Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts NFL stadium; 2026 World Cup venue disputed in a $7.8m security-cost lawsuit.
Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts hosted seven 2026 World Cup matches, and its owner is suing the town over a $7.8 million security bill filed on 7 July.
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Gillette Stadium is a 64,628-capacity venue in Foxborough, Massachusetts, roughly 30 miles south of Boston, that opened in 2002 as the home of the New England Patriots (NFL) and New England Revolution (MLS). A $250 million renovation completed in autumn 2023 added a 22-storey Lighthouse observation tower and the largest outdoor curved video board in the United States.
The stadium hosted seven matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including five group-stage fixtures, one Round of 32 tie and one quarter-final, among them Scotland's 1-0 win over Morocco on 19 June that put Scotland top of Group C , and Paraguay's penalty-shootout elimination of Germany on 29 June .
Beyond its long-standing NFL and MLS identity, the tournament represented the stadium's highest-profile international football assignment to date, though its capacity, one of the smaller among the 2026 US venues, kept it outside the largest matches.
Kraft Group disputes Foxborough's security bill
Kraft Group entities, Gillette Stadium's ownership, sued the town of Foxborough on 15 June 2026 over a $7.8 million security demand tied to the stadium's seven World Cup matches, alongside a separate $953,640 fee invoice. Foxborough answered with a 61-page counterclaim on 7 July, arguing that a multibillion-dollar ownership group should not be disputing costs with a small town .
The dispute turns Gillette Stadium's tournament run into a live test of who absorbs hosting costs when a private stadium sits inside a small municipality. The stadium's usual identity, home to the Patriots and Revolution, is not at issue; the fight is squarely over the bill for the World Cup fixtures it staged.