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

Gov. Mikie Sherrill said over 750 tickets will be available across seven matches played at MetLife Stadium starting Saturday.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 426

Last Updated: 2 days, 11 hours ago

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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 …

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