New York New Jersey Stadium
Open New York New Jersey Stadium, the final venue, and save it to your visited or want-to-visit list.
Open guide →What the final record confirms
For the World Cup 2026 final venue and date, the official record is clear: New York New Jersey Stadium hosted the final on Sunday 19 July 2026. The tournament is complete, so this page is for venue context, match memories and the source-backed record rather than live allocations or travel advice.
Opening to final
The tournament opened at Estadio Azteca / Mexico City Stadium on 11 June and closed in the New York area on 19 July.
Open guide →Ticket-safety lesson
The 2026 sale is over, but the ticket scam checker remains useful before any future high-demand match.
Open guide →Keep final week as a fan
Remember the venue
New York areaTransit record
The New York and New Jersey region is large. Keep the route you took with the stadium in your diary; it is part of the matchday memory.
Remember the journey
Semi-finalsFinal week
The distances between late-stage venues show why a World Cup route needs more than an optimistic transfer. That is a useful lesson for future tournaments too.
Save the memory
MatchDiary
If you attended, log the result, photos, rating and notes. A host-city visit and the match inside the stadium are different memories worth keeping separately.
Official sources and related guides
FIFA final venue
FIFA confirms New York New Jersey Stadium as the host of the 2026 final.
Open guide →FIFA schedule
Check dates, teams and stadiums from FIFA before booking anything tight.
Open guide →Footbeen guides
Read the knockout stadium guide and the knockout stadiums page.
Frequently asked
Where was the World Cup 2026 final?
FIFA records New York New Jersey Stadium, the tournament name for MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as the final venue.
When was the World Cup 2026 final?
FIFA records the final on Sunday 19 July 2026, closing the tournament that ran from 11 June across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Does Footbeen sell World Cup final tickets?
No. Footbeen is a match and stadium tracker, not a ticket seller.
