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MetLife Final Generates $13 B, Tickets Hit $200 K

7/17/2026

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Summary

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The final took place at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on 19 July 2026.
Tickets began at $5,000, averaged $11,000, and resale topped $200,000.
Atlanta Stadium logged 544,516 fans and over 500,000 Fan Fest visitors.
Kansas City Stadium logged 413,169 fans and more than 400,000 Fan Fest attendees.
FIFA projects $13 billion revenue, a $41 billion boost, and $250 million from hydration-break ads.

History

Historical Context

When FIFA awarded the 1994 World Cup to the United States on July 4 1988, the tournament set a record 3.6 million total spectators and proved financially lucrative despite soccer’s modest U.S. profile. That success underpinned the 2026 bid, won on June 13 2018 by the Canada-U.S.–Mexico trio, and now drives projections of multi-billion-dollar revenues for the expanded 48-team event.

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Story summary

The final took place at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on 19 July 2026.
Tickets began at $5,000, averaged $11,000, and resale topped $200,000.
Atlanta Stadium logged 544,516 fans and over 500,000 Fan Fest visitors.
Kansas City Stadium logged 413,169 fans and more than 400,000 Fan Fest attendees.
FIFA projects $13 billion revenue, a $41 billion boost, and $250 million from hydration-break ads.

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