FIFA World Cup 2026: German Players to Pay for 600 Fans’ Stadium Trip Amid Soaring Transport Costs
German Football Association says the team arranged free buses after transit fares rose to $98 for a round trip, drawing criticism from fans.
- Joshua Kimmich and German teammates are funding bus transport for 600 fans from New York to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for their final group match against Ecuador.
- City authorities hiked rail and bus fares significantly to manage World Cup transit demand, sparking backlash from fans already paying high ticket prices.
- Following heavy criticism, transit costs to the stadium were reduced: train round trips set at $98 instead of $150, and shuttle buses at $20, down from $80.
- The German Football Association confirmed the initiative, though Reuters could not immediately verify the report; this contrasts with free transport at previous World Cups in Russia and Qatar.
- Four-Time champion Germany begins its campaign against Curacao in Houston, followed by Ivory Coast before concluding group play in New Jersey.
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Several hundred German fans will travel from New York to the stadium... free of charge. The quadruple world champions will take charge of the transport, "taking into account the high cost of bus and train journeys". - World Cup 2026: "Taking into account the high cost", the German team will pay for the transport to 600 of its fans (Sports).
German players to pay for 600 fans' stadium trip amid soaring transport costs
German players have stepped up to ease fans' pain from soaring transport costs at the World Cup, offering to pay for 600 of them to travel by bus to their last Group E game against Ecuador in New Jersey on June 25, media reports said.
The German national team has decided to pay for transportation from New York to the stadium in East Rutherford, where Germany will play against Ecuador on the 25th.
German soccer players will pay for bus transportation for 600 of their fans to Germany's final group game at the World Cup, which begins today in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The background to the beautiful initiative of the international Germans
Germany's class act: Players fund 600 fans' trip amid transport price hike
Germany's players will cover the costs for 600 supporters to travel to their group match against Ecuador in New Jersey. The gesture was done after the travel costs in the US were spiked for the FIFA World Cup.
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