World Cup Transportation Planning

New Jersey Business Magazine By Anthony Birritteri, Editor-in-Chief On May 12, 2025

With an estimated 1 million visitors coming to see the eight FIFA World Cup 2026 games at MetLife Stadium next year, including the final match on July 19, 2026, moving the throngs of visiting soccer fans in and out of MetLife Stadium will require a safe and reliable transportation system that can meet ridership demand.

Last Friday, an early preview of how all transportation stakeholders are working together to make this happen was given at the North Jersey Transportation Forum hosted by the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce, and the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce.

The keynote speaker was New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Francis K. O’Connor, who said the World Cup will not be the Department of Transportation (DOT) or NJ Transit’s “first rodeo.”  Handling mega concerts like Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and Beyonce, which were all sellouts, were stress tests that showed mass transit can get people out of the stadium. Another big test will be the FIFA Club World Cup game that will be played this summer at MetLife Stadium, O’Connor said. View the full article: NJBMagazine.com