NEW YORK.- Those attending the World Cup 2026 who wish to travel by train from New York to the MetLife Stadiumin the neighbor New Jerseythey will have to pay twelve times more for the round trip ticket, the local organizing committee and the transportation company announced on Friday.
Spectators will have to pay $150 for the ticket, compared to about $12.90 currently, to the stadium in East Rutherfordwhich will host eight matches of the World Cupincluding the final on July 19.
The president-general director of New Jersey Transit, Kris Kolluriexplained at a press conference that this special rate is necessary to compensate for the 48 million dollars that it will cost to launch special trains to the sports venue.
Without this rate, daily users of the New Jersey rail network “would subsidize 92 percent” of travel for World Cup fans, he explained.
“No one I’ve spoken to thinks it’s fair for honest and reasonable New Jersey users to bear that cost for years,” Kolluri added. “It’s the fans who go to the game who should shoulder that burden.”
In total, 40,000 return train tickets will be sold for each match starting on May 13.
The journey, about thirty kilometers, takes approximately half an hour.
On the other hand, 10,000 people will be able to travel in buses chartered by the local organizing committee. Tickets, which cost $80 round trip, go on sale starting this Friday.
The capacity of MetLife Stadium is 78,000 people.
How its European future cools
The aspirations of As to qualify for the European Champions League suffered another blow this Friday with their second consecutive defeat in the Italian league, a 2-1 setback on the field of Sassuolo.
A bright Vaseline Cristian Volpato (42′) at the end of a quick counterattack and a goal M’Bala Nzola (44′), goals that came two minutes apart near the end of the first half, gave Sassuolo the victory in Reggio Emilia.
The Argentinian Nico Paz He closed the head difference right after (45+2′).
This second consecutive defeat leaves Como fifth in the Series Atwo points from the Juventuswhich receives Bologna on Sunday night.
