During the night of last Tuesday, April 21, the authorities of Philadelphia announced that the city will implement a mechanism unpublished for all the fans who will attend the Cup World 2026, as free subway rides will be offered after each game held at Lincoln Financial Field, Pennsylvania’s sports venue.
This measure was announced just one day after the governor of New JerseyMikie Sherrill, will confirm that the round-trip train ticket from manhattanthe most populated district of the City of New Yorkit will be almost twelve times more expensive than the usual rate for matches of the 2026 World Cup.
Against this backdrop, Philadelphia’s decision represents a significant turn in the experience of all those attending the World Cup and marks a clear difference in the organization of the event between the host citiestaking into consideration that there are two in Canadathree in Mexico and eleven in the territory of the USA.
“My government has invested millions of dollars to ensure that the trains continue to provide good service as we embark on a year epic for sports in Philadelphia,” declared the governor of Pennsylvania, the American lawyer and politician Joshua Shapirowho will facilitate the mobility of fans during the tournament.
The Pennsylvania proposal
The proposal of Philadelphia arises from an agreement between the organizing committee of Pennsylvania and the digital platform Airbnbwith the aim of facilitating the movement of fans and guaranteeing a safe return after each of the six matches that will be played at Lincoln Financial Field: five group stage and one of eighths.
This initiative by the governor of Pennsylvania, Joshua Shapiro, focuses on the main axis of the underground transportation that connects the residential neighborhoods of Philadelphia and Airbnb’s temporary accommodation areas with the American football team’s sports venue Philadelphia Eagleswhich has the capacity to 67 thousand people.
Therefore, the agreement establishes that, once each of the six matches that will be played in the Lincoln Financial Field During the months of June and July, fans with a ticket will be able to access the trains of the line B from Philadelphia, so the window free It will last for two hours after the final whistle.
“This benefit is designed to cover the bulk of spectator departures, responding to both logistical and security“added Shapiro, who believes that the collaboration between Airbnb and Pennsylvania represents a strategic alliance for Philadelphia’s development as host of the 2026 World Cup.
The games that will be played in Philadelphia:
- Group E: Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador June 14, 2026
- Group C: Brazil vs. Haiti June 19, 2026
- Group I: France vs. Iraq June 22, 2026
- Group E: Curacao vs. Ivory Coast June 25, 2026
- Group L: Croatia vs. Ghana June 27, 2026
- Round of 16: July 4, 2026