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(And if you’re \u003cem>really \u003c/em>determined to drive there, we’ve got information on where to find parking at Levi’s Stadium, too.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#CanIstillgetticketstoWorldCupmatchesinSantaClara\">Can I still get tickets to World Cup matches in Santa Clara?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#HowcanIgethomefromWorldCupnightgamesonpublictransit\">How can I get home from World Cup night games on public transit?\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WhatstheparkingsituationatLevisStadium\">What’s the parking situation at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What matches are being played at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (Levi’s Stadium)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\"> six World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium\u003c/a>: five “group stage matches and one “Round of 32” match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group B: Qatar vs. Switzerland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group J: Austria vs. Jordan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday, June 16 at 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group D: Türkiye vs. Paraguay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friday, June 19 at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085857\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085857\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1372\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty-1536x1054.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turkey’s player Kerem Kesgin (8) duels for the ball against Paraguay’s Luis Zarate (15) during the FIFA U-17 World Cup match between Turkey and Paraguay in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 12, 2017. \u003ccite>(Imtiyaz Shaikh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group J: Jordan vs. Algeria\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday, June 22 at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group D: Paraguay vs. Australia\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levi’s Stadium will then host one knockout match:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Top-scoring team from Group D vs. the third-best team from either Group B, E, F, I or J\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wednesday, July 1 at 5 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"CanIstillgetticketstoWorldCupmatchesinSantaClara\">\u003c/a>Can I still get World Cup tickets for the Santa Clara matches this month?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, at the time of publication, some tickets were still available — but that might change. Check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/tickets\">FIFA’s ticket portal\u003c/a>, which includes last-minute sales and verified resales. You can also look for tickets on a verified resale website, such as \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/soccer\">Ticketmaster \u003c/a>or \u003ca href=\"https://www.stubhub.com/world-cup-tickets/grouping/45410\">StubHub\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We recommend reading \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084228/dont-fall-for-world-cup-ticket-scams-in-california\">our guide on how to avoid World Cup resale ticket scams\u003c/a> first, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How many people are expected to come to the Bay Area for the World Cup?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area Host Committee, which plans for major events like Super Bowl LX and the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics, is expecting 260,000 visitors from outside the Bay Area over the course of the region’s World Cup matches — according to Zaileen Janmohamed, the host committee’s CEO and president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Compared to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070878/watch-super-bowl-lx-santa-clara-2026-levis-stadium-nfl-tickets-parking-bag-policy\">Super Bowl LX\u003c/a>, which Levi’s Stadium hosted in February, the World Cup’s Bay Area engagements are longer and more spread out, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">fan-related activities and experiences \u003c/a>spanning multiple locations and weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Adidas FIFA World Cup soccer ball is seen on a FIFA x NFL chair in the Media Center ahead of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Matthew Huang/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“From a transit perspective, that means planning for repeated waves of movement across counties, venues, hotels and neighborhoods,” Janmohamed said — “for both local fans and a higher percentage of global visitors navigating the Bay Area for the first time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the first time one region has hosted both the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the same year, Janmohamed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowcanIgethomefromWorldCupnightgamesonpublictransit\">\u003c/a>How do I get to Levi’s Stadium using public transportation?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are three transit agencies that will get you to the front door of Levi’s Stadium: Capitol Corridor, ACE Rail and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority or VTA. And if you aren’t close to one of their stops, there are multiple ways to transfer to them from other transit agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the agencies that are changing their service schedules to accommodate World Cup fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>VTA\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority provides bus, light rail and paratransit services in Santa Clara County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Great America and Lick Mill are the VTA stations closest to Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072787\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072787 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Super Bowl attendees ride VTA to Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For information on fares, inter-agency transfers and where to park at VTA stations, check out the agency’s \u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/fares\">World Cup page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA is expecting to carry as many as 15,000 people in and out of each match at Levi’s Stadium, according to Stacey Hendler Ross, the agency’s public information officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hendler Ross said the agency will be adjusting routes to accommodate an expected increase in local riders heading to the stadium. For instance, the blue line will serve Levi’s Stadium for World Cup matches, instead of traveling straight to its scheduled stop in Bay Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ We’ll be running additional light rail service before and after matches, with trains serving the stadium every 10 minutes from Mountain View Transit Center, which connects to Caltrain — and every twenty minutes from the Milpitas Transit Center in downtown San José, which connects with BART,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency says it’ll let riders know more information by email, SMS and VTA’s \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/vtaservice\">service updates on X\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/updates\">Sign up for route change updates for each match here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are hoping to put out a lot of messaging about that so that people know that the service plan is going to be a little bit different than it is for every day,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For late-night games, Hendler Ross said VTA will guarantee service for up to about two hours after the end of each match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ If there are still hundreds of people on the platform two hours after the game, obviously we’re going to continue our service to get people where they need to go,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hendler Ross also recommends using the \u003ca href=\"https://transitapp.com/\">Transit app\u003c/a> for trip planning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/fares\">paying for VTA rides\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>ACE Rail\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail connects Central Valley communities with the East and South Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning additional services for three World Cup matches. Take a look at the \u003ca href=\"https://acerail.com/event-train/\">ACE Rail schedule. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://acerail.com/tickets/\">paying for ACE Rail here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Capitol Corridor\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Capitol Corridor connects the Sacramento area with the Bay Area by train, taking passengers from as far away as Rocklin and Auburn directly to Levi’s Stadium. The railway also provides easy transfers to BART and VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Capitol Corridor is planning special match day service for five of the latest matches at Levi’s. The agency has a \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/fwc26-sfbayarea/\">World Cup page \u003c/a>including \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/trainschedule/FIFA-Train-Schedule_2026.pdf?v=28052026\">service adjustments\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For evening and night games, Capitol Corridor will time its final departure from Levi’s Stadium to 15 minutes after the match is expected to end, according to Rob Padgette, the managing director of Capitol Corridor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means if you are taking Capitol Corridor to the game, you’ll want to leave the stadium \u003cem>right \u003c/em>after the match ends to ensure you catch your train home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11932707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11932707 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso.jpeg\" alt=\"A passenger train reflected in a trackside puddle at sunset.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1020x680.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1920x1280.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak California’s Capitol Corridor at Alviso on the south end of San Francisco Bay. \u003ccite>(Max Camden/Link21-BART)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Padgette also suggests riders \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/\">buy their ticket\u003c/a> in advance to make sure they get a seat. “ Because we expect a lot of fans to ride, we’re going to cap the number of sales on the train,” Padgette said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/tickets/\">paying for Capitol Corridor rides here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain connects Santa Clara County to San Francisco by rail, passing through Silicon Valley, Stanford and San Mateo County on the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you plan to take Caltrain to Levi’s Stadium, get off at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/station/mountainview\">Mountain View station\u003c/a> and transfer to \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/routes/orange-line\">VTA’s Orange Line\u003c/a> and ride towards Alum Rock station and get off at Great America station. VTA recommends entering and exiting the stadium through \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/4900+Centennial+Blvd+Intel+Gate+A,+Santa+Clara,+CA+95054/@37.4027987,-121.9717298,431m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x808fc9c827c5f0df:0x11455a372e1f7d18!2sLevi's+Stadium!8m2!3d37.4033165!4d-121.9693774!16s%2Fm%2F0269w0y!3m5!1s0x808fc9b7fe7b6d4b:0x40de625050fafeb7!8m2!3d37.4037655!4d-121.9712125!16s%2Fg%2F11f48k_zld?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Gate A\u003c/a> to get back to the Orange Line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning its regular \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/worldcup26?active_tab=route_explorer_tab&destination=7021\">half-hourly service\u003c/a> for World Cup matches, with additional trains on top of that, Caltrain public information officer Dan Lieberman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to have one or two scheduled additional post-game trains for each match, while also keeping an additional train on standby if crowds necessitate it,” Lieberman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lieberman said Caltrain will publish specific \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/about-caltrain/caltrain-news\">service plans for each match online soon\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about paying for \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/fares\">Caltrain fares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area Rapid Transit serves five Bay Area counties, connecting a wide swath of the East Bay with San Francisco and the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get to Levi’s Stadium, BART recommends riders take its Green or Orange Line (labeled “Berryessa” or “OAK/Berryessa”) to Milpitas Station and use the pedestrian bridge to transfer to VTA’s Orange Line and then get off at Lick Mill Station. To get back to VTA after the match, follow “Gate F” signs while exiting the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12080719\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12080719 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1391\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty-1536x1068.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A commuter looks for a less crowded section of a westbound BART train at the West Oakland station in Oakland, California, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. \u003ccite>(Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The last scheduled BART train that stops at all stations systemwide leaves Milpitas at 11:53 p.m., heading towards the East Bay and San Francisco. But the agency is adding special limited-express service after midnight for matches that start at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those trains will generally depart Milpitas every 30 minutes between 12:30 a.m. and 1:40 a.m., depending on how long it takes to clear the stadium and timed transfers with VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riders taking these special limited-express service trains should note that the trains will \u003cem>not \u003c/em>stop at all BART stations. Instead, they’ll l only serve the following BART stations:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Bay Fair\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Dublin\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>MacArthur\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>El Cerrito del Norte\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pleasant Hill\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Powell Street\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11935689\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/gettyimages-1448202231-01daa7c0eabc9dfe5eff17bfe429ac097ee645ce-scaled-e1780442735101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">So if you plan to drive to a BART station and park your car, make sure you park at one of those stations to avoid getting stranded carless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find more details about special service on \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/fun/fifaworldcup\">BART’s World Cup page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/tickets\">BART fares\u003c/a> here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni is the public transit agency serving the city of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get to Levi’s Stadium, riders can take Muni routes like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/30-stockton\">30 Stockton\u003c/a> bus, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/45-unionstockton\">45 Union/Stockton\u003c/a> bus and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/t-third-street\">T Third Street\u003c/a> train and transfer to either BART or Caltrain and then transfer to VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/fifa-world-cup-26%E2%84%A2-sf-bay-area\">additional bus shuttle service\u003c/a> for nighttime World Cup matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shuttle will operate between Union Square, the SoMa neighborhood, the Powell Street BART station and Caltrain’s Fourth and King Station, using the 45 Union/Stockton route. The shuttle will operate as late as 3:15 a.m., depending on the day. