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World Cup games at Gillette Stadium will have financial, community impact
Seven 2026 World Cup games will be held at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.
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Seven 2026 World Cup games will be held at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.
For the first time since 1994, the FIFA World Cup will be played in the United States. WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan reports.
The FIFA World Cup is two years away but Gillette Stadium will be hosting seven of its matches in Foxboro, it was announced Sunday.
The home of the Jets and Giants will host the championship match of the 48-team tournament on July 19.
"We knew the task at hand, and that was to go win," said U.S. guard Austin Reaves. "And we didn't do that."
Spain is the fifth winner in nine editions of the Women's World Cup and joins Germany as the only two nations to win both the men's and women's tournament.
The tie helped the U.S. team avoid the biggest upset in tournament history and was enough to ensure an advance to the knockout round.
The U.S. has not yet secured a spot in the knockout round with one group match remaining.
Gillette Stadium is one of the North American venues hosting World Cup matches in 2026.
Argentina scored four of the penalty kicks to France's two.
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New England Revolution assistant coach Dave Van den Bergh joined Mike Uva on Sports Final to discuss the United States' performance in the World Cup. He spent about 10 years coaching different levels of US youth teams and coached some of the players on the current US roster, and believes the team is set up for success in 2026.
At Phoenix Landing, fans waited more than an hour to get in and cheer on the team.
It was a disappointing end for a rebuilt U.S. team hoping to advance past the round of 16 for the first time since 2002.
The United States is moving on to the knockout stage of the World Cup. The USMNT scored a 1-0 victory over Iran to close out the group stage on Tuesday.
For the USMNT, all eyes turn to the game against Iran, which beat Wales 2-0 in the earlier Group B match.
Several World Cup teams were ready to take a stand against LGBTQ+ discrimination until FIFA took a stand against them.
WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan reports.
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The World Cup is coming to Massachusetts.
As part of Robert Kraft's pitch to host World Cup matches in 2026, the Patriots owner is willing to switch the field back to natural grass.
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