Overview
- The World Cup final between Argentina and Spain will kick off at 3:00 p.m. Eastern at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, July 19, with stadium gates opening at 11:00 a.m. and parking at 10:00 a.m.; the closing ceremony is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and team warmups begin at 2:00 p.m.
- NJ Transit began expanded direct service to MetLife at 10:30 a.m. with trains every 10 to 20 minutes and imposed a 40,000-passenger cap for direct stadium service that requires fans to hold both a match ticket and a pre-purchased transit ticket.
- Match-day boarding at Penn Station uses assigned zones on 32nd and 33rd Streets, includes verification of match and transport tickets, issues official NJ Transit wristbands, and routes travelers through a required transfer at Secaucus Junction en route to the stadium.
- The tournament’s official NYNJ Stadium Shuttle listed on FEVO launched four shuttle lines at 9:30 a.m. from Midtown and Port Authority locations to give fans alternative access to the Meadowlands.
- MetLife was altered for World Cup play by widening the pitch and installing natural grass, it carries an announced tournament capacity around 80,000–82,500 and had hosted eight earlier World Cup matches, a history that shapes fan expectations and site operations today.