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/fifa-world-cup-26%E2%84%A2-sf-bay-area\">Check here for specific shuttle times.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/fares\">Muni fares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I pay for public transit to get to World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are a number of different ways to pay your fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tap to pay with a chip-enabled credit or debit card\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most transit agencies that will get you to Levi’s Stadium accept chip-enabled credit or debit cards as a form of payment. Just tap your card on the card reader as you enter a station or board a vehicle, and in some cases, tap when you exit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two exceptions to know: Capitol Corridor accepts tap to pay, \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/tap2ride/\">but it requires registration ahead of time. \u003c/a>ACE Rail does not accept tap to pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040954\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040954\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A passenger tags their Clipper card at Montgomery BART Station in San Francisco on Dec. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Clipper\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most Bay Area transit agencies accept \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/\">Clipper\u003c/a>, a fare payment platform for public transit. You can use Clipper by either purchasing a physical card for $3 at a ticket vending machine (located at many BART, Muni and Caltrain stations) and pre-loading money onto it, or by \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/clipper-app\">downloading the app\u003c/a> and pre-loading money that way — through which you can also tap using your phone by transferring your Clipper card to your Apple or Google Wallet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Look up \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/locations\">Clipper card sales and service locations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail and Capitol Corridor trains do not accept Clipper as a form of payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Token Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA is offering one-day, three-day, five-day and seven-day adult passes via the \u003ca href=\"https://tokentransit.com/app\">Token Transit app\u003c/a>. The agency is also offering a joint VTA/Caltrain Adult one-day pass that includes unlimited transfers within VTA, valid for World Cup match days only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/fares\">Read more about paying for VTA\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cash\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA buses only accept exact fare, while light rail ticket machines accept cash or card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cash fareboxes are located at the front of each Muni bus or train. Use exact change and keep your transfer as proof of payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11254007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11254007\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/31909760916_d88814d339_o-e1483581327477.jpg\" alt=\"The side of a Caltrain train as it enters a station.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caltrain cars at San José’s Diridon Station, December 2016. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>BART trains don’t accept cash, but you can pay with cash on BART by using the add value machines located inside every station to purchase or reload a plastic Clipper Card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain has ticket vending machines at every station that accept coins and bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Capitol Corridor riders can use cash to pay for a ticket directly from a conductor on board a train.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail accepts cash for ticket purchases at staffed locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhatstheparkingsituationatLevisStadium\">\u003c/a>What if I want to drive and park my car at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parking at Levi’s Stadium must be purchased in advance, and only one parking pass may be purchased per World Cup match ticket. \u003ca href=\"https://www.justpark.com/us/event-parking/fifa-world-cup-2026/fifa-worldcup-2026-san-francisco/\">Check out FIFA’s official parking page. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also park at a \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/stations\">VTA station,\u003c/a> a \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/rider-information/parking\">Caltrain station\u003c/a> or a \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/guide/parking\">BART station\u003c/a> and ride public transit to Levi’s Stadium from there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: If you are taking BART to a night game, make sure you park at one of the stations that will be available by BART’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/fun/fifaworldcup\">limited express service\u003c/a> (Bay Fair, Dublin, MacArthur, El Cerrito del Norte, Pleasant Hill and Powell Street stations).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I get to Levi’s Stadium using a ride-hailing app like Uber, Lyft or Waymo?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, but according to the FIFA website, there will be “geofenced” rideshare stops for pickup starting one hour after kick-off — that is, you’ll have to meet your rideshare at a designated location at Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rideshare North (Red Lot 7) covers northbound rides to San Francisco and Rideshare South (Freedom Circle) covers southbound rides to San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12063808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12063808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A self-driving Waymo car with rooftop lidar and a bird-themed mural on the Embarcadero with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background, in San Francisco, California, on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>FIFA advises that World Cup guests leaving from Gates A, E and F will be directed to Rideshare North Red Lot 7. Guests leaving from Gates B or C will be directed to Rideshare South on Freedom Circle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Autonomous vehicles like Waymo are not allowed into the rideshare lots at Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about people with mobility needs?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>FIFA said accessible pickup and drop-off points for fans are located on Patrick Henry Drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accessible parking is also offered to fans via the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 \u003ca href=\"https://www.justpark.com/us/event-parking/fifa-world-cup-2026/\">Parking Page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The association said guests with mobility needs who use rideshare should use the Rideshare North lot and be shuttled to the Stadium Plaza drop-off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check out FIFA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/stadiums/san-francisco-bay-area/accessibility\">accessibility page\u003c/a> here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area’s public transit agencies are rolling out extended schedules to accommodate night games that are likely to end around midnight, discounted multi-day fare passes and increased service to make sure fans are able to get to and from games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So whether you’re a Bay Area local who’s snagged World Cup tickets or you’re visiting our region from out of town, consider leaving your car — and definitely that \u003ca href=\"https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/30/world-cups-official-instrument-now-banned-world-cup\">vuvuzela \u003c/a>— at home and keep reading for how to get to and from Levi’s Stadium on public transit. (And if you’re \u003cem>really \u003c/em>determined to drive there, we’ve got information on where to find parking at Levi’s Stadium, too.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#CanIstillgetticketstoWorldCupmatchesinSantaClara\">Can I still get tickets to World Cup matches in Santa Clara?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#HowcanIgethomefromWorldCupnightgamesonpublictransit\">How can I get home from World Cup night games on public transit?\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#WhatstheparkingsituationatLevisStadium\">What’s the parking situation at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What matches are being played at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (Levi’s Stadium)\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\"> six World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium\u003c/a>: five “group stage matches and one “Round of 32” match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group B: Qatar vs. Switzerland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group J: Austria vs. Jordan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday, June 16 at 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group D: Türkiye vs. Paraguay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friday, June 19 at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12085857\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12085857\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1372\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/06/Turkiye-vs.-Paraguay-Getty-1536x1054.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turkey’s player Kerem Kesgin (8) duels for the ball against Paraguay’s Luis Zarate (15) during the FIFA U-17 World Cup match between Turkey and Paraguay in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 12, 2017. \u003ccite>(Imtiyaz Shaikh/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group J: Jordan vs. Algeria\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday, June 22 at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group D: Paraguay vs. Australia\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levi’s Stadium will then host one knockout match:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Top-scoring team from Group D vs. the third-best team from either Group B, E, F, I or J\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wednesday, July 1 at 5 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"CanIstillgetticketstoWorldCupmatchesinSantaClara\">\u003c/a>Can I still get World Cup tickets for the Santa Clara matches this month?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, at the time of publication, some tickets were still available — but that might change. Check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/tickets\">FIFA’s ticket portal\u003c/a>, which includes last-minute sales and verified resales. You can also look for tickets on a verified resale website, such as \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/soccer\">Ticketmaster \u003c/a>or \u003ca href=\"https://www.stubhub.com/world-cup-tickets/grouping/45410\">StubHub\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We recommend reading \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084228/dont-fall-for-world-cup-ticket-scams-in-california\">our guide on how to avoid World Cup resale ticket scams\u003c/a> first, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How many people are expected to come to the Bay Area for the World Cup?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area Host Committee, which plans for major events like Super Bowl LX and the upcoming 2028 Summer Olympics, is expecting 260,000 visitors from outside the Bay Area over the course of the region’s World Cup matches — according to Zaileen Janmohamed, the host committee’s CEO and president.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Compared to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12070878/watch-super-bowl-lx-santa-clara-2026-levis-stadium-nfl-tickets-parking-bag-policy\">Super Bowl LX\u003c/a>, which Levi’s Stadium hosted in February, the World Cup’s Bay Area engagements are longer and more spread out, with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">fan-related activities and experiences \u003c/a>spanning multiple locations and weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Adidas FIFA World Cup soccer ball is seen on a FIFA x NFL chair in the Media Center ahead of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. \u003ccite>(Matthew Huang/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“From a transit perspective, that means planning for repeated waves of movement across counties, venues, hotels and neighborhoods,” Janmohamed said — “for both local fans and a higher percentage of global visitors navigating the Bay Area for the first time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the first time one region has hosted both the Super Bowl and the World Cup in the same year, Janmohamed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"HowcanIgethomefromWorldCupnightgamesonpublictransit\">\u003c/a>How do I get to Levi’s Stadium using public transportation?