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  • Meetings & Events

New Jersey’s

Meadowlands

Host to the FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2025™
& FIFA WORLD CUP 2026™

New Jersey’s

Meadowlands

Host to the FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2025™
& FIFA WORLD CUP 2026™

The Closest You Can Get to the World’s Biggest Sporting Event

The Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford New Jersey will be at the center of sports world for two consecutive years hosting the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ and the FIFA World Cup 2026™ – the most watched sporting event in the world with an expected viewership of more than 3.5 billion people.

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The Meadowlands is such an iconic location for sporting events that it was also selected to host the final matches for both tournaments – culminating with the FIFA World Cup Final 2026™ on Sunday July 19th.

The Meadowlands in Northern New Jersey gets you as close to the action as possible with over 13,500 hotel rooms in the area, direct public transit access to MetLife Stadium, adjacent to major interstate highways, just 15 minutes from Newark International Airport, just five minutes away from Teterboro Airport, and just eight miles to New York City.

For the FIFA World Cup 2026™ MetLife Stadium will be known as the New York New Jersey Stadium and has the largest seating capacity of NFL Stadium in the United States.

Click below for More Information on The Meadowlands Sports Complex and the New York New Jersey Stadium.

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FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Schedule

June 15th - July 13th 2025

  • Sunday, June 15th - SE Palmeiras vs. FC Porto
  • Tuesday, June 17th - Fluminense FC vs. Borussia Dortmund
  • Thursday, June 19th - SE Palmeiras vs. Al Ahly FC
  • Saturday, June 21st - Fluminense FC vs. Ulsan HD
  • Monday, June 23rd - FC Porto vs. AL Ahly FC
  • Saturday, July 5th - Quarterfinal
  • Tuesday, July 8th - Semifinal
  • Wednesday, July 9th - Semifinal
  • Sunday, July 13th – Final
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FIFA World Cup 2026™ Schedule

June 13th – July 19th, 2026

  • Group Stage - Saturday, June 13th
  • Group Stage - Tuesday, June 16th
  • Group Stage - Monday, June 22nd
  • Group Stage - Thursday, June 25th
  • Group Stage - Saturday, June 27th
  • Round of 32 - Tuesday, June 30th
  • Round of 16 – Sunday, July 5th
  • World Cup Final - Sunday, July 19th
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FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Schedule

June 15th - July 13th 2025

  • Sunday, June 15th - SE Palmeiras vs. FC Porto
  • Tuesday, June 17th - Fluminense FC vs. Borussia Dortmund
  • Thursday, June 19th - SE Palmeiras vs. Al Ahly FC
  • Saturday, June 21st - Fluminense FC vs. Ulsan HD
  • Monday, June 23rd - FC Porto vs. AL Ahly FC
  • Saturday, July 5th - Quarterfinal
  • Tuesday, July 8th - Semifinal
  • Wednesday, July 9th - Semifinal
  • Sunday, July 13th – Final
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FIFA World Cup 2026™ Schedule

June 13th – July 19th, 2026

  • Group Stage - Saturday, June 13th
  • Group Stage - Tuesday, June 16th
  • Group Stage - Monday, June 22nd
  • Group Stage - Thursday, June 25th
  • Group Stage - Saturday, June 27th
  • Round of 32 - Tuesday, June 30th
  • Round of 16 – Sunday, July 5th
  • World Cup Final - Sunday, July 19th
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Purchase Tickets

Getting Around the

Meadowlands

We’ve Got You Covered

The Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford New Jersey will be at the center of sports world for two consecutive years hosting the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ and the FIFA World Cup 2026™ – the most watched sporting event in the world with an expected viewership of more than 3.5 billion people.

Newark Airport
Teterboro Airport
New Jersey Transit
Secaucus Junction
Midtown Port Authority Bus Terminal
PATH
NY Waterway
Other Services – Including Private Charters
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
FAN FEST
FLAG CITIES CELEBRATIONS

A Taste of the World

The Meadowlands is home to hundreds of restaurants that embrace nearly every cultural cuisine. From traditional Italian to Greek and Mediterranean, Mexican, South American, Hispanic, French and Eastern European, Asian restaurants and more – our region has everything to satisfy any palette imaginable. Of course you don’t want to miss out on a traditional steak house, burger joint or sports bar, even one of our local breweries for an authentic American dining experience just minutes away from wherever it is you might be staying.

Restaurants

Adventures and Experiences

While you will be visiting the Meadowlands for the greatest sporting event in the world – there is bound to be some downtime for you to explore all the other exciting experiences the region has to offer.  Take a Hudson River Cruise and take in the sights of the New York City Skyline and the Statue of Liberty, visit the American Dream Shopping and Entertainment Complex – three million square feet of shopping and attractions including an indoor ski slope, waterpark, theme park, and New Jersey Hall of Fame. There are almost too many attractions to list – indoor skydiving, live horse racing and sports betting, electric go Kart racing, and eco tours in our 13,000-acre nature reserve – and so much more.

Attractions
Shopping
NYNJ FIFA WORLD CUP 2026TM HOMEPAGE

MetLife Stadium Facts:

The Meadowlands in Northern New Jersey gets you as close to the action as possible with over 13,500 hotel rooms in the area, direct public transit access to MetLife Stadium, adjacent to major interstate highways, just 15 minutes from Newark International Airport, just five minutes away from Teterboro Airport, and just eight miles to New York City.

Cost

$1.6 billion

Size

2.1 million square feet

Capacity:

82,500 capability for football and soccer; 50,000 for most concerts

Suites

200+ on four separate levels; 16-24 seats per suite

Club Seating Capacity

Over 10,000 seats

Clubs

EY Coaches Club, Corona Beach Club, West Mezzanine Club, Commissioners Club and the MetLife 50 Club

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