will be officially referred to as the “New York New Jersey Stadium” to comply with the FIFA’s policy against non-sponsor corporate names.
It’s a World Cup of firsts. For the first time, the tournament will expand to include 48 teams, up from the 32 team-format held for the past seven tournaments.