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are three transit agencies that will get you to the front door of Levi’s Stadium: Capitol Corridor, ACE Rail and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority or VTA. And if you aren’t close to one of their stops, there are multiple ways to transfer to them from other transit agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are the agencies that are changing their service schedules to accommodate World Cup fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>VTA\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority provides bus, light rail and paratransit services in Santa Clara County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Great America and Lick Mill are the VTA stations closest to Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12072787\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072787 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/02/260208-SUPERBOWLSUNDAY00166_TV-KQED-KQED-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Super Bowl attendees ride VTA to Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8, 2026. \u003ccite>(Tâm Vũ/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For information on fares, inter-agency transfers and where to park at VTA stations, check out the agency’s \u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/fares\">World Cup page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA is expecting to carry as many as 15,000 people in and out of each match at Levi’s Stadium, according to Stacey Hendler Ross, the agency’s public information officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hendler Ross said the agency will be adjusting routes to accommodate an expected increase in local riders heading to the stadium. For instance, the blue line will serve Levi’s Stadium for World Cup matches, instead of traveling straight to its scheduled stop in Bay Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ We’ll be running additional light rail service before and after matches, with trains serving the stadium every 10 minutes from Mountain View Transit Center, which connects to Caltrain — and every twenty minutes from the Milpitas Transit Center in downtown San José, which connects with BART,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency says it’ll let riders know more information by email, SMS and VTA’s \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/vtaservice\">service updates on X\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/updates\">Sign up for route change updates for each match here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are hoping to put out a lot of messaging about that so that people know that the service plan is going to be a little bit different than it is for every day,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For late-night games, Hendler Ross said VTA will guarantee service for up to about two hours after the end of each match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ If there are still hundreds of people on the platform two hours after the game, obviously we’re going to continue our service to get people where they need to go,” Hendler Ross said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hendler Ross also recommends using the \u003ca href=\"https://transitapp.com/\">Transit app\u003c/a> for trip planning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/fares\">paying for VTA rides\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>ACE Rail\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail connects Central Valley communities with the East and South Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning additional services for three World Cup matches. Take a look at the \u003ca href=\"https://acerail.com/event-train/\">ACE Rail schedule. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://acerail.com/tickets/\">paying for ACE Rail here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Capitol Corridor\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Capitol Corridor connects the Sacramento area with the Bay Area by train, taking passengers from as far away as Rocklin and Auburn directly to Levi’s Stadium. The railway also provides easy transfers to BART and VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Capitol Corridor is planning special match day service for five of the latest matches at Levi’s. The agency has a \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/fwc26-sfbayarea/\">World Cup page \u003c/a>including \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/trainschedule/FIFA-Train-Schedule_2026.pdf?v=28052026\">service adjustments\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For evening and night games, Capitol Corridor will time its final departure from Levi’s Stadium to 15 minutes after the match is expected to end, according to Rob Padgette, the managing director of Capitol Corridor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means if you are taking Capitol Corridor to the game, you’ll want to leave the stadium \u003cem>right \u003c/em>after the match ends to ensure you catch your train home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11932707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11932707 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso.jpeg\" alt=\"A passenger train reflected in a trackside puddle at sunset.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso.jpeg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1020x680.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-160x107.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/Capitol-Corridor-Alviso-1920x1280.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak California’s Capitol Corridor at Alviso on the south end of San Francisco Bay. \u003ccite>(Max Camden/Link21-BART)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Padgette also suggests riders \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/\">buy their ticket\u003c/a> in advance to make sure they get a seat. “ Because we expect a lot of fans to ride, we’re going to cap the number of sales on the train,” Padgette said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/tickets/\">paying for Capitol Corridor rides here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain connects Santa Clara County to San Francisco by rail, passing through Silicon Valley, Stanford and San Mateo County on the way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you plan to take Caltrain to Levi’s Stadium, get off at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/station/mountainview\">Mountain View station\u003c/a> and transfer to \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/routes/orange-line\">VTA’s Orange Line\u003c/a> and ride towards Alum Rock station and get off at Great America station. VTA recommends entering and exiting the stadium through \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/maps/place/4900+Centennial+Blvd+Intel+Gate+A,+Santa+Clara,+CA+95054/@37.4027987,-121.9717298,431m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x808fc9c827c5f0df:0x11455a372e1f7d18!2sLevi's+Stadium!8m2!3d37.4033165!4d-121.9693774!16s%2Fm%2F0269w0y!3m5!1s0x808fc9b7fe7b6d4b:0x40de625050fafeb7!8m2!3d37.4037655!4d-121.9712125!16s%2Fg%2F11f48k_zld?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">Gate A\u003c/a> to get back to the Orange Line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning its regular \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/worldcup26?active_tab=route_explorer_tab&destination=7021\">half-hourly service\u003c/a> for World Cup matches, with additional trains on top of that, Caltrain public information officer Dan Lieberman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to have one or two scheduled additional post-game trains for each match, while also keeping an additional train on standby if crowds necessitate it,” Lieberman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lieberman said Caltrain will publish specific \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/about-caltrain/caltrain-news\">service plans for each match online soon\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about paying for \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/fares\">Caltrain fares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area Rapid Transit serves five Bay Area counties, connecting a wide swath of the East Bay with San Francisco and the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get to Levi’s Stadium, BART recommends riders take its Green or Orange Line (labeled “Berryessa” or “OAK/Berryessa”) to Milpitas Station and use the pedestrian bridge to transfer to VTA’s Orange Line and then get off at Lick Mill Station. To get back to VTA after the match, follow “Gate F” signs while exiting the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12080719\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12080719 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1391\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/BARTSFGetty-1536x1068.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A commuter looks for a less crowded section of a westbound BART train at the West Oakland station in Oakland, California, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. \u003ccite>(Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The last scheduled BART train that stops at all stations systemwide leaves Milpitas at 11:53 p.m., heading towards the East Bay and San Francisco. But the agency is adding special limited-express service after midnight for matches that start at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those trains will generally depart Milpitas every 30 minutes between 12:30 a.m. and 1:40 a.m., depending on how long it takes to clear the stadium and timed transfers with VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riders taking these special limited-express service trains should note that the trains will \u003cem>not \u003c/em>stop at all BART stations. Instead, they’ll l only serve the following BART stations:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Bay Fair\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Dublin\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>MacArthur\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>El Cerrito del Norte\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pleasant Hill\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Powell Street\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11935689\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/gettyimages-1448202231-01daa7c0eabc9dfe5eff17bfe429ac097ee645ce-scaled-e1780442735101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\">So if you plan to drive to a BART station and park your car, make sure you park at one of those stations to avoid getting stranded carless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find more details about special service on \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/fun/fifaworldcup\">BART’s World Cup page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/tickets\">BART fares\u003c/a> here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Muni \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni is the public transit agency serving the city of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To get to Levi’s Stadium, riders can take Muni routes like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/30-stockton\">30 Stockton\u003c/a> bus, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/45-unionstockton\">45 Union/Stockton\u003c/a> bus and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/t-third-street\">T Third Street\u003c/a> train and transfer to either BART or Caltrain and then transfer to VTA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency is planning \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/fifa-world-cup-26%E2%84%A2-sf-bay-area\">additional bus shuttle service\u003c/a> for nighttime World Cup matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shuttle will operate between Union Square, the SoMa neighborhood, the Powell Street BART station and Caltrain’s Fourth and King Station, using the 45 Union/Stockton route. The shuttle will operate as late as 3:15 a.m., depending on the day. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/travel-updates/fifa-world-cup-26%E2%84%A2-sf-bay-area\">Check here for specific shuttle times.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Learn more about \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/fares\">Muni fares\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I pay for public transit to get to World Cup matches at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There are a number of different ways to pay your fare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tap to pay with a chip-enabled credit or debit card\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most transit agencies that will get you to Levi’s Stadium accept chip-enabled credit or debit cards as a form of payment. Just tap your card on the card reader as you enter a station or board a vehicle, and in some cases, tap when you exit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two exceptions to know: Capitol Corridor accepts tap to pay, \u003ca href=\"https://www.capitolcorridor.org/tap2ride/\">but it requires registration ahead of time. \u003c/a>ACE Rail does not accept tap to pay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040954\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040954\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20241204-BART-JY-028_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A passenger tags their Clipper card at Montgomery BART Station in San Francisco on Dec. 4, 2024. \u003ccite>(Juliana Yamada/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Clipper\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most Bay Area transit agencies accept \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/\">Clipper\u003c/a>, a fare payment platform for public transit. You can use Clipper by either purchasing a physical card for $3 at a ticket vending machine (located at many BART, Muni and Caltrain stations) and pre-loading money onto it, or by \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/clipper-app\">downloading the app\u003c/a> and pre-loading money that way — through which you can also tap using your phone by transferring your Clipper card to your Apple or Google Wallet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Look up \u003ca href=\"https://www.clippercard.com/locations\">Clipper card sales and service locations\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail and Capitol Corridor trains do not accept Clipper as a form of payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Token Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA is offering one-day, three-day, five-day and seven-day adult passes via the \u003ca href=\"https://tokentransit.com/app\">Token Transit app\u003c/a>. The agency is also offering a joint VTA/Caltrain Adult one-day pass that includes unlimited transfers within VTA, valid for World Cup match days only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://worldcup.vta.org/fares\">Read more about paying for VTA\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cash\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA buses only accept exact fare, while light rail ticket machines accept cash or card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cash fareboxes are located at the front of each Muni bus or train. Use exact change and keep your transfer as proof of payment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11254007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11254007\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/31909760916_d88814d339_o-e1483581327477.jpg\" alt=\"The side of a Caltrain train as it enters a station.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caltrain cars at San José’s Diridon Station, December 2016. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>BART trains don’t accept cash, but you can pay with cash on BART by using the add value machines located inside every station to purchase or reload a plastic Clipper Card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain has ticket vending machines at every station that accept coins and bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Capitol Corridor riders can use cash to pay for a ticket directly from a conductor on board a train.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACE Rail accepts cash for ticket purchases at staffed locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhatstheparkingsituationatLevisStadium\">\u003c/a>What if I want to drive and park my car at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parking at Levi’s Stadium must be purchased in advance, and only one parking pass may be purchased per World Cup match ticket. \u003ca href=\"https://www.justpark.com/us/event-parking/fifa-world-cup-2026/fifa-worldcup-2026-san-francisco/\">Check out FIFA’s official parking page. