“As part of this arrangement, the Town of Foxborough will not incur any cost or financial burden related to the Fifa World Cup,” according to a joint statement issued on Wednesday, “with Boston Soccer 2026 providing advance funding for security-related capital expenditures and the full extent of deployment that public safety officials have determined is needed to execute the event with Kraft Sports + Entertainment’s backing.”
(March 12): World Cup organisers have reached a funding agreement with Foxborough, after the Massachusetts town threatened to block the seven games scheduled for Boston this summer over public safety costs.
Boston’s tournament host committee has agreed to advance funding for the town of Foxborough’s public safety spending, with the Kraft Group providing financial backing. Foxborough is home to Gillette Stadium, roughly 20 miles southwest of downtown Boston and owned by billionaire Robert Kraft.
