The World Cup is fast approaching, and bigger than ever, with 104 matches spread over 16 North American cities across 39 days — all culminating in New Jersey. For the final match in the world’s largest sporting event, figuring out how to get over 80,000 people in seats has highlighted huge gaps in the public transportation infrastructure connecting New Jersey and New York.
The final match is slated to take place nine miles outside of Midtown Manhattan at MetLife Stadium (or the NYNJ Stadium, as FIFA calls it to avoid giving airtime to stadium sponsors.) The stadium is best known as the home to NFL’s New York Giants and Jets, has a capacity of 82,500 seats for football and soccer matches.
