USA · The Meadowlands
MetLife Stadium
New York / New Jersey · Capacity 82,500 · Opened 2010
MetLife Stadium hosts the Final on July 19. Its 82,500 capacity is among the largest in the tournament.
Matches
8
Roof
Open-air
Elevation
25 ft
Pitch
105 × 68 m
Ticket range
$60–$6,700
VIP up to
$73,000
Nearest airport
EWR · 20 min
Stages hosted
Group×5 · R32×1 · R16×1 · Final×1
World Cup history
Hosts the FINAL on July 19, 2026 — plus 7 other matches incl. SF.
Did you know?
82,500 capacity makes it the largest 2026 venue and the largest WC Final stadium since 1994.
Playing conditions
- Surface
- FIFA-spec natural grass laid over the stadium's synthetic turf for WC.
- Climate
- Warm & humid; thunderstorms can delay evening kicks.
- Roof
- Open-air
- Pitch
- 105 × 68 m
- Elevation
- 25 ft
Getting there
- Airport
- Newark Liberty (EWR) · 20 min
- Transit
- NJ Transit Meadowlands Rail from Secaucus Junction — 8 trains/hour.
- Parking
- 28,000 spaces; tailgating in lots A-D from 4 hours pre-kick.
- Fan zone
- American Dream Mall (next door) + Times Square viewing parties.
- Eat & drink
- Redd's Biergarten · Carlos O'Connor's · Manhattan's Little Italy · Hoboken food scene
- Premium
- Coaches Club: ground-level, glass-fronted, players walk past your seat.