United States

New York / New Jersey

MetLife Stadium

Hosts the Final · July 19

Matches

Capacity

82,500

Group stage Round of 32 Round of 16 Final

Built

2010

Surface

Natural grass (overlay)

Roof

Open

Home of

New York Giants, New York Jets (NFL)

Hosts the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19.

About the venue

The imposing arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey is home of the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets. It plays a leading role at the 2026 tournament with eight matches, one semi-final and the final on July 19.

MetLife has hosted the 2025 Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain and the 2016 Copa America Centenario final between Argentina and Chile.

01 – Matches here

Match list

All times ET

Matchday 1

Sat, Jun 13

18:00 ET

🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇲🇦 Morocco

Group C Matchday 1

Matchday 1

Tue, Jun 16

15:00 ET

🇫🇷 France vs 🇸🇳 Senegal

Group I Matchday 1

Matchday 2

Mon, Jun 22

20:00 ET

🇳🇴 Norway vs 🇸🇳 Senegal

Group I Matchday 2

Matchday 3

Thu, Jun 25

16:00 ET

🇪🇨 Ecuador vs 🇩🇪 Germany

Group E Matchday 3

Matchday 3

Sat, Jun 27

17:00 ET

🇵🇦 Panama vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Group L Matchday 3

Round of 32

Tue, Jun 30

17:00 ET

1I v 3rd CDFGH vs TBD

Round of 16

Sun, Jul 5

16:00 ET

TBD vs TBD

Final

Sun, Jul 19

15:00 ET

TBD vs TBD

02 – Host city news

Tournament · Wed, May 27

NY and NJ Attorneys General Subpoena FIFA Over MetLife Ticket Pricing: Investigation Targets Seat-Map Changes and Resale Prices Past $2 Million

New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport have jointly subpoenaed FIFA over ticketing for the 2026 World Cup at the New York New Jersey Stadium (formerly MetLife). The probe centres on seat-map changes made after sales began, alleged misleading communications and face-value prices that reached $10,990 for the final. Resale tickets for the final have appeared above $2 million. California AG Rob Bonta opened a separate inquiry earlier in the month.

Host City · Wed, May 20

Brazil, Haiti, Morocco and Senegal Will Base Camp in New Jersey for the 2026 World Cup

The New York / New Jersey Host Committee has confirmed that four national teams have chosen New Jersey for their official Team Base Camps. Brazil will train at the Red Bulls' Columbia Park Training Center in Morris Township. Haiti goes to Stockton University, Morocco to The Pingry School, Senegal to Rutgers. Governor Mikie Sherrill: "a once-in-a-generation event."

Host City · Tue, May 19

Jersey City Launches Four-Ward World Cup Celebration Series, Free to the Public From June 12 to July 19

Mayor James Solomon has unveiled a four-event 2026 World Cup celebration series that turns Jersey City into a distributed fan hub from the opening-week Flag Cities festival to a "world village" final-day party. All events are free and the programme runs at no cost to taxpayers, backed by RWJBarnabas Health, KRE Group, LeFrak and Choose New Jersey.

Final · Mon, Mar 30

MetLife Stadium Will Host the Final on July 19

The 82,500-seat venue in East Rutherford, New Jersey, takes centre stage for what FIFA expects to be the most-watched single sporting event in history.

02 – Other host cities