Which city is listed as the location of MetLife Stadium for the 2026 final?

MetLife Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The venue sits in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, roughly 10 miles west of New York City, although the tournament’s official branding calls it New York New Jersey Stadium.

Opened in 2010, MetLife Stadium is the home field of the NFL’s New York Giants and New York Jets. It replaced Giants Stadium, which stood on the same Meadowlands site. The stadium was selected by FIFA in February 2024 to host the 2026 final and seven other tournament matches.

A common mix-up is calling the location New York City because the venue represents the New York metropolitan area. It is actually across the Hudson River in New Jersey, within the borough of East Rutherford. Inglewood is home to Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium, while Dallas’s area venue is in Arlington, Texas.

MetLife Stadium has also hosted Super Bowl XLVIII, the 2016 Copa América Centenario final, and the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final, making it an experienced venue for major international events.