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G. Larry James Stadium and the Sports Center at Stockton University (Credit: Stockton University)

Haiti Selects Stockton University, New Jersey, for FIFA World Cup Base Camp

Haiti has officially selected Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey, as its team base camp training site during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It will mark Haiti’s second participation in the FIFA World Cup, having last played in the tournament in 1974 in Germany. It is also the only Caribbean nation to qualify for the […]

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MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., will host the championship game for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

2026 FIFA World Cup Host City Guide: New York New Jersey

In advance of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, SportsTravel is delving into each of the 11 U.S. cities that will host matches during the event. This year’s edition will be the largest ever, with 48 teams (up from 32), and it will be the first to be staged in three countries — Canada, Mexico and […]

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From left, Atlanta president Dan Corso, North Texas organizing committee president Monica Paul, Houston president Chris Canetti, San Francisco Bay Area CEO Zaileen Janmohamed, Philadelphia executive Meg Kane, (New York/New Jersey CEO Alex Lasry, Miami CEO Alina Hudak, Seattle chief strategy officer April Putney, Kansas City CEO Pam Kramer, Boston CEO Mike Loynd, and Los Angeles vice president Jason Krutzsch meet at the Paley Center in New York a year ahead of the 2026 World Cup in June. (AP Photo/Ronald Blum)

Sports Tourism a Major Focus for 2026 FIFA World Cup Host Cities

There will be matches and they will be massive, drawing tens of thousands to stadiums and millions upon millions watching around the world. For the cities and regions that are hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup games in the United States, that is only part of what the impact should be for the month-plus tournament. “Those […]

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Kansas City Chiefs fans at Arrowhead Stadium cheer before their AFC Divisional round playoff game against the Houston Texans in 2020. Fans getting to the stadium next summer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will have a variety of different transport options than the ones used for Chiefs games. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

2026 FIFA World Cup Host Locations Plan Variety of Transport Options

For all of the logistics that come with hosting matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the biggest one for all of the U.S. host cities is this: How to get fans to the games. Internationally, the ability to take mass transit to games is the tradition. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, fans […]

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The FIFA World Cup Trophy is shown during the FIFA World Cup 26 Official Brand Launch at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/FIFA)

Host Cities Await News on 2026 FIFA World Cup Draw

As anticipation started to build with the one-year countdown in June and continuing this summer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, there is something that nobody has been able to do just yet — promote the teams that will be playing in group stage matches, because the draw has not been made. That has left […]

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New Jersey Enhances Alcohol Licensing Ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation enhancing the state’s alcoholic beverage licensing framework to support operations at host venues in New Jersey as the state prepares for global sporting events including the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and 2026 FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. The legislation permits alcohol licensing […]

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MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., will host the championship game for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Tammy Murphy Named Board Chair for FIFA 2026 World Cup New York/New Jersey Host Committee

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy has been named Chair of the 2026 FIFA World Cup New York/New Jersey Host Committee’s Board of Directors and Alex Lasry has been named chief executive officer to lead the committee on a day-to-day basis. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host eight matches in the 2026 […]

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