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also park at a \u003ca href=\"https://www.vta.org/go/stations\">VTA station,\u003c/a> a \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/rider-information/parking\">Caltrain station\u003c/a> or a \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/guide/parking\">BART station\u003c/a> and ride public transit to Levi’s Stadium from there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: If you are taking BART to a night game, make sure you park at one of the stations that will be available by BART’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/news/fun/fifaworldcup\">limited express service\u003c/a> (Bay Fair, Dublin, MacArthur, El Cerrito del Norte, Pleasant Hill and Powell Street stations).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Can I get to Levi’s Stadium using a ride-hailing app like Uber, Lyft or Waymo?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Yes, but according to the FIFA website, there will be “geofenced” rideshare stops for pickup starting one hour after kick-off — that is, you’ll have to meet your rideshare at a designated location at Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rideshare North (Red Lot 7) covers northbound rides to San Francisco and Rideshare South (Freedom Circle) covers southbound rides to San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12063808\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12063808\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/WaymoSFGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A self-driving Waymo car with rooftop lidar and a bird-themed mural on the Embarcadero with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background, in San Francisco, California, on Aug. 14, 2025. \u003ccite>(Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>FIFA advises that World Cup guests leaving from Gates A, E and F will be directed to Rideshare North Red Lot 7. Guests leaving from Gates B or C will be directed to Rideshare South on Freedom Circle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Autonomous vehicles like Waymo are not allowed into the rideshare lots at Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What about people with mobility needs?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>FIFA said accessible pickup and drop-off points for fans are located on Patrick Henry Drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accessible parking is also offered to fans via the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 \u003ca href=\"https://www.justpark.com/us/event-parking/fifa-world-cup-2026/\">Parking Page\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The association said guests with mobility needs who use rideshare should use the Rideshare North lot and be shuttled to the Stadium Plaza drop-off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check out FIFA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/stadiums/san-francisco-bay-area/accessibility\">accessibility page\u003c/a> here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Warm sunny days in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a> can be hard to come by in May. But the city’s historic Kezar Stadium basked in a rare stretch of afternoon sunshine on a recent Sunday as hundreds of soccer fans sat down ahead of the match between San Francisco City FC and Davis Legacy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stands filled up with yellow and black, the colors of home team San Francisco City FC, which plays in the semi-professional men’s USL League Two. Even before the referee blew the whistle for kickoff, fans waved flags and scarves emblazoned with the message “fierro y oro” — “iron and gold” in Spanish — alluding to the motto on \u003ca href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_San_Francisco,_California.svg\">San Francisco’s official flag\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others wore jerseys from \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952578/san-francisco-soccer-team-city-fc-muni-hollis-callas-collaboration\">previous seasons\u003c/a> that featured \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11185731/where-did-the-wild-parrots-of-san-francisco-come-from\">the wild parrots\u003c/a> that fly all over the city, in a full-color design. One fan even came with a handmade replica of Sutro Tower crowning the top of her head.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, for many SF City fans, rooting for their team means embodying the spirit of San Francisco itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SF City is grassroots. It’s DIY,” said Ozzy Palacio, a fan who also helps run \u003ca href=\"https://www.canva.com/design/DAG1WWBv4EI/YRSpNQX7YJMw9KAxqjXlkg/view\">a zine for club members\u003c/a>. They were surrounded by the loudest group of fans in the stadium. Drums beat nonstop, kids and adults alike started chants and banners identified the team’s supporter groups — \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/northsiderssfcityfc\">Northsiders\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kezarunionsf/\">Kezar Union\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/faultlineoffenders/\">Faultline Offenders\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/the_yofc/\">YOFC\u003c/a> — each with their own identity and history, but rallying under the banner of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/labahiadefrisco/\">Bahía de Frisco\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many fans have team memberships, which give them the right to vote on almost every major decision. Similar to what professional teams in Germany do, SF City runs on a \u003ca href=\"https://www.dw.com/en/the-501-rule-in-german-football-what-you-need-to-know/a-72952820\">50+1 ownership model\u003c/a>, where club members hold a majority of team shares.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084946\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084946\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Players from the San Francisco City Football Club face off with the opposing Davis Legacy Soccer Club during a game at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Choosing SF City was never a question for me,” Palacio said. A fourth-generation Bay Area resident, they grew up surrounded by lovers of the beautiful game. Palacio’s father played for the Oakland Stompers, and they themselves played soccer for more than a decade before becoming SF City fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s so much love here,” Palacio said. “It’s sharing beers and giving somebody a scarf to borrow that doesn’t have one —and teaching somebody what offside means.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thunderous cheers cut off Palacio. Forward Kai Oppenheim scored the team’s first goal before the third minute of the match. Boosted by this momentum, SF City went on to win 3-0.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the fantastic home opener was also a bittersweet reminder for the team that this will be its last full season based at Kezar Stadium: the first home of the San Francisco 49ers on the southeast corner of Golden Gate Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next year, an entirely new team funded by private investors and backed by city officials will take over, leaving SF City without a home field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many SF City supporters, the change is evidence that soccer in the Bay Area is becoming more beholden to financial and political interests — something they say is also happening on a global stage ahead of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. And unlike other teams in the region, SF City is not promoting the tournament, which includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">six matches at Levi’s Stadium\u003c/a> in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, fans say that supporting existing local soccer teams will help keep the sport accessible for all.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Take me home to Kezar Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Kezar Stadium stands as a survivor of San Francisco’s sporting past, a physical link to the eras of the now-demolished Candlestick Park and Seals Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opened in 1925, it has hosted the city’s high school football championship game — \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Turkey-Bowl-a-San-Francisco-football-tradition-3209449.php\">the legendary Turkey Bowl\u003c/a> — for almost a century, along with dozens of different professional and amateur teams over the decades. And SF City fans relish being part of this history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Muni bus, take me home … to the place I belong,’ supporters sang throughout the match against Davis Legacy to the tune of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads”: “Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, take me home … Muni bus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084951\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084951\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans of the San Francisco City Football Club rise and cheer as they score their second goal against the Davis City Legacy Soccer Club during their game at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While SF City has called Kezar Stadium home for the past decade, it’s part of a long line of soccer teams that have used the space as a launching pad to grow the sport’s popularity — in a city where baseball and American football usually dominate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next year, the field will welcome Golden City FC, which will play in the MLS Next Pro league. (In the United States soccer league system, this is \u003ca href=\"https://ussoccerparent.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/05/Screenshot-2025-05-08-at-11.57.32%E2%80%AFAM.png.webp\">one rung “above”\u003c/a> the USL League Two, which is where SF City plays.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie himself broke the news of Golden City FC’s arrival last year through \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJb3KiHxwKh/\">a social media video\u003c/a>. The new team, Lurie said, would invest in renovating the historic stadium. “It’s going to make Kezar even better.[aside postID=news_12084228 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2271403567.jpg']This is good news for San Francisco,” he insisted. In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/news-mayor-lurie-marks-new-era-for-san-francisco-sports-announces-plan-for-new-professional-soccer-team\">press release\u003c/a>, the Mayor’s office called it “a landmark public-private partnership” that would also help boost local businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City officials soon after negotiated a permit agreement with Golden City FC ownership — which the Board of Supervisors \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7402091&GUID=B4E96FD9-99E0-4453-A17E-592AC77F0357&Options=&Search=\">approved unanimously\u003c/a> — giving the team the right to use the stadium for all regular season home games and playoff matches. In return, Golden City FC is expected to invest $10 million in upgrades, with over half going to renovating the field turf, and some spent on improving the seating areas and scoreboard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But questions have dogged Golden City FC since Lurie’s announcement. The San Francisco Standard \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/05/16/san-francisco-nonprofit-daniel-lurie-tipping-point-ethics/\">reported\u003c/a> a few days later that one of the team’s co-owners is a longtime donor to Tipping Point — a nonprofit founded by Lurie, which raised some ethical concerns about potential conflicts of interest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And most recently, SFGATE \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/mystery-sf-soccer-team-22243133.php\">looked into\u003c/a> whether the team will actually be able to meet the city’s Sept. 30, 2027, deadline to complete 50% of the required stadium improvements and play their first match by that same date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team is on track to start work on the field in December after the end of the high school football season, said Tamara Aparton, deputy director of communications for the city’s Recreation and Park Department. “It’s a little tricky because there are windows they can work in,” she said. “There haven’t been any changes to the schedule.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084948\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084948\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-07-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ozzy Palacio holds up a sweatshirt supporting the San Francisco City Football Club at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Golden City FC also confirmed to KQED that the team is on track to start improvements in December and aims to compete in the 2027 MLS Next Pro season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, the team has kept its online presence minimal. Its \u003ca href=\"https://goldencityfootballclub.org/\">website\u003c/a> only shows the team’s initials and contact information, while its \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gcfc_sf/\">Instagram account\u003c/a> had not posted anything by late May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re really quiet, and it’s very intentional,” a team spokesperson told KQED. “We’ve been working behind the scenes on go-to-market strategies … But to be fair, we won’t hit the on button until probably sometime late first quarter [of 2027].”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Why this is our home’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As Golden City FC establishes itself at Kezar Stadium next year, SF City will get a lot less playing time on the field. Team leadership said next season may include only one game at Kezar Stadium — down from four this current season. Cox Stadium at San Francisco State University will host most of SF City’s home games next season, but details are still being finalized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Players will adapt to this change to keep giving their best, SF City head coach Berdi Merdanov said. “I like to think that we’re here to expand our territory. Cox Stadium is new territory,” he said, adding that he’s very optimistic about the team’s athletic potential. As of this story’s publishing, the team remains undefeated and is leading its division.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084944\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084944\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel Diaz records footage for his upcoming documentary on the San Francisco City Football Club at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Home is home in San Francisco,” Merdanov said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fans like Palacio say they’ll stick with the team when it moves to new turf. But there’s also some uncertainty from losing a space that’s so beloved by supporters, they added. “The uncertainty comes from not knowing where we’re going to play,” they said. “If our team and everybody’s going to be able to get there. Because it’s a point of access at the end of the day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others see SF City’s move away from Kezar as an outright injustice. “This is very clearly the community club, the San Francisco club,” said fan Asa Vaziri, who throughout the 90-minute game did not stop waving the team’s massive banner above his head. “We’re kind of just being kicked out by money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I strongly believe football should be accessible,” he explained, adding that teams like SF City provide affordable opportunities to watch a live soccer game in a time when more visible soccer tournaments, like the World Cup, are out of reach for those who cannot afford ticket prices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think [FIFA] has proven it’s more about profits,” he said. “It’s just so blatant this year that I really have no desire to partake. I’m glad that SF City offers something else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084947\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelley Estelle sports a prop hat designed after Sutro Tower during a soccer game at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>FIFA has frustrated many soccer lovers over how it has managed the 2026 World Cup, which starts June 11 in Mexico City. Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will host five group stage matches and one from the knockout phase of the competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gianni Infantino, who heads the sport’s governing body, \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/18/embarrassment-fifa-donald-trump-peace-prize\">was criticized\u003c/a> for mixing sports with politics when he awarded President Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the price of game tickets, he’s said that demand has been unpredictable and that \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn4d41p7v2zo\">revenues go to support\u003c/a> soccer programs around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most recently, California state officials have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084228/dont-fall-for-world-cup-ticket-scams-in-california\">begun an investigation\u003c/a> of FIFA’s ticketing system following reports from ticketholders who say they were assigned seats in a different category than what was advertised when they bought their tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the 2022 World Cup held in Qatar, SF City announced it would not participate in any events related to that tournament, citing the host country’s history of labor rights violations and criminalization of homosexuality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are totally vocally anti-fascist,” team board member Pete Bogdis told KQED earlier this year. “The club doesn’t like the way the World Cup has turned into a giant ‘sportswashing’ machine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Professional teams like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/san-jose-earthquakes-the-san-jose-sports-authority-and-bay-area-host-committee-to-transform-san-pedro-square-market-into-official-soccer-celebration-venue-this-summer\">San Jose Earthquakes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://bayfc.com/articles/bay-fc-in-the-community-2026-fifa-mens-world-cup-events/\">Bay FC\u003c/a> are helping organize watch parties for the tournament. SF City, on the other hand, is not promoting any of the matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084945\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Roberts hangs on the spectator railing during a tense first few minutes of the San Francisco City Football Club vs. Davis Legacy Soccer Club game at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If you want to pay thousands of dollars to watch a game outside the city, you’re happy to go watch FIFA,” team board member Isaiah Cornejo said. “If you want to spend $8-$12 to come join a community and watch a good sport inside the city, come to an SF City game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For fan and filmmaker Daniel Diaz, the fight to keep soccer accessible is both global — at the World Cup level — and local — making sure a smaller, supporter-owned team can keep playing close to its fans. Winning their home opener is a victory in that fight, too, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Laying claim to our home, packing out the stadium, a lot of familiar faces, singing familiar songs and joined by a whole crew of new people,” he said. “That energy shows why this is our home and why we’ll follow our club wherever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, for many SF City fans, rooting for their team means embodying the spirit of San Francisco itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SF City is grassroots. It’s DIY,” said Ozzy Palacio, a fan who also helps run \u003ca href=\"https://www.canva.com/design/DAG1WWBv4EI/YRSpNQX7YJMw9KAxqjXlkg/view\">a zine for club members\u003c/a>. They were surrounded by the loudest group of fans in the stadium. Drums beat nonstop, kids and adults alike started chants and banners identified the team’s supporter groups — \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/northsiderssfcityfc\">Northsiders\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kezarunionsf/\">Kezar Union\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/faultlineoffenders/\">Faultline Offenders\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/the_yofc/\">YOFC\u003c/a> — each with their own identity and history, but rallying under the banner of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/labahiadefrisco/\">Bahía de Frisco\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many fans have team memberships, which give them the right to vote on almost every major decision. Similar to what professional teams in Germany do, SF City runs on a \u003ca href=\"https://www.dw.com/en/the-501-rule-in-german-football-what-you-need-to-know/a-72952820\">50+1 ownership model\u003c/a>, where club members hold a majority of team shares.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084946\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084946\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-05-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Players from the San Francisco City Football Club face off with the opposing Davis Legacy Soccer Club during a game at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Choosing SF City was never a question for me,” Palacio said. A fourth-generation Bay Area resident, they grew up surrounded by lovers of the beautiful game. Palacio’s father played for the Oakland Stompers, and they themselves played soccer for more than a decade before becoming SF City fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s so much love here,” Palacio said. “It’s sharing beers and giving somebody a scarf to borrow that doesn’t have one —and teaching somebody what offside means.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thunderous cheers cut off Palacio. Forward Kai Oppenheim scored the team’s first goal before the third minute of the match. Boosted by this momentum, SF City went on to win 3-0.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the fantastic home opener was also a bittersweet reminder for the team that this will be its last full season based at Kezar Stadium: the first home of the San Francisco 49ers on the southeast corner of Golden Gate Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next year, an entirely new team funded by private investors and backed by city officials will take over, leaving SF City without a home field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many SF City supporters, the change is evidence that soccer in the Bay Area is becoming more beholden to financial and political interests — something they say is also happening on a global stage ahead of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. And unlike other teams in the region, SF City is not promoting the tournament, which includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">six matches at Levi’s Stadium\u003c/a> in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, fans say that supporting existing local soccer teams will help keep the sport accessible for all.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Take me home to Kezar Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Kezar Stadium stands as a survivor of San Francisco’s sporting past, a physical link to the eras of the now-demolished Candlestick Park and Seals Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opened in 1925, it has hosted the city’s high school football championship game — \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Turkey-Bowl-a-San-Francisco-football-tradition-3209449.php\">the legendary Turkey Bowl\u003c/a> — for almost a century, along with dozens of different professional and amateur teams over the decades. And SF City fans relish being part of this history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Muni bus, take me home … to the place I belong,’ supporters sang throughout the match against Davis Legacy to the tune of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads”: “Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, take me home … Muni bus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084951\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084951\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-10-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-10-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-10-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-10-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans of the San Francisco City Football Club rise and cheer as they score their second goal against the Davis City Legacy Soccer Club during their game at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While SF City has called Kezar Stadium home for the past decade, it’s part of a long line of soccer teams that have used the space as a launching pad to grow the sport’s popularity — in a city where baseball and American football usually dominate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next year, the field will welcome Golden City FC, which will play in the MLS Next Pro league. (In the United States soccer league system, this is \u003ca href=\"https://ussoccerparent.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2025/05/Screenshot-2025-05-08-at-11.57.32%E2%80%AFAM.png.webp\">one rung “above”\u003c/a> the USL League Two, which is where SF City plays.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie himself broke the news of Golden City FC’s arrival last year through \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJb3KiHxwKh/\">a social media video\u003c/a>. The new team, Lurie said, would invest in renovating the historic stadium. “It’s going to make Kezar even better.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>This is good news for San Francisco,” he insisted. In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sf.gov/news-mayor-lurie-marks-new-era-for-san-francisco-sports-announces-plan-for-new-professional-soccer-team\">press release\u003c/a>, the Mayor’s office called it “a landmark public-private partnership” that would also help boost local businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City officials soon after negotiated a permit agreement with Golden City FC ownership — which the Board of Supervisors \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7402091&GUID=B4E96FD9-99E0-4453-A17E-592AC77F0357&Options=&Search=\">approved unanimously\u003c/a> — giving the team the right to use the stadium for all regular season home games and playoff matches. In return, Golden City FC is expected to invest $10 million in upgrades, with over half going to renovating the field turf, and some spent on improving the seating areas and scoreboard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But questions have dogged Golden City FC since Lurie’s announcement. The San Francisco Standard \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/2025/05/16/san-francisco-nonprofit-daniel-lurie-tipping-point-ethics/\">reported\u003c/a> a few days later that one of the team’s co-owners is a longtime donor to Tipping Point — a nonprofit founded by Lurie, which raised some ethical concerns about potential conflicts of interest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And most recently, SFGATE \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/mystery-sf-soccer-team-22243133.php\">looked into\u003c/a> whether the team will actually be able to meet the city’s Sept. 30, 2027, deadline to complete 50% of the required stadium improvements and play their first match by that same date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team is on track to start work on the field in December after the end of the high school football season, said Tamara Aparton, deputy director of communications for the city’s Recreation and Park Department. “It’s a little tricky because there are windows they can work in,” she said. “There haven’t been any changes to the schedule.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084948\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084948\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-07-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-07-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-07-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-07-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ozzy Palacio holds up a sweatshirt supporting the San Francisco City Football Club at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Golden City FC also confirmed to KQED that the team is on track to start improvements in December and aims to compete in the 2027 MLS Next Pro season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, the team has kept its online presence minimal. Its \u003ca href=\"https://goldencityfootballclub.org/\">website\u003c/a> only shows the team’s initials and contact information, while its \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gcfc_sf/\">Instagram account\u003c/a> had not posted anything by late May.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re really quiet, and it’s very intentional,” a team spokesperson told KQED. “We’ve been working behind the scenes on go-to-market strategies … But to be fair, we won’t hit the on button until probably sometime late first quarter [of 2027].”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Why this is our home’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As Golden City FC establishes itself at Kezar Stadium next year, SF City will get a lot less playing time on the field. Team leadership said next season may include only one game at Kezar Stadium — down from four this current season. Cox Stadium at San Francisco State University will host most of SF City’s home games next season, but details are still being finalized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Players will adapt to this change to keep giving their best, SF City head coach Berdi Merdanov said. “I like to think that we’re here to expand our territory. Cox Stadium is new territory,” he said, adding that he’s very optimistic about the team’s athletic potential. As of this story’s publishing, the team remains undefeated and is leading its division.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084944\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084944\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel Diaz records footage for his upcoming documentary on the San Francisco City Football Club at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Home is home in San Francisco,” Merdanov said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fans like Palacio say they’ll stick with the team when it moves to new turf. But there’s also some uncertainty from losing a space that’s so beloved by supporters, they added. “The uncertainty comes from not knowing where we’re going to play,” they said. “If our team and everybody’s going to be able to get there. Because it’s a point of access at the end of the day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others see SF City’s move away from Kezar as an outright injustice. “This is very clearly the community club, the San Francisco club,” said fan Asa Vaziri, who throughout the 90-minute game did not stop waving the team’s massive banner above his head. “We’re kind of just being kicked out by money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I strongly believe football should be accessible,” he explained, adding that teams like SF City provide affordable opportunities to watch a live soccer game in a time when more visible soccer tournaments, like the World Cup, are out of reach for those who cannot afford ticket prices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think [FIFA] has proven it’s more about profits,” he said. “It’s just so blatant this year that I really have no desire to partake. I’m glad that SF City offers something else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084947\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelley Estelle sports a prop hat designed after Sutro Tower during a soccer game at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>FIFA has frustrated many soccer lovers over how it has managed the 2026 World Cup, which starts June 11 in Mexico City. Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara will host five group stage matches and one from the knockout phase of the competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gianni Infantino, who heads the sport’s governing body, \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/18/embarrassment-fifa-donald-trump-peace-prize\">was criticized\u003c/a> for mixing sports with politics when he awarded President Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the price of game tickets, he’s said that demand has been unpredictable and that \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn4d41p7v2zo\">revenues go to support\u003c/a> soccer programs around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most recently, California state officials have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12084228/dont-fall-for-world-cup-ticket-scams-in-california\">begun an investigation\u003c/a> of FIFA’s ticketing system following reports from ticketholders who say they were assigned seats in a different category than what was advertised when they bought their tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the 2022 World Cup held in Qatar, SF City announced it would not participate in any events related to that tournament, citing the host country’s history of labor rights violations and criminalization of homosexuality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are totally vocally anti-fascist,” team board member Pete Bogdis told KQED earlier this year. “The club doesn’t like the way the World Cup has turned into a giant ‘sportswashing’ machine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Professional teams like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/san-jose-earthquakes-the-san-jose-sports-authority-and-bay-area-host-committee-to-transform-san-pedro-square-market-into-official-soccer-celebration-venue-this-summer\">San Jose Earthquakes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://bayfc.com/articles/bay-fc-in-the-community-2026-fifa-mens-world-cup-events/\">Bay FC\u003c/a> are helping organize watch parties for the tournament. SF City, on the other hand, is not promoting any of the matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084945\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-04-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-04-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-04-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260522-SF-City-FC-vs.-Davis-Legacy-AC-04-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Roberts hangs on the spectator railing during a tense first few minutes of the San Francisco City Football Club vs. Davis Legacy Soccer Club game at Kezar Stadium on May 17. 2026. \u003ccite>(Aryk Copley for KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If you want to pay thousands of dollars to watch a game outside the city, you’re happy to go watch FIFA,” team board member Isaiah Cornejo said. “If you want to spend $8-$12 to come join a community and watch a good sport inside the city, come to an SF City game.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For fan and filmmaker Daniel Diaz, the fight to keep soccer accessible is both global — at the World Cup level — and local — making sure a smaller, supporter-owned team can keep playing close to its fans. Winning their home opener is a victory in that fight, too, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Laying claim to our home, packing out the stadium, a lot of familiar faces, singing familiar songs and joined by a whole crew of new people,” he said. “That energy shows why this is our home and why we’ll follow our club wherever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-jose\">San José \u003c/a>will be the first California city to host a Professional Women’s Hockey League team — a milestone that organizers and athletes celebrate for the future of women’s sports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team, which has yet to be named, will begin playing in Dec. 2026, the league announced Tuesday at a packed press conference at SAP Center. The team will share the arena with the National Hockey League’s San José Sharks, while the American Hockey League’s San José Barracuda will continue to play nearby at Tech CU Arena. The move makes San José the only U.S. city to host teams from the NHL, AHL and PWHL.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The announcement came together fast, said Jonathan Becher, president of Sharks Sports and Entertainment, who shared that formal negotiations took roughly two and a half weeks after years of trying to land the team, including an unsuccessful bid during the league’s last expansion round. “We’ve been hounding them for a long time, but they’ve been great to deal with,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Season ticket deposits opened Tuesday and were already well above the league’s first-day expectations, according to Becher, who declined to share the specific number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scheduling around the Sharks and the arena’s more than 100 annual events will take some coordination, Becher acknowledged. He said the organization has navigated similar logistics before, when the Barracuda shared the building.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Becher said that major construction of the building is still underway, and that the biggest concern has revolved around “how to make room for them, and for the Sharks, and for all the events because it’s one of the busiest buildings.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084417\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12084417 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/PWHLSJ3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/PWHLSJ3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/PWHLSJ3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/PWHLSJ3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San José Mayor Matt Mahan at the PWHL San José expansion announcement at SAP Center on May 19, 2026, in San José, California. \u003ccite>(Kavin Mistry/SAP Center)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The PWHL, which is centrally owned and operated, chose blue and orange as the team’s colors — a dual nod to San José’s identity while avoiding replication of the Sharks’ teal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mayor Matt Mahan took the opportunity to lobby for the San José Hammerheads as a potential team name, in honor of former Mayor Susan Hammer and to keep with the arena’s ocean theme. Becher confirmed that Hammerheads is on the shortlist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team’s first home game date has not yet been confirmed, pending the release of the NHL schedule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday’s event drew Olympic gold medalists Brandi Chastain and Kristi Yamaguchi, both Bay Area natives, who framed the announcement as the latest chapter in a longer story about the trajectory of women’s sports.[aside postID=news_12080384 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/260510-VALKYRIESHOMEOPENER-29-BL-KQED.jpg']“I’ve been screaming about women’s sports for 50 or more years,” Chastain said. “The fact that we have this now — we have WNBA, we have soccer, we have hockey — it is incredible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yamaguchi pointed to the league’s 60-plus Olympians and the recent surge in women’s sports viewership as signs of what’s to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the past, we kind of looked to the Olympics once every four years to watch elite women’s hockey,” Yamaguchi said. “Now we’ll be able to see it every single week.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amy Scheer, PWHL executive vice president of business operations, noted that women’s hockey in California actually dates back more than a century. She referenced a 1916 game played by a Bay Area team called the Oakland Minervas, which drew 1,200 fans and sparked a brief boom in the sport before it eventually faded. But, Scheer said, this time, the PWHL intends to stay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are going nowhere,” Scheer said. “We are here for the long term and will continue to build women’s hockey and keep growing, growing and growing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chastain, a co-founder of Bay FC, said she hopes the arrival of the PWHL signals not just more teams, but more women in leadership — as coaches, executives and decision-makers across sports franchises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I look forward to breaking other barriers,” she said. “A female head coach in Major League Soccer, in hockey, in baseball, in the NBA.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, Chastain added, “I want it to be done here in the Bay Area first.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>With less than a month before the 2026 FIFA Men’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/world-cup\">World Cup\u003c/a> kicks off, soccer fans are scrambling to grab the last remaining tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time of publication, there are still some tickets available for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">six World Cup games\u003c/a> hosted at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while the Bay Area hasn’t yet experienced the kind of ticket frenzy seen in \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/colombia-portugal-world-cup-6c1f318b\">other World Cup host cities\u003c/a>, prices are still out of reach for many fans — raising concerns about how fans looking for a bargain could fall prey to scams falsely promising far cheaper tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And most recently, the World Cup’s own governing body, FIFA, has drawn scrutiny from California state officials over \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/fifa-world-cup-fans-seat-category-changes-ticket-complaints/\">changes to its ticketing system\u003c/a> — following reports from ticketholders who say they have been assigned seats in a different category than advertised when they bought their tickets through FIFA’s own online portal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have laws in California against misleading or deceptive business practices,” said state Attorney General Rob Bonta, who sent \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Letter%20to%20FIFA_.pdf\">a letter\u003c/a> to FIFA last week requesting a list of ticket buyers who were assigned seats in a lower category than what they purchased. “We want to learn more from FIFA in order to assess whether what was done was lawful or not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta also expressed concern that sky-high prices could deter people from buying a ticket through FIFA’s official website or other verified vendors. Passionate soccer fans, he said, “may go into a site that isn’t as reliable and maybe they get taken advantage of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Adidas FIFA World Cup soccer ball is seen on a FIFA x NFL chair in the Media Center ahead of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Matthew Huang via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So how can \u003cem>you \u003c/em>spot a scam when buying a World Cup ticket, or just make sure you get what you pay for?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn what officials recommend about buying World Cup tickets online and what to do if you already bought a ticket on the official FIFA site but feel that the seat you were assigned does not match what you originally paid for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And rest assured: there are still plenty of ways to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">watch the World Cup in the Bay Area\u003c/a> for free — or for a fraction of the cost of a Levi’s Stadium ticket, real or fake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#IthinkIgotscammedforaWorldCupticketWhatcanIdo\">I think I got scammed for a World Cup ticket. What can I do?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#IboughtaticketofftheFIFAwebsitebutIthinkmyseatingisnotwhatIpaidfor\"> I bought a ticket off the FIFA website, but I think my seating is not what I paid for.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Remember, if something’s too good to be true …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First off: If you’re feeling confused over what a World Cup ticket actually costs, that’s understandable, Santa Clara County Assistant District Attorney James Gibbons-Shapiro said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For this World Cup, FIFA adopted \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7166874/2026/04/02/fifa-dynamic-pricing-2026-world-cup-tickets/\">a pricing system\u003c/a> known as “dynamic pricing,” where the cost of a seat changes based on current demand for that specific game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084233\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084233\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/worldcup5192026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/worldcup5192026.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/worldcup5192026-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/worldcup5192026-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2026 FIFA World Cup winner’s trophy is seen on stage at the 2026 World Cup halftime show announcement during the Global Citizen and FIFA World Cup panel at the Global Citizen NOW event in New York City on May 14, 2026. \u003ccite>(Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“That has made some think that a [deal] that’s too good to be true actually \u003cstrong>is \u003c/strong>a true deal, because they don’t know what the set price for a ticket is,” Gibbons-Shapiro said. “Actually, those too-good-to-be-true deals are not true.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While FIFA’s official ticket portal — along with official resale sites like StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketMaster and SuiteHop — may show much higher prices, at least these platforms are verified, Gibbons-Shapiro said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But once you make contact with a seller, make sure you make the purchase \u003cem>on \u003c/em>the website through which you contacted this person — and not on another platform.[aside postID=news_12083101 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2233765237.jpg']Scammers often promise you “a better deal” if you make the payment using instant payment sites like Zelle, Venmo and Cash App. But fraudsters aren’t trying to save you money with this suggestion: They’re trying to make it easier for \u003cem>themselves\u003c/em> to keep your money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Talking to strangers on a resale or payments site that’s not verified puts you at greater risk of getting ripped off, Gibbons-Shapiro said. “The criminal is simply looking for someone desperate enough to go to the World Cup that they’re willing to send a lot of money right away to a total stranger,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, he said: “It’s not that the country that you are supporting is going to lose — it’s going to be you that loses.