MetLife Stadium at the 2026 World Cup
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA hosts 8 matches, including the final.
Matches at MetLife Stadium
- Capacity
- 80,663
- Location
- East Rutherford, New Jersey, USAView on Google Maps
- Home team
- New York Giants (American Football), New York Jets (American Football)
How to get to MetLife Stadium?
By train
NJ Transit runs a direct train to Meadowlands station on match days, connecting through Secaucus Junction from New York Penn Station.
Time: About 30 to 45 minutes from Midtown Manhattan
Cost: Around 6 to 8 USD round trip
By bus
Match-day buses (route 351) run from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan straight to the stadium.
Time: About 30 to 45 minutes from Midtown Manhattan
Cost: Around 8 to 12 USD round trip
By car
The stadium sits in the Meadowlands Sports Complex with large parking lots, about 10 miles from Manhattan.
Time: About 25 to 40 minutes by car, longer in traffic
Cost: Around 30 to 50 USD for event parking
By Uber or Lyft
Rideshare is easy, with a dedicated pick-up area, though prices jump on big match days.
Time: About 25 to 40 minutes from Midtown Manhattan
Cost: Around 45 to 80 USD one way
Fun facts about MetLife Stadium
- It hosts the 2026 World Cup final on July 19.
- It is one of the biggest stadiums in the NFL, with two New York teams sharing it.
- It hosted the Super Bowl in 2014, played outdoors in the winter cold.
About MetLife Stadium
MetLife Stadium is where the whole 2026 World Cup has been building toward.
Across 8 matches here, the stakes keep climbing, all the way up to the final on July 19, 2026.
And that final is the one the planet is waiting for, the single biggest game in world football this year.
Just a few miles from New York City, the stadium sits right beside one of the most electric cities on earth.
It opened in 2010 and is home to two NFL teams, the New York Giants and the New York Jets, so huge crowds are nothing new here.
By the time July arrives, the whole New York area will be buzzing, with fans pouring in from every corner of the world.
Few stadiums ever get to host a World Cup final, and on that summer night, every eye on the planet will be on this one.
- An open-air stadium with no roof, so games are played under the open sky
- A short trip from Manhattan, so fans can stay right in the heart of New York City
- One of the most expensive stadiums ever built, at roughly 1.6 billion dollars
- A regular stage for the world's biggest concerts and live events
- Set in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, with vast parking and event grounds