FIFA World Cup 26™ New York New Jersey

Belgium and #NewJersey are crucial business and investment partners and share the same values. Many thanks to #Governor Phil Murphy, Choose New Jersey, Inc. and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) for hosting our Agoria Sports & Entertainment Technology Club and Royal Belgian Football Association delegation to explore concrete leads for cooperation in the run up to FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States. We have many win-win partnerships to work on the coming months and years! A special word of thanks to Brady O'Connor, Bruce Revman, Andrew H Gross, Ryan Fox, Eric Brophy, Lauren Nathan LaRusso, Wesley Mathews, Brian McArdle, Carly Gruenberg and all NJ colleagues! #sportsdiplomacy #technology #belgiumintheusa 🇧🇪🇺🇸 FIFA World Cup 26™ New York New Jersey Embassy of Belgium in the United States of America Consulate General of Belgium in New York BelCham Flanders Investment & Trade - USA AWEX USA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium

NYNJ 🤝 Guadalajara Thank you to the Guadalajara Host Committee for having us at the beautiful Estadio Akron for USA vs. Mexico last night. It is always special to connect with other FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States Host Cities, as we collectively plan to deliver the greatest #FIFAWorldCup in history! #WeAre26 #Somos26

How is FIFA working to ensure stadium safety at FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ and FIFA World Cup 2026™? 🏟 Last week, the first Safety and Security Information workshop for the two upcoming tournaments took place in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States to discuss topics such as crowd management, emergency planning and supporter liaison engagement and support. Anti-discrimination risk assessment and monitoring for racism, homophobia and other forms of discrimination was also discussed, with FIFA Senior Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Manager Gerd Dembowski giving a presentation on how FIFA’s protective measures against discrimination will help to ensure stadiums are safe and welcoming to everyone. Dembowski said: "It was critical to roll out how solutions related to anti-discrimination will cross-cut with the safety and security set-up for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ and FIFA World Cup 2026™. We are happy to offer FIFA‘s expertise and intelligence to the stadium security and local authorities to guarantee that these tournaments will be the most inclusive ever.“

FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States U.S. Host Committees had the opportunity to visit The White House on Monday and celebrate #TeamUSA athletes who competed in #Paris2024! Sports unify and embody our values as Americans - grit, determination, the spirit to overcome and persevere. We are excited to showcase that in NYNJ when we host the #FIFAWorldCup and welcome the world next! #WeAre26 Seattle FWC26, FIFA World Cup 26 Philadelphia™, Bay Area Host Committee

Another massive tournament and final match coming to our region! #FIFACWC #FIFAWorldCup #WeAreNYNJ

Our Generation 2026 team provided 2 two-day child safeguarding workshops —one in New York New Jersey and one in Toronto— bringing together agencies and facilitating learning on child safeguarding in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States. Thank you to the multidisciplinary teams (social services, transportation and security, non-profits, law enforcement, education, advocacy, event organizers, government, youth, sport organizations and more) and to the groups we collaborated with in both regions, including: the impactful panel with the PACT Survivors Council in NYC with Melanie Thompson, Cristian Eduardo, Katrina Massey, & Sheena D.; the Boost Child & Youth Advocacy Centre approach in Toronto; MLSE LaunchPad for hosting; Erin Willson, PhD and Matthew R. Morris for the panel discussing maltreatment in sport; Hanan Ali, Alejandro Audain and Patricia Aneziris on the Youth Panel, who shared critical insights on how to ensure youth voices are heard; and our continued collaboration with the FIFA World Cup 26™ New York New Jersey Host Committee and the FIFA World Cup 26™ Toronto Host City Committee, along with many additional partners from both regions coming together to prioritize child safeguarding. Katie Hanna | Cassidy Gabriel | Sabrina Razack, PhD Claudia Villa | Kat Craig 📌 The Centre is working with host cities of the FIFA World Cup 2026 to advance the protection and promotion of the rights of children. Find more about Generation 2026 here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ddPhUg_v #sport #humanrights #bizhumanrights #safeguarding #worldcup

💭How can we make the #FIFA2026WorldCup the safest and most inclusive #MegaSportingEvent for children yet? 💡Over the last two days, I had the pleasure of facilitating a workshop for 40+ wonderful people from organisations across #NewYork and #NewJersey #NYNJ, as part of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights’ brilliant #Generation2026 project, to tackle that exact question. We covered: ⚠️identifying the risks associated with hosting this mega sporting event 🧑🧒 mainstreaming a child-centred, survivor-centred and trauma-informed approach throughout all operations 🤝 building effective multi-agency coordination across a complex set of intersecting jurisdictions 🗣️ including youth and survivor voices 📝 multi-agency action planning. Thank you to our amazing hosts and all the wonderful participants who generously shared expertise, candidly discussed concerns, and approached difficult conversations with an open mind Brianna Keys Carly Gruenberg Leigh Kelsey O'Donnell Evan Dabby Ahsia Badi Kacie Kergides Huge thanks also to the brilliant Centre team Katie Hanna Claudia Villa and Cassidy Gabriel for inviting me to be part of this. Next up: #Toronto! #childrights #WorldCup #humanrights #safeguarding #childprotection #sport #MegaSportingEvent #SportLaw

📢 Calling all changemakers! Our partners at adidas are searching for Black and Latino/a/e entrepreneurs ready to reshape the future through sport. Applications for the adidas Community Lab's third cohort are now open. Application link: https://bit.ly/3TR4vyT This initiative offers: ✅ Grant funding ✅ Customized mentorship ✅ Expert pitch training ✅ Access to exclusive workshops & networking with industry leaders If you're in NYC, Atlanta, Toronto, LA, or Houston and ready to transform your community, this is your moment. Apply by Sept 23, 2024. #adidasCommunity #adidasCommunityLab #SocialImpact #Acclerator #AccesstoSport

Welcome on board, Verizon! 👋 The world-class network provider Verizon has been named the Official Telecommunication Services Sponsor for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States, as well as a Tournament Supporter in the USA for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup™ ! For the FIFA World Cup 26™, Verizon's connectivity services will play a vital role across stadiums, official sites and various parts of the tournament operations, in what is the first-ever deal between the two organisations. As an Official Tournament Supporter for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ in the USA, Verizon will bring experiences for fans leading up to, during and after the games, including activations, unique giveaways, player meet-and-greets ahead of the tournament, and more. FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: "Football unites the world, and to unite the world we need to ensure that everyone is connected. Verizon is joining us on this journey to make football truly global, and will create the network that brings fans, players, partners and media alike together in 2026. We believe in the power of unity and, together, we’re excited about how Verizon’s involvement in these two groundbreaking tournaments can help grow the global game.”

FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States will be like no other event that has come to our region. 🙌 #WeAreNYNJ #WeAre26 #FIFAWorldCup