Fan Fest In Jersey City Will Be Open For All 104 World Cup Matches Next Year

A fan fest at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, will be open for all 104 games of the 2026 World Cup.

Fan fests with large video screens have been a part of each World Cup's organization since 2006. Plans to have one in New York City's Corona Park no longer are moving forward, but festivities in Central Park remains possible. The one in Jersey City is set.

"That is going to be the one fan fest, I believe, across the country that is going to be up and running for all games of the World Cup as opposed to just the games that are happening in our region," Tammy Murphy, wife of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and chair of the New York/New Jersey host committee's directors, said during an interview Monday.

Murphy's appointment as chair was announced Tuesday along with the hiring of Alex Lasry, a former Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of former Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, as CEO of the host committee. He heads a fulltime staff of about 10.

The World Cup will be co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada . The tournament, expanded to 48 nations from 32, opens June 11 in Mexico City and the final will be July 19 at East Rutherford, New Jersey . Games will be played at 11 U.S. venues, three in Mexico and two in Canada , with all matches in the U.S. from the quarterfinals on.