{"id":7943,"date":"2026-05-13T16:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/?p=7943"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:21:52","slug":"world-cup-transport-fares-reduced-following-fan-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/?p=7943&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Transport Fares Reduced Following Fan Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Transport fares for attending World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey have been significantly reduced after widespread criticism from fans. Train ticket prices, initially set at $150 (\u00a3111), have been cut to $98 (\u00a373). Similarly, shuttle bus fares have seen a substantial decrease, dropping from $80 (\u00a359) to $20 (\u00a315).<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Concannon, who leads the Football Supporters&#8217; Association England fan group, had previously voiced strong objections to what he termed &#8220;astronomical&#8221; event pricing, describing it as &#8220;completely out of the norm&#8221; compared to typical costs.<\/p>\n<p>MetLife Stadium, which will be officially referred to as New York\/New Jersey Stadium during the World Cup in line with FIFA&#8217;s policy regarding corporate sponsorships, is slated to host eight matches. These include the tournament final and one of England&#8217;s Group L fixtures. For context, a standard return rail journey from Manhattan&#8217;s Penn Station to the stadium, approximately 18 miles away, typically costs $12.90 (\u00a39.50).<\/p>\n<p>#WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup #MetLifeStadium #FanProtest #TransportFares #NewJersey #FootballFans #TicketPrices #PublicTransport #SoccerNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transport fares for attending World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey have been significantly reduced after widespread criticism from fans. Train ticket prices, initially set at $150 (\u00a3111), have been cut to $98 (\u00a373). Similarly, shuttle bus fares have seen a substantial decrease, dropping from $80 (\u00a359) to $20 (\u00a315). Thomas Concannon, who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanak.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}