MetLife Stadium Hosts 2026 World Cup Final July 19 With 82500 Seats and 155 Million in New Jersey Public Spending
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final is set for July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with semifinals at AT&T Stadium on July 14 and Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 15 determining the two finalists. Fox's group-stage English-language average of 5.05 million viewers was up 92 percent over 2022, and the USA-Bosnia round-of-32 match drew 24.43 million on Fox alone, a U.S. record for a soccer broadcast. New Jersey has committed approximately $155 million in public funds toward the tournament, while the state's governor and an independent economist have publicly disputed the host committee's $3.3 billion projected economic return and noted that FIFA contributed nothing toward transit costs.