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Aerial view of Metlife Stadium on April 5th, 2015. It is the home of the New York Giants and New York Jets of the NFL and has a capacity of 82566. It opened in april 2010. MetLife Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, 5 mi (8 km) west of New York City.

MetLife Stadium will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including final match. It is the largest stadium in New Jersey with a capacity of over 82,000, along with being the largest venue in the NFL.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, marketed as FIFA World Cup 26, will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries; the main host country of matches is the United States, while Canada and Mexico will be the auxiliary hosts. The tournament will be the first to be hosted by three nations.