SO JEN, WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF THIS AGREEMENT? WELL, KATIE, IN THE MATCHUP BETWEEN THE FOXBOROUGH TOWN SELECT BOARD AND WORLD CUP ORGANIZERS, THE TOWN SELECT BOARD HAS ONE. TOWN LEADERS WERE ADAMANT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE ESTIMATED $7.8 MILLION IT WOULD COST TO SECURE THE STADIUM. WHILE FIFA IS HERE, FIFA WILL TAKE OVER THE STADIUM IN MID-MAY. ACCORDING TO THE TOWN, AND THEN HOLDS SEVEN MATCHES BEGINNING JUNE 13TH. THE LAST GAME HERE WILL BE ON JULY 9TH. THE SELECT BOARD VOWED THEY WOULD DENY THE ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE. FIFA NEEDS TO HOLD THE MATCHES IN FOXBOROUGH UNLESS THEY GOT A SIGNED AGREEMENT ON SECURITY BY MARCH 17TH. LAST NIGHT, KRAFT SPORTS BOSTON SOCCER 2026 AND THE TOWN SAID THEY WERE ALL IN AGREEMENT, ADDING, QUOTE, THE TOWN OF FOXBOROUGH WILL NOT INCUR ANY COST OR FINANCIAL BURDEN RELATED TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP WITH BOSTON SOCCER 2026 PROVIDING ADVANCE FUNDING FOR SECURITY RELATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND THE FULL EXTENT OF DEPLOYMENT THAT PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS HAVE DETERMINED IS NEEDED TO EXECUTE THE EVENT. WITH KRAFT SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT BACKING A SECURITY RELATED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES WOULD BE THE $1.5 MILLION IN SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THE TOWN SAYS THEY NEED IN ORDER TO HOLD THE GAMES HERE. THEY’RE NOT SAYING WHAT EXACTLY THAT EQUIPMENT IS, CITING SECURITY REASONS. WE’RE LIVE I
The anticipation is building for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, coming to North America this summer. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, jointly hosted by 16 cities — 11 in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada. Video above: Kraft Sports, Foxborough reach deal ensuring Gillette World Cup matches move forwardThe first step for preparing for this world-class event is to get your gear in order. On Monday, Nike unveiled the 2026 kits, alongside the threads that will be worn by the Canadian national team. Fanatics also launched the jerseys to be worn by the U.S. Men’s National Team Monday morning.These fresh threads can be purchased here.It’s an exciting time to jump on board the U.S. bandwagon as the team is poised to make a successful run in this year’s World Cup.The U.S. has not lost in its past five friendly matchups after being eliminated in the second round of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team has four more friendlies scheduled for 2026 before its first World Cup match on June 12 against Paraguay in Inglewood, California. The U.S. is in Group D, along with Paraguay, Australia, and either Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey or Romania. There are 12 groups with a total of 48 teams taking part in the tournament.The host sites for this year’s World Cup include SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California; AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia; Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri; NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas; Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California; Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington; Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts; Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida; BC Place in Vancouver, Alberta, Canada; BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Mexico; Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico; and Estadio Banorte in Mexico City, Mexico. This tournament will be the first men’s World Cup since 2002 to be co-hosted by multiple nations. The United 2026 bid by these nations beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow.As the host nations, Canada, Mexico and the United States all automatically qualified. Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan will all make their World Cup debuts. Argentina is the defending champion, having won its third World Cup title in 2022.
The anticipation is building for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, coming to North America this summer.
The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, jointly hosted by 16 cities — 11 in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada.
Video above: Kraft Sports, Foxborough reach deal ensuring Gillette World Cup matches move forward
The first step for preparing for this world-class event is to get your gear in order. On Monday, Nike unveiled the 2026 kits, alongside the threads that will be worn by the Canadian national team.
Fanatics also launched the jerseys to be worn by the U.S. Men’s National Team Monday morning.
These fresh threads can be purchased here.
It’s an exciting time to jump on board the U.S. bandwagon as the team is poised to make a successful run in this year’s World Cup.
The U.S. has not lost in its past five friendly matchups after being eliminated in the second round of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The team has four more friendlies scheduled for 2026 before its first World Cup match on June 12 against Paraguay in Inglewood, California.
The U.S. is in Group D, along with Paraguay, Australia, and either Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey or Romania.
There are 12 groups with a total of 48 teams taking part in the tournament.
The host sites for this year’s World Cup include SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California; AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia; Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri; NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas; Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California; Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington; Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts; Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida; BC Place in Vancouver, Alberta, Canada; BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, Mexico; Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico; and Estadio Banorte in Mexico City, Mexico.
This tournament will be the first men’s World Cup since 2002 to be co-hosted by multiple nations. The United 2026 bid by these nations beat a rival bid by Morocco during a final vote at the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow.
As the host nations, Canada, Mexico and the United States all automatically qualified. Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan will all make their World Cup debuts. Argentina is the defending champion, having won its third World Cup title in 2022.
