2026 World Cup Live Updates: New York New Jersey Stadium matches, security and more

The U.S. Men's National Team faces Australia at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, the only match in the U.S. group that is not played at night. Watch parties will be held throughout the Tri-State area.

Nassau is holding a 3 p.m. free, ticketed watch party at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.

UBS Arena in Elmont is hosting an International Soccer Watch Party, public screening of USA v. Australia and Haiti v. Brazil. Tickets are $10.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is attending a USMNT Watch Party at 4 p.m.

NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill is attending Fort Lee's First FIFA World Cup 2026 Watch Party on the lawn of the Jack Alter Community Center, 1355 Inwood Terrace, Fort Lee.

Other than your run of the mill Amtrak switch issue, the first weekday World Cup game coupled with the evening commute, went off without a major hitch.

Eyewitness News reporter Sonia Rincon has a look at what seemed to work for commuters on Tuesday.

Eyewitness News reporter Sonia Rincon has a look at what seemed to work for commuters on match day.

Due to congestion resulting from an earlier Amtrak switch issue near Secaucus, NJ TRANSIT rail service is subject to up to 30-minute delays into and out of Penn Station New York.

It comes amid the first weekday World Cup match at New York New Jersey Stadium, which was already creating frustrations for commuters on Tuesday.

The first weekday World Cup match at New York New Jersey Stadium has wrapped up, and thousands of fans are now heading home.

The biggest concern has been traffic gridlock on both sides of the Hudson.

The entirety of 42nd Street from First to 12th Avenue is closed along with several other streets in Midtown and around Penn Station to help fans get around easily. For everyone else who lives and works in the area, you can imagine the headache that could cause.

Eyewitness News reporter Darla Miles is at Penn Station with more on the commuter chaos.

Darla Miles reports from Penn Station.