World Cup 2026 in New York: what happened at MetLife and how the markets did

Key dates: every World Cup 2026 match at MetLife Stadium

Date	Round	Match	Result
Saturday, June 13, 2026	Group C	Brazil vs. Morocco	1-1 draw
Tuesday, June 16, 2026	Group I	France vs. Senegal	France won 3-1
Monday, June 22, 2026	Group I	Norway vs. Senegal	Norway won 3-2
Thursday, June 25, 2026	Group E	Ecuador vs. Germany	Ecuador won 2-1
Saturday, June 27, 2026	Group L	Panama vs. England	England won 2-0
Tuesday, June 30, 2026	Round of 32	France vs. Sweden	France won 3-0
Sunday, July 5, 2026	Round of 16	Brazil vs. Norway	Norway won 2-1
Sunday, July 19, 2026	Final	Spain vs. Argentina	Spain won 1-0 after extra time

The fixture list comes from CBS New York's MetLife schedule. Results come from match reports: the Associated Press on Brazil and Morocco, Al Jazeera on France and Senegal, ESPN on Norway and Senegal, amNewYork on Ecuador and Germany, Concacaf on Panama and England, NBC on France and Sweden, NBC New York on Brazil and Norway and CBS News on the final.

What comes next

Date	Event	Why New Yorkers will look for it
June 24 to July 25, 2027	FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil, in eight host cities	The next World Cup of any kind, and the first women's edition in Brazil
July 17, 2027	Etihad Park, New York City FC's stadium in Willets Point, Queens, is due to open	The city's first soccer-specific stadium, with room for about 25,000
July 10 to 29, 2028	Olympic soccer tournaments at the Los Angeles Games	Nine matches are assigned to New York Stadium, including a men's quarterfinal on July 20, 2028
2030 (dates not published in the source we checked)	Men's World Cup in Morocco, Portugal and Spain, with one centenary match each in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay	The next men's tournament-winner question

Dates and hosts come from NBC New York's report on the 2027 host cities, MLS's Etihad Park announcement, LA28's venue announcement, New York City FC's summary of the Olympic schedule and FIFA's 2030 page.

What happened in the World Cup 2026 final at MetLife?

Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time on Sunday, July 19, 2026. According to CBS News, substitute Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute, and Argentina played all of extra time with ten men after Enzo Fernández received a second yellow card in the third minute of second-half stoppage time. It is Spain's second men's World Cup title; the first came in 2010.

ESPN's report describes a one-sided match: Spain had 20 shots to Argentina's two, and Argentina's first attempt of any kind came in the 115th minute. The Associated Press noted that Spain became the first country to hold the men's and women's World Cup titles at the same time.

On attendance, Sky Sports' match page lists 80,663, and the Associated Press described a crowd of about 80,000. We did not find the figure on a FIFA page we could open, so treat it as reported, not official.

Which World Cup 2026 matches were played at MetLife Stadium?

Eight: five group matches, one round-of-32 match, one round-of-16 match and the final. The results table above lists all of them.

The stadium is in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and is the home of the Giants and the Jets. During the tournament FIFA used the name New York New Jersey Stadium, because its rules do not allow sponsor names on venues. If you search for results under either name, you are looking at the same building.

Four teams played there twice: France, Norway, Brazil and Senegal. France won a group match and a round-of-32 match at MetLife. Norway won a group match there and then knocked out Brazil in the round of 16, with two late goals from Erling Haaland.

How did the USA's World Cup 2026 end?

In the round of 16. U.S. Soccer reported that the team finished first in Group D, which included Paraguay, Australia and Türkiye. In the round of 32 the USA beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on July 1, with goals from Folarin Balogun and Malik Tillman, according to ESPN's match report. Balogun was sent off in that match.

Five days later, on July 6, the USA lost 4-1 to Belgium in Seattle. MLS's report lists Charles De Ketelaere (twice), Hans Vanaken and Romelu Lukaku as Belgium's scorers and Tillman as the USA's.

None of the USA's matches was played at MetLife.

Did the USA play Mexico at the 2026 World Cup?

They did not. The two co-hosts were placed in different groups, and both lost in the round of 16 before their paths could cross. Mexico's tournament ended on July 5 with a 3-2 defeat to England in Mexico City, according to NBC's match report.

A contract on a match that depends on two teams both advancing is a question about something that may never be played. Read how the rules treat that case before trading one.

How did the markets do on the World Cup?

We do not publish market prices, so this section is about how the contracts work, not about what any platform showed on a given day.

How a tournament-winner contract settles. A contract asks one question, such as whether a named team will win the tournament. Once the final is over and the result is official, the contract on the champion pays $1 for each contract held and every other team's contract pays $0. Contracts on teams that were eliminated earlier had a known outcome from the day those teams went out.

