What You Need To Know
Key Takeaways:
- Tournament Dates: June 11-July 19 (see below for full match schedule)
- First New Jersey Match: June 13
- First Philadelphia Match: June 14
- Teams begin arriving in early June.
- New Jersey matches will be held at MetLife Stadium which will be rebranded as NY/NJ Stadium.
- Philadelphia matches will be held at Lincoln Financial Field which will be rebranded as Philadelphia Stadium.
- All health and medical partners are encouraged to review and implement the NJDOH FIFA World Cup 2026 Planning Considerations – Health & Medical
| Date & Time | Event | Host | Format | Register |
| Apr 29–30 9:00-2:30pm |
Food Defense and Food Safety Trainings for LHDs | FDA & NJDOH | Virtual | Register |
| Apr 30 12:00–1:00pm |
Project ECHO: Environmental Threats – Heat Emergency, Air Quality | Region 2 RESPTC NYC H+H/ Bellevue |
Virtual | Interest Form |
| May 4 3:00-4:00pm |
NY/NJ Medical and Public Health Workgroup | NJDOH & NYC Emergency Management | Virtual | Teams Link |
| May 11 11:00-12:15pm |
Protecting Public Health: Communicable Disease Preparedness for the 2026 FIFA World Cup | Rutgers & NJDOH Regional Epidemiology Program |
Virtual | Register |
| May 13 9:00-12:00pm |
NJDOH FIFA Health & Medical - Statewide ConOps Training, North Region |
UASI Hospital Committee | IN-PERSON |
Register |
| May 14 12:00–1:00pm |
Project ECHO: Bioterrorism | Region 2 RESPTC NYC H+H / Bellevue |
Virtual | Interest Form |
| May 15 9:00-12:00pm |
NJDOH FIFA Health & Medical - Statewide ConOps Training, Central Region | UASI Hospital Committee | IN-PERSON |
Register |
| May 19 9:00-12:00pm |
NJDOH FIFA Health & Medical - Statewide ConOps Training, South Region |
UASI Hospital Committee | IN-PERSON |
Register |
| May 21 2:00–3:00pm |
Integrating Applied Epidemiologists into World Cup Planning | CSTE | Virtual | Register |
| May 21 10:00-3:00pm |
NJDOH FIFA Health & Medical Statewide ConOps Exercise, North Region |
NJ Healthcare Coalitions | IN-PERSON |
Register |
| May 26 10:00-3:00pm |
NJDOH FIFA Health & Medical Statewide ConOps Exercise, Central Region |
NJ Healthcare Coalitions | IN-PERSON |
Register |
| May 28 10:00-3:00pm |
NJDOH FIFA Health & Medical Statewide ConOps Exercise, South Region |
NJ Healthcare Coalitions | IN-PERSON |
Register |
| May 28 12:00–1:00pm |
Project ECHO: Travel Associated Infections – Identify / Isolate / Inform |
Region 2 RESPTC NYC H+H / Bellevue |
Virtual | Interest Form |
Recorded Webinars & Self-paced Trainings
- ASPR TRACIE: Play to Win — Healthcare & Public Health Preparedness for Mass Gatherings.
- Speakers highlight their experiences preparing for the 2026 World Cup. Topics include infectious disease incidents, health care coalition and MRC support, and ASPR's federal preparedness perspective. Recording & Speaker Bios
- Public Health on the Pitch: Radiation Readiness for the FIFA World Cup
- Response operations for a radiological incident during a mass gathering. Features Dr. Ziad Kazzi, emergency physician and medical toxicologist with internationally recognized expertise in poisoning and radiation toxicology. View Recording
- Region 2 RESPTC Bellevue Project ECHO VCoP Sessions
- Virtual trainings feature expert-led discussions, brief didactic presentations, and case-based learning designed to support real-time application in clinical and public health practice.
- Session 6: Mass Casualty: Overview and Medical Surge/Load Balancing Mar 26 2026 View Recording
- Session 5: Intro to FIFA World Cup and America 250 Events Mar 12 2026 View Recording
- Session 4: NSPS Onboarding Mar 2026 View Recording
- Virtual trainings feature expert-led discussions, brief didactic presentations, and case-based learning designed to support real-time application in clinical and public health practice.
Other Training Partners & Catalogs
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- MGT-308: Responding Effectively to Complex Incidents
- MGT-318: Public Information in All-Hazards Incident
- MGT-348: Medical Preparedness — Bombing Incidents
- MGT-466: Sport & Special Event Risk Management
- MGT-475: Crowd Management for Sports & Special Events
- ICS 200 – Basic ICS for Initial Response
- ICS 400 – Advanced Incident Command System
TEXAS A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
EMS/Public Health Emergency Preparedness Courses
CDC TRAIN Access the full CDC TRAIN catalog for self-paced and live online public health training covering mass gathering preparedness, infectious disease response, and emergency operations.