NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- FIFA selected New York and New Jersey to jointly host some of the 2026 World Cup games, soccer’s international governing body announced on Thursday.
Mayor Eric Adams and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy successfully submitted a joint application to host games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford — less than an hour trip from the Port Authority bus terminal.
Eleven cities in the U.S. were selected to host the world’s largest sporting event.
Besides New York, those include Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle.
Five other cities from Mexico and Canada will also be hosting games.
Those include Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Toronto and Vancouver.
“We congratulate the 16 FIFA World Cup Host Cities on their outstanding commitment and passion,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. “Today is a historic day — for everyone in those cities and states, for FIFA, for Canada, the USA and Mexico who will put on the greatest show on Earth. We look forward to working together with them to deliver what will be an unprecedented FIFA World Cup and a game-changer as we strive to make football truly global.”
The U.S. last hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994.
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