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New York to Air Five World Cup Matches Free on 200 LinkNYC Kiosks

The mayor’s office and Telemundo are using the city’s digital kiosk network to give people without stadium tickets free neighborhood viewing hubs.

Overview

  • Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the program that runs from June 19 to July 19 and will show five curated matches on 200 LinkNYC kiosks across all five boroughs.
  • The public schedule includes Norway vs. France on June 26, a round-of-16 match on July 3, a quarterfinal on July 10, and the World Cup final on July 19.
  • Telemundo is the media partner supplying broadcast rights and technical support, and local NBC/Telemundo executives have promoted the effort as expanding public access to the tournament.
  • Twenty LinkNYC kiosks will display official City World Cup imagery and the city has rolled out additional promotions on ferries, municipal vehicles and subway cars to create visible neighborhood hubs.
  • The plan aims to offer a free alternative for residents who cannot attend matches at MetLife Stadium and to use LinkNYC’s screen and connectivity features as civic gathering points while the state separately opened registration for a large public final viewing in Westchester.