News that the 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands — along with seven other games in the tournament — has sparked excitement and visions of an economic windfall across north Jersey and the New York City metro region. But getting ready for the world’s most-watched sporting event promises to be a costly process for New Jersey.
Questions remain over how much state and local entities will need to spend to prepare for the World Cup, and it’s still unclear how much of those costs will be split with New York.
Katie Sobko, a State House reporter for NorthJersey.com, spoke with NJ Spotlight News about the financial questions.
An award-winning journalist, Briana Vannozzi serves as the anchor for NJ Spotlight News. She’s worked in several capacities since joining the news division in 2012, as interim anchor and senior correspondent after years of general assignment reporting as a multimedia journalist. Vannozzi began her television journalism career by cutting her teeth on New Jersey State House politics for New Jersey Network News. And later as a news radio correspondent at FM News 101.9 in New York City. A Burlington County native, she’s honored to be serving and covering her home state.
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