MetLife Stadium (sponsorship reasons) or New York New Jersey Stadium is one of the stadiums that will be used in the 2026 World Cup and will be the venue for the final match of the biggest football competition.
This stadium is a multi-function stadium located in the Meadowland Sports Complex area, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, about eight kilometers from New York City.
Quoted from the official FIFA website, Monday, the stadium, which will be named New York New Jersey during the 2026 World Cup, has a capacity of up to 82,500 spectators.
The stadium opened in 2010, replacing Giants Stadium which closed on January 3, 2010, and officially opened under the sponsorship of MetLife on April 10, 2010.
Although only built in 2010, this stadium already has a long history because it has hosted various major events from sports to entertainment.
This stadium is recorded as having hosted the Copa America Centenario final, which witnessed the Chilean national team's victory over the Argentinian national team through a penalty shootout.
The first time this stadium was used to host a football match was in the 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup quarter-finals between Costa Rica and Honduras, June 18, 2011.
