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Boston is one of 16 cities across North America hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Massachusetts officials expect the seven games played at Gillette Stadium — renamed Boston Stadium for the monthlong event — will bring as many two million soccer fans to the region.
From the nitty-gritty logistics of traveling to the stadium to how local Haitian and Brazilian communities are cheering on their teams, GBH News is following the people — and problems — involved with putting on the world’s biggest sports tournament.
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Healey touts preparations for ‘safe and secure and successful’ World Cup games
The governor's statements came the same day a Boston city councilor filed a hearing order to prevent human and drug trafficking around the games. -
Town of Foxborough makes a deal with Krafts to allow World Cup license
The agreement appears to end a weekslong standoff between the town, the Krafts and Boston Soccer 2026. -
MBTA General Manager Phil Eng says transit agency is ‘ready for the World Cup’
T General Manager Phil Eng lays out the system's plans for the year ahead, including this summer's FIFA World Cup. -
The $7.8 million question: Who’s paying for World Cup security in Foxborough?
The first World Cup match in Foxborough is less than four months away.
