Now that the usually $13 train ticket has been hiked up to $105 for the World Cup, a lot of fans have been wondering whether it’s possible to walk to MetLife Stadium from New York City.
To find out, we sent the intrepid Mark McPartland on a scenic hike to New Jersey to see if America’s pedestrian infrastructure is up to the task.
What he found was a challenging but occasionally scenic 4.5 hour walk that ended with blocked off pedestrian routes that would stop even the most adventurous European hiker from getting to the stadium during the World Cup
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Continue reading…Now that the usually $13 train ticket has been hiked up to $105 for the World Cup, a lot of fans have been wondering whether it’s possible to walk to MetLife Stadium from New York City. To find out, we sent the intrepid Mark McPartland on a scenic hike to New Jersey to see if America’s pedestrian infrastructure is up to the task. What he found was a challenging but occasionally scenic 4.5 hour walk that ended with blocked off pedestrian routes that would stop even the most adventurous European hiker from getting to the stadium during the World Cup• Fifa World Cup matches face heightened terror risk in US amid Iran conflict• The $13bn World Cup: how the numbers stack up on Fifa’s 2026 balance sheet Continue reading…