Traffic insights around the New York / New Jersey Stadium

A deep-dive dashboard analyzing traffic within a 2-mile radius of New York / New Jersey Stadium across seven matches during the 2026 Football World Championship. It explores how weekday, kick-off time, and match phase (Pre / During / Post) shape mobility around the venue, with all values benchmarked against a June 2025 baseline (year-on-year change).

Matches analysed
7
Total spectators: 564,523
Highest hourly congestion
198.4%
Brazil vs Morocco · 16:00 (2h before kick-off)
Avg Pre / During / Post
87.0% / 53.7% / 108.1%
Averaged across all 7 matches
Highest post-match congestion
153.2%
France vs Senegal · 18:00 (1h after full-time)
Weekend peak avg
148.7%
Brazil vs Morocco · Panama vs England · Brazil vs Norway
Weekday peak avg
126.0%
France vs Senegal · Norway vs Senegal · Ecuador vs Germany · France vs Sweden
Overview

Match explorer

Select any match to see hour-by-hour congestion, with Pre / During / Post game windows shaded.

TUESDAY · 2026-06-16

France vs Senegal

New York / New Jersey Stadium · Group I · Matchday 1
Kick-off15:00
Peak congestion
Avg pre-game
Avg during-game
Avg post-game
Result
Attendance
Pre During Post
Prediction 1

Traffic will spike two to three hours before kick-off

The highest congestion recorded across all seven matches was 198.4%, two hours before Brazil vs Morocco kicked off. Weekend matches concentrated the pressure before kick-off, while weekday matches peaked after the whistle.

198.4%
Tournament peak · Brazil vs Morocco · 2 hours before kick-off

Peak pre-game congestion by match

Weekend matches (red) tend to peak before kick-off · Weekday matches (blue) peak after
Prediction 2

The longest disruption will begin after the final whistle

Average post-match congestion reached 108.1% across the seven matches, compared with 87.0% before matches. Four of seven matches recorded higher post-match than pre-match congestion. The persistence of the post-match wave depends on kick-off time.

Average congestion by phase (per match)

Pre   During   Post

Traffic profile by metric

Choose a match and a metric to inspect the 24-hour profile with Pre / During / Post windows shaded.
Pre During Post
Prediction 3

Kick-off time and day of the week will influence traffic

The Final is scheduled to kick off at 15:00 local time. Of the seven matches analysed, the only 15:00 kick-off (France vs Senegal) generated the highest post-match congestion of the tournament (153.2%). Later kick-offs pushed disruption further into the evening; 18:00 kick-offs generated the largest pre-match arrival spikes.

Congestion still present three hours after kick-off

Weekend matches   Weekday matches

Kick-off hour vs congestion at KO + 3h

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Match Kick-off Day Congestion at KO + 3h
Pre / During / Post — Deep Dive

Phase averages across the tournament

Pre
87.0%
Averaged across all 7 matches
During
53.7%
Averaged across all 7 matches
Post
108.1%
Averaged across all 7 matches
Reference

Match log

Filter and sort the seven matches analysed at the New York / New Jersey Stadium.

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Match Date Day Kick-off Round Result Attendance Peak % Peak hour
Year-on-year

Baseline comparison

Match-day 3-hour Pre / Post averages vs same-weekday June 2025 baseline.

Pre-game 3h average vs same-weekday June 2025 baseline

Match-day   Baseline (June 2025)
Match Match value Baseline Delta (pp)