The FIFA 2026 World Cup is coming to the New Jersey region — and the business
opportunities it brings are already taking shape.
That’s why we created a 44-page special section on the event, which we’re pairing with
a 44-page section on our first anniversary.
Click through to the PDFs to read our World Cup preview.
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You’ll see stories on how various organizations will take advantage of business
opportunities
Fans to foot traffic: How NYNJ Host Committee is working to help local businesses
Far from one and done: How EDA aims to turn one-time local events into long-term connections
Business boost: How Choose New Jersey will promote state to visitors
BofA’s play: How bank is using global sponsorship at the local level
NJIT/CGI teaming up with platform that helps track fan sentiment
Safety over savings: How NJ Transit is getting fans to matches – and offering warnings, too
Next goal: How Meadowlands Chamber hopes event can spur interest in creating
billion-dollar convention center
Stories on fan fests to attend and hot spots to watch the games, including:
Fan Hub: A look at what is coming to Sports Illustrated Stadium
Yard Goals: Why quad at Rutgers will be a place to be
The Party Place: La Fortaleza in Carlstadt aims to capture craziness of matches being played just a mile away
Corporate craziness: 1776 in Morristown has numerous events and offerings planned for throughout tourney
La Plaza de Futbol: Marketplace at American Dream could be bonanza for small businesses
Stories on which matches are being played here, which nations are training here
and the unique connection New Jersey has to U.S. World Cup history, including:
Top-tier talent: Seven of the top 15 national teams have at least one game scheduled for the Meadowlands or Philly
Home base: Brazil, Haiti, Morocco and Senegal have set up their camps in New Jersey
Jersey tough: State has had at least one representative on almost every World Cup
team in history
Ten thoughts with Tab: Three-time World Cup participant Tab Ramos (1990, 94, 98)
offers perspectives on soccer in U.S. then and now
Some of our favorite stories on the event, including:
Past and present: Luis De La Hoz details how trip to U.S. to see World Cup in 1994 altered the course of his life
Prepare for the passion: Why soccer is unlike any other sport
IPhone opportunity: How one big moment viewable on a phone could change country’s relationship with sport
The DeNiro effect: The inside story on how famous actor helped state land the final
And one special column where editor Tom Bergeron explains how he almost blew
a chance with his future wife, co-founder Lori Campos Bergeron, during the 1994
event.
A date in time: Author overcomes fumble of failing to take future wife to 1994 event
And if you missed the first half of our 88-page edition, click here to read our BINJE
Anniversary Issue — staff profiles, behind-the-scenes stories, and a look back at our
first year covering New Jersey business.