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I know if the World Cup tickets I’m being offered are real?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Scammers have become incredibly good at printing fake tickets that look highly realistic, Gibbons-Shapiro said. So much so, he said, that when sports fans ask him for advice on how to spot a fake ticket, he tells them that he doesn’t \u003cem>have \u003c/em>any tips that reliably work — that’s how identical the scam tickets can physically appear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The real pro tip here, Gibbons-Shapiro said, is “don’t go to the stadium to try to buy a ticket there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because the great likelihood is that you’re buying a fake ticket,” he said. “You’re not gonna be able to get in, and you’re going to lose all your money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scalpers are actually not permitted on stadium grounds — and reselling tickets near the stadium is \u003ca href=\"https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/penal-code/pen-sect-346/#:~:text=Any%20person%20who%2C%20without%20the,is%20guilty%20of%20a%20misdemeanor.\">a misdemeanor\u003c/a> crime in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why it’s important to buy your ticket on a third-party ticket resale site that will deliver the ticket directly to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084234\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084234\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2276449211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2276449211.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2276449211-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2276449211-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Footballs and jerseys are displayed during the opening day of the official 2026 FIFA World Cup merchandising store in Miami Beach, Florida, on May 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Platforms like WhatsApp or Facebook Marketplace usually will not verify if what’s being offered is what’s actually sold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And even if you’re using reliable third-party sites like SeatGeek or TicketMaster, check the reseller’s refund policy to see whether they offer a guarantee regarding the authenticity and timely arrival of the tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"IthinkIgotscammedforaWorldCupticketWhatcanIdo\">\u003c/a>I just got scammed buying a fake World Cup ticket. What can I do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First of all, make sure to document all your communication with the person who promised to sell you a ticket — and take screenshots of those messages in case they attempt to delete anything from their end of the conversation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you were scammed online or over the phone:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can then report the situation to your local police department, as the city where you live is defined as where the crime took place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>If you bought the fake ticket in person from a scalper: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Contact the police department of the city where the transaction took place. “If that happened right outside the stadium, that would be Santa Clara Police Department,” Gibbons-Shapiro said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also file a complaint with the \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company\">California Attorney General’s office\u003c/a> or the \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbb.org/file-a-complaint\">Better Business Bureau\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gibbons-Shapiro said his office is ready to prosecute anyone who tricks others into buying fake World Cup tickets, adding that he would consider that to be a felony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have robust teams for consumer protection and theft enforcement,” he said. “We’re going to prosecute the scammers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"IboughtaticketofftheFIFAwebsitebutIthinkmyseatingisnotwhatIpaidfor\">\u003c/a>I bought a ticket on the FIFA website, and I think I got seated in a different place than what I paid for.\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you bought your ticket from the online FIFA purchasing portal during the initial sales phase last October, Attorney General Bonta recommends that you keep a record of everything from that purchase. This could include, he said, “images of the map they were shown and the original receipt for the ticket that they purchased and what it says, and the existing ticket that they have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company\">contact Bonta’s office\u003c/a> to share your experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta told KQED his office is still investigating what happened during this initial ticketing phase and hopes that FIFA provides the information he has requested by the May 29 deadline. “And if they don’t, we can ratchet up the level of severity here,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12017252\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12017252\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Terry Chea/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s not something that we want to do, but we always have an ability to send civil investigative demands or subpoenas,” Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>FIFA did not respond to a request for comment from KQED. However, the organization has told \u003ca href=\"https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/fifa-responds-to-world-cup-ticket-map-concerns-but-questions-remain/blt85dd14bcb45a2f39\">other media outlets\u003c/a> that the initial maps consumers saw last year were meant to “provide guidance rather than the exact seat layout,” and seating arrangements could be subject to change — as happened when the organization introduced new seating categories in later phases of ticket sales.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that could potentially be in violation of California law, Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The law in California is that businesses and organizations cannot justify misleading practices by pointing to the fine print or other terms that an everyday reasonable consumer would not have seen or understood,” he said. “If you’re told something, then you’re entitled to rely on the representation and to trust what you were told.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The attorney general’s office could seek some civil penalty if its investigation concludes that the rights of California consumers were indeed violated, Bonta said. “Then we could help those individuals get the ticket that they actually purchased, not the one that they received after they were misled.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the investigation is still ongoing, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And most recently, the World Cup’s own governing body, FIFA, has drawn scrutiny from California state officials over \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/fifa-world-cup-fans-seat-category-changes-ticket-complaints/\">changes to its ticketing system\u003c/a> — following reports from ticketholders who say they have been assigned seats in a different category than advertised when they bought their tickets through FIFA’s own online portal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have laws in California against misleading or deceptive business practices,” said state Attorney General Rob Bonta, who sent \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Letter%20to%20FIFA_.pdf\">a letter\u003c/a> to FIFA last week requesting a list of ticket buyers who were assigned seats in a lower category than what they purchased. “We want to learn more from FIFA in order to assess whether what was done was lawful or not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta also expressed concern that sky-high prices could deter people from buying a ticket through FIFA’s official website or other verified vendors. Passionate soccer fans, he said, “may go into a site that isn’t as reliable and maybe they get taken advantage of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Adidas FIFA World Cup soccer ball is seen on a FIFA x NFL chair in the Media Center ahead of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Matthew Huang via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So how can \u003cem>you \u003c/em>spot a scam when buying a World Cup ticket, or just make sure you get what you pay for?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn what officials recommend about buying World Cup tickets online and what to do if you already bought a ticket on the official FIFA site but feel that the seat you were assigned does not match what you originally paid for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And rest assured: there are still plenty of ways to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083101/world-cup-2026-bay-area-games-where-is-fifa-world-cup-santa-clara-levis-stadium-tickets-fan-zone-watch-parties\">watch the World Cup in the Bay Area\u003c/a> for free — or for a fraction of the cost of a Levi’s Stadium ticket, real or fake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#IthinkIgotscammedforaWorldCupticketWhatcanIdo\">I think I got scammed for a World Cup ticket. What can I do?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#IboughtaticketofftheFIFAwebsitebutIthinkmyseatingisnotwhatIpaidfor\"> I bought a ticket off the FIFA website, but I think my seating is not what I paid for.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Remember, if something’s too good to be true …\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>First off: If you’re feeling confused over what a World Cup ticket actually costs, that’s understandable, Santa Clara County Assistant District Attorney James Gibbons-Shapiro said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For this World Cup, FIFA adopted \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7166874/2026/04/02/fifa-dynamic-pricing-2026-world-cup-tickets/\">a pricing system\u003c/a> known as “dynamic pricing,” where the cost of a seat changes based on current demand for that specific game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084233\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084233\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/worldcup5192026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/worldcup5192026.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/worldcup5192026-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/worldcup5192026-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2026 FIFA World Cup winner’s trophy is seen on stage at the 2026 World Cup halftime show announcement during the Global Citizen and FIFA World Cup panel at the Global Citizen NOW event in New York City on May 14, 2026. \u003ccite>(Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“That has made some think that a [deal] that’s too good to be true actually \u003cstrong>is \u003c/strong>a true deal, because they don’t know what the set price for a ticket is,” Gibbons-Shapiro said. “Actually, those too-good-to-be-true deals are not true.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While FIFA’s official ticket portal — along with official resale sites like StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketMaster and SuiteHop — may show much higher prices, at least these platforms are verified, Gibbons-Shapiro said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But once you make contact with a seller, make sure you make the purchase \u003cem>on \u003c/em>the website through which you contacted this person — and not on another platform.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Scammers often promise you “a better deal” if you make the payment using instant payment sites like Zelle, Venmo and Cash App. But fraudsters aren’t trying to save you money with this suggestion: They’re trying to make it easier for \u003cem>themselves\u003c/em> to keep your money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Talking to strangers on a resale or payments site that’s not verified puts you at greater risk of getting ripped off, Gibbons-Shapiro said. “The criminal is simply looking for someone desperate enough to go to the World Cup that they’re willing to send a lot of money right away to a total stranger,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other words, he said: “It’s not that the country that you are supporting is going to lose — it’s going to be you that loses.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How do I know if the World Cup tickets I’m being offered are real?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Scammers have become incredibly good at printing fake tickets that look highly realistic, Gibbons-Shapiro said. So much so, he said, that when sports fans ask him for advice on how to spot a fake ticket, he tells them that he doesn’t \u003cem>have \u003c/em>any tips that reliably work — that’s how identical the scam tickets can physically appear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The real pro tip here, Gibbons-Shapiro said, is “don’t go to the stadium to try to buy a ticket there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because the great likelihood is that you’re buying a fake ticket,” he said. “You’re not gonna be able to get in, and you’re going to lose all your money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scalpers are actually not permitted on stadium grounds — and reselling tickets near the stadium is \u003ca href=\"https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/penal-code/pen-sect-346/#:~:text=Any%20person%20who%2C%20without%20the,is%20guilty%20of%20a%20misdemeanor.\">a misdemeanor\u003c/a> crime in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why it’s important to buy your ticket on a third-party ticket resale site that will deliver the ticket directly to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084234\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084234\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2276449211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2276449211.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2276449211-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2276449211-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Footballs and jerseys are displayed during the opening day of the official 2026 FIFA World Cup merchandising store in Miami Beach, Florida, on May 18, 2026. \u003ccite>(Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Platforms like WhatsApp or Facebook Marketplace usually will not verify if what’s being offered is what’s actually sold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And even if you’re using reliable third-party sites like SeatGeek or TicketMaster, check the reseller’s refund policy to see whether they offer a guarantee regarding the authenticity and timely arrival of the tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"IthinkIgotscammedforaWorldCupticketWhatcanIdo\">\u003c/a>I just got scammed buying a fake World Cup ticket. 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This could include, he said, “images of the map they were shown and the original receipt for the ticket that they purchased and what it says, and the existing ticket that they have.