How a match contract settles. The key detail is which result counts. Many soccer contracts settle on the score after 90 minutes plus stoppage time, and others settle on which team advances. The final shows why this matters: it was 0-0 after 90 minutes and was decided in extra time. A contract on "Spain to win in regulation" and a contract on "Spain to lift the trophy" were different questions with different answers.

Example (made-up numbers, not a real market): a contract asking "Will Team A win the tournament?" is priced at $0.20. A buyer pays $0.20 per contract and receives $1 if Team A wins the tournament and nothing if it does not. The $0.20 price means traders, taken together, see roughly a 20-in-100 chance. If Team A wins its first knockout match and the price rises to $0.30, the buyer can sell then instead of waiting for the final.

What can a long tournament market teach a trader?

• A price is an estimate, not a result. The 2026 tournament had 48 teams and one winner. Even a team that many people rate highly is more likely to go out than to win, and a low price mostly means "unlikely", not "cheap".
• Knockout soccer is decided by small margins. The final turned on one goal in extra time after a red card. Brazil went out to two late goals. One match is a small sample.
• Host status does not carry a team by itself. The USA and Mexico both played at home and both lost in the round of 16.
• Long contracts tie up money. A tournament-winner contract bought before the first match is not decided for more than a month. You can sell earlier, but only at the price someone else will pay at that moment.
• The rules decide, not the headline. Regulation time or extra time, abandoned matches, and the source used for settlement are all written into the contract.

Fees and taxes also affect what you keep. See our guide to how Kalshi works, the Kalshi and Polymarket US comparison and the New York tax guide.

How did fans get to MetLife during the World Cup?

Mostly by train and bus, and under special rules. According to 6sqft's report from May 2026, NJ Transit first set a $150 round-trip train fare for match days and then lowered it to $105. Train tickets were limited to 40,000 per match and had to be booked in advance by people holding match tickets. An official shuttle bus cost $80.

Those arrangements ended with the tournament. For Giants and Jets games the stadium is back to its normal name and normal travel options; our Giants and Jets guide covers the football side.

What comes after World Cup 2026 for New York soccer fans?

Four dates are worth knowing.

• 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. Brazil hosts from June 24 to July 25, 2027, in eight cities: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife and Salvador. It is the first Women's World Cup in Brazil.
• Etihad Park. New York City FC says its stadium in Willets Point, Queens, will open on July 17, 2027, with room for about 25,000 fans.
• 2028 Olympic soccer. LA28 named New York Stadium, which it describes as the future home of New York City FC, as one of the venues outside Los Angeles. The club says nine matches are assigned to it: men's and women's group matches between July 10 and July 17, 2028, and a men's quarterfinal on July 20. The gold-medal matches are at the Rose Bowl on July 28 (men) and July 29 (women).
• 2030 men's World Cup. FIFA appointed Morocco, Portugal and Spain as hosts, with one centenary match each in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Spain will be a host as defending champion.

We did not find a confirmed 2027 soccer match at MetLife Stadium, so none is listed here. Whether a platform lists contracts on any of these events is something we do not track; check the app for current listings. For the city's other teams, see our guides to the Liberty, the Knicks and the Yankees and Mets.

Are soccer prediction markets available in New York?

ProphetX, Kalshi, Polymarket US and OG share one New York status for sports contracts: Available — dispute pending (as of October 13, 2026). Soccer listings differ from platform to platform and from week to week, so check the status and the specific contract before trading. We keep the details current in our New York status guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Who won the World Cup 2026 final at MetLife Stadium?

Spain. It beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time on July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute, after Argentina's Enzo Fernández had been sent off late in the second half. It is Spain's second men's World Cup title.

How many World Cup 2026 matches were played at MetLife Stadium?

Eight: five group matches, one round-of-32 match, one round-of-16 match and the final. FIFA called the venue New York New Jersey Stadium during the tournament.

How did the USA do at the 2026 World Cup?

The USA won Group D and beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 in the round of 32 on July 1, 2026. It was eliminated in the round of 16 on July 6, 2026, losing 4-1 to Belgium in Seattle.

Did the USA play Mexico at the 2026 World Cup?

They did not meet. Both teams were eliminated in the round of 16: Mexico lost 3-2 to England in Mexico City on July 5, 2026, and the USA lost 4-1 to Belgium the next day.

What happens to a tournament-winner contract after the final?

It settles under the rules written on the contract. In general, the contract on the champion pays $1 per contract and the contracts on every other team pay $0. Match contracts need a closer read, because some count only regulation time and others count the team that advances.

When is the next World Cup?

The next one is the FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil, from June 24 to July 25, 2027. The next men's World Cup is in 2030, hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain, with one centenary match each in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Can New Yorkers trade soccer contracts on prediction markets?

The status of the sports platforms we cover is: Available — dispute pending (as of October 13, 2026). Listings change, so check the app for current listings and read our New York status guide before trading.