770 World Cup Tickets to Be Given Away Free to NJ Residents, Gov. Sherrill Announces
The passes will go to residents, nurses, pediatric patients and other groups as World Cup ticket prices reach thousands of dollars, officials said.
- On Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced 770 free World Cup tickets for state residents attending matches at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford.
- The initiative follows New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's $50 ticket lottery announced last month, with Sherrill partnering the New York New Jersey Host Committee, Uber, and Hackensack Meridian Health to distribute tickets.
- Distribution allocates 500 tickets to youth soccer players, New Jersey National Guard families, and Bergen County first responders; 200 go to nurses and pediatric patients, with 70 awarded through the "Welcome World Rewards" program.
- Sherrill emphasized that tickets come at no cost to taxpayers and represent a "once-in-a-lifetime" chance to make the World Cup accessible and affordable for as many New Jerseyans as possible.
- Matches begin this Saturday at New York New Jersey Stadium across group stage and knockout rounds; however, no free tickets are allocated for the tournament final.
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Over 750 free tickets set aside for NJ communities ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup, officials say
The announcement follows $3.6 million in funding that the Host Committee is providing the Sherrill Administration to support transportation costs associated with the World Cup.
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New Jersey is following the footsteps of New York City ahead of the world’s biggest sport event. Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced that 770 free tickets will be available for New Jersey communities to FIFA World Cup events at New York / New Jersey Stadium. Sherrill along with USMNT legend, the former pro player and New Jersey native Tony Meola, made the announcement Tuesday . “We are excited to welcome the world to the Garden State for the World Cup…
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill said over 750 tickets will be available across seven matches played at MetLife Stadium starting Saturday. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced Tuesday that 770 free World Cup tickets will be given to New Jersey residents, with the tickets earmarked for youth soccer players, families of National Guard members, sick children, and first responders. The news comes just days before the first…
N.J. announces plan to send 770 residents to the World Cup
Several hundred New Jerseyans won’t need to shell out admission to catch a World Cup match in person.Officials are giving 770 free FIFA World Cup tickets to a targeted set of Garden State residents under a new initiative announced Tuesday by Gov. Mikie Sherrill and the tournament’s New York New Jersey host committee.
NJ residents can now score free World Cup tickets, undercutting $50 NYC lottery
MetLife Stadium, temporarily renamed New York New Jersey Stadium New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced 770 free tickets for communities, pediatric patients, nurses and small businesses. [ more › ]
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