Gov. Sherrill announces 770 free World Cup tickets for some NJ residents

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 New Jersey match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, and about three weeks after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that 1,000 New Yorkers would receive discounted World Cup tickets, which angered Garden State soccer fans and some of our state lawmakers.

“As governor, I promised to open the doors of opportunity, and I meant that in ways both big and small. Today, we’re giving fans another opportunity to get to the game,” Sherrill said at a press conference at Hackensack University Medical Center.

The 770 tickets will be spread across five group stage matches and two knockout rounds, and none will be available for the final match played in East Rutherford on July 19.




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