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FIFA responded powerfully to New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherill aft she posted a captious video saying that FIFA should salary for fans' NJ Transit tickets to World Cup matches astatine MetLife Stadium this summer.
In her video, a consequence to "headlines" astir reports of $100 train tickets, Sherill said FIFA "should salary for nan rides" since NJ Transit is getting billed $48 million, while FIFA will make $11 billion.
FIFA said it was "quit surprised" by Sherill's "approach...on instrumentality transportation" earlier outlining "Host City Agreements."
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during nan 2026 Semafor World Economy convention successful Washington, D.C., connected April 15, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/AFP)
"The original FIFA World Cup 2026 Host City Agreements signed successful 2018 required free proscription for fans to each matches. Recognizing nan financial strain this placed connected nan big cities, backmost successful 2023 FIFA adjusted nan Host Agreement requirements crossed each big cities arsenic follows: All Match Ticket holders and accredited individuals shall beryllium capable to entree carrier (public aliases additionally planned transport) astatine costs to let recreation to Stadiums connected lucifer days," nan connection began.
"FIFA worked for years pinch big cities connected proscription and mobility plans, including advocating for millions of dollars successful national backing to support big cities for transportation.
"FIFA World Cup will bring millions of fans to North America on pinch related economical impact. Many fans will recreation to NYNJ to bask nan 8 matches scheduled. FIFA is not alert of immoderate different awesome arena antecedently held astatine NYNJ Stadium, including different awesome sports, world performance tours, etc., wherever organizers were required to salary for instrumentality transportation."
A wide position of MetLife Stadium and nan Meadowlands Train Station is seen from a NJ Transit train earlier nan FIFA Club World Cup 2025 semi-final lucifer betwixt Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected July 9, 2025. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
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MetLife Stadium will big 8 matches, including nan July 19 final. Penn Station will besides person terrible restrictions connected crippled days, erstwhile only crippled attendees will beryllium permitted to participate nan NJ Transit information of nan Manhattan station.
Parking has besides been banned astatine MetLife Stadium contempt thousands of spots successful nan Meadowlands Sports Complex because nan tons will beryllium utilized for instrumentality activation and security.
Current prices from East Rutherford to Penn Station are conscionable nether $13.
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) questions witnesses successful a proceeding of nan House Select Committee connected Strategic Competition betwixt nan United States and nan Chinese Communist Party, successful nan Cannon House Office Building connected February 28, 2023 successful Washington, DC. The committee is investigating economic, technological and information title betwixt nan U.S. and China. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Last week, nan Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced $80 tickets from Boston to Gillette Stadium, and nan Boston Host Committee announced Tuesday that location will beryllium $95 Yankee Line autobus tickets to Foxborough.
Tailgating is banned at both Gillette Stadium and MetLife Stadium.
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