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company\">contact Bonta’s office\u003c/a> to share your experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bonta told KQED his office is still investigating what happened during this initial ticketing phase and hopes that FIFA provides the information he has requested by the May 29 deadline. “And if they don’t, we can ratchet up the level of severity here,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12017252\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12017252\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Terry Chea/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s not something that we want to do, but we always have an ability to send civil investigative demands or subpoenas,” Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>FIFA did not respond to a request for comment from KQED. 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Last year, the state’s high school athletics governing body piloted the rule, which allowed an additional competitor to advance and earn a medal in events in which a transgender girl competes and places, after months of anti-trans backlash against Hernandez’s participation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But results from a regional preliminary competition on May 9 noted that 10 girls, instead of nine, would advance in only the three events AB, 17, competed in: high jump, long jump and triple jump. Hernandez’s mother said it signaled to the Riverside County track and field star that the rule would be reinstated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because they had only mentioned it was going to be for the championships, we didn’t think we’d have to deal with it again,” Hernandez said last week. Finding out that the policy would be reinstated, she said, “crushed [AB’s] heart.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She missed school on Monday. I don’t think she’s going to school [Friday],” Hernandez continued. “It’s just been hard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12084168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12084168\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/ABHernandezGetty2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/ABHernandezGetty2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/ABHernandezGetty2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/ABHernandezGetty2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transgender athlete AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley wins the invitational girls long jump at 20-3 (6.17 meters) during the 58th Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High School on April 11, 2026, in Arcadia, California. \u003ccite>(Kirby Lee/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>At Saturday’s Southern Section regional finals in Ventura County, coaches were given written notice that CIF would implement its pilot entry policy again. Before that, the federation had not confirmed that it would reinstate the entry protocol. Last spring, it said the pilot would only apply to that year’s championship meet, which took place May 30 and 31, 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over the weekend, Hernandez, a Jurupa Valley High School senior, won the regional finals in each of her three events. During the medal ceremony for the high jump, she and the second-place finisher shared the top spot on the podium and were both given gold medals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Throughout last year’s track season, anti-trans advocates protested during meets and attended CIF meetings, where they called on state leaders to “Save girls sports.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The issue caught \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12042352/trans-athlete-shines-in-california-high-school-track-finals-ignites-amid-policy-debate\">national attention\u003c/a> ahead of the 2025 championships, when President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California in a post on his social media site Truth Social, saying that the state “continues to ILLEGALLY allow ‘MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.” He seemed to invoke AB in his post, referring to an athlete who had transitioned and was set to compete.[aside postID=news_12081357 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/04/260429-CIF-Trans-Athletes-01-KQED.jpg']CIF’s last-minute 2025 rule change, announced days before the championship meet, came amid that mounting pressure. At the meet, AB finished first in the high jump and long jump, and multiple gold medals were awarded in both events. She also placed second in the long jump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“CIF believes this pilot entry process achieves the participation opportunities we seek to afford our student athletes,” the federation said in a statement at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After this past weekend’s meet, images of AB sharing the podium with another athlete at the regional finals were circulated by conservative activists on social media, who claimed the policy stole medals from cisgender girls. Riley Gaines, a former college swimmer, called it unfair and a “humiliation ritual” for girls. She and others who reposted her statement repeatedly misgendered AB.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In July, the U.S. Department of Justice also alleged in a lawsuit \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047432/us-sues-california-over-its-refusal-to-ban-transgender-athletes-from-girls-sports\">against California’s Department of Education and CIF\u003c/a> that the pilot entry policy failed to remedy Title IX discrimination against cisgender girls. The DOJ is suing the state over its law that allows students to compete on athletic teams that match their gender identity. More than half of the states have adopted policies restricting transgender student athletes’ participation in sports, and the Supreme Court seems \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12069570/california-advocates-fearful-as-supreme-court-weighs-bans-of-trans-student-athletes\">poised to uphold\u003c/a> those bans this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, Hernandez said the policy minimizes athletes like her daughter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s kind of like she’s nonexistent,” she told KQED. “She puts in the work, she participates, but she wants to be honored. She wants to be acknowledged as the person, the athlete she is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the finals on Saturday, Hernandez said her daughter told her, speaking of the policy: “It’s like they see me, but they see past me or through me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hernandez enters next week’s Masters Meet at Moorpark High School with the highest qualifying scores for the high jump, long jump and triple jump. 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Last year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLgbcQyxEef/\">Warriors star Steph Curry\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/ali-wong-golden-state-valkyries-20332724.php\">comedian Ali Wong\u003c/a> were in the audience. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3TzNm7gRgI\">Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski\u003c/a> is also a frequent face at Valkyries games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Valkyries’ away games are as scheduled:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Thursday, June 4, at 6 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, June 6, at 12 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Las Vegas Aces\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, June 12, at 7 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Seattle Storm\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, June 21, at 1 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Las Vegas Aces\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, July 4, at 10 a.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Atlanta Dream\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Monday, July 6, at 4:30 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Washington Mystics\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Wednesday, July 8, at 4 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Toronto Tempo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, July 10, at 4:30 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Connecticut Sun\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Wednesday, July 15, at 5 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Indiana Fever\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Wednesday, July 29, at 7 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Phoenix Mercury\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Aug. 7, at 6:30 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Dallas Wings\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Aug. 9, at 4 p.m: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Los Angeles Sparks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Aug. 21, at 4:30 p.m: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Chicago Sky\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Monday, Aug. 24, at 5 p.m: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 5 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Connecticut Sun\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Thursday, Aug. 27, at 5 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs New York Liberty\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Aug. 30, at 4 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Portland Fire\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Portland Fire\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Los Angeles Sparks\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can keep an eye on \u003ca href=\"https://valkyries.wnba.com/schedule/broadcast-schedule\">the broadcast schedule\u003c/a> on the Valkyries’ website to see your options for streaming or live TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I get tickets to a Valkyries game?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://valkyries.wnba.com/tickets\">get tickets for home games\u003c/a> at the Valkyries’ official website, where options include mini-plans for multiple games or season tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Single-game tickets currently start at relatively affordable prices. As of publication, for example, tickets for the May 25 game start \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/golden-state-valkyries-vs-connecticut-sun-san-francisco-california-05-25-2026/event/1C006435CB183623\">around $27 but run to over $216\u003c/a>. (Fans have noted that tickets have gotten \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/valkyries/article/valkyries-most-expensive-ticket-wnba-game-20325914.php\">more expensive as the hype for the team has grown\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040692\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1243\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-800x497.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1020x634.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1536x955.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1920x1193.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden State Valkyries at their home opener at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some fans who have season tickets may sell individual games to other people. You may be able to find these offers on social media sites like Facebook groups. Valqueeries organizer Megan Doherty-Baker said \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047885/how-to-be-a-valkyries-fan-a-beginners-guide-to-bay-area-wnba-fandom#valkyries-schedule\">in 2025\u003c/a> that fan groups like hers may also have a quick connection to people who are looking to sell or just generously give out their tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(But be careful, and verify the person before sending any money — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11956083/taylor-swift-levis-stadium-eras-santa-clara-tickets#taylorswifttickets\">ticket scams have been common in recent years\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What time should I arrive at Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Doors are scheduled to open \u003ca href=\"https://chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/\">at least 90 minutes\u003c/a> before a game starts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are new to the sport, like this reporter was last year, know that basketball games move \u003cem>fast,\u003c/em> and it is best to be in your seat at tip-off. Games, which are split into quarters, are around two to two-and-a-half hours long and it can be easy to miss something once play gets started (unlike, for example, baseball).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where can I find Golden State Valkyries merch?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some select games and themed nights at Chase Center may have promotions or complimentary merch for all fans or people who arrive early.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, on April 25, attendees will get \u003ca href=\"https://valkyries.wnba.com/schedule?season=2026&month=all&location=all&opponent=all&gclsrc=aw.ds&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=DEPT_SEM_Google_Brand_Acquisition_GSV_Bay-Area_US_Tickets_ROAS_BAU_02-05-2026&utm_term=valkyries&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23527058315&gbraid=0AAAAACpgn3d2oPa-VcSg7etJhBLaKdwcX&gclid=CjwKCAjwnN3OBhA8EiwAfpTYerWar1or-i19ohlTr_DUZOfqVv77H1ryO6-Esj5LVadL6-FZAof4ERoC7xMQAvD_BwE&upcoming=false\">a free Valkyries shirt\u003c/a> that says, “Born in the Bay.” On July 20, the team will distribute a very cute plushie of Hello Kitty wearing Valkyries merch. Another special night to keep note of: June 28 is the 30th anniversary of the WNBA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-M\">on the hunt for merch\u003c/a> — \u003ca href=\"https://shop.valkyries.com/en/\">the Valkyries have plenty\u003c/a> in the team’s signature\u003ca href=\"https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/olivia-rodrigo-prince-hole-purple-pop-music-history\"> pop-girl purple\u003c/a> — check out the stands at Portals 10, 21, 41, 42, 47 and 59.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1873px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1873\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed.jpg 1873w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-800x569.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-1020x726.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-1536x1093.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1873px) 100vw, 1873px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans pose for a photo outside of Chase Center, following the WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Los Angeles Sparks on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Golden State Shop right outside Chase Center, which stays \u003ca href=\"https://goldenstate.com/shop/\">open late after games\u003c/a>, also sells merch. Keep in mind: The line after a game will be \u003cem>long\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some merch can also be found online, including at the \u003ca href=\"https://shop.valkyries.com/\">official Valkyries shop\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://wnbastore.nba.com/Golden-State-Valkyries/t-13183796+z-9844603-3130371206?vap=1&ab=%7Bwt-static_graphic%7D%7Bpt-tlp%7D%7Bal-a_spot%7D%7Bct-team%7D%7Btt-valkyries%7D%7Baid-091825%7D\">the WNBA store\u003c/a>, local brands like \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandish.com/collections/golden-state-valkyries-tees?srsltid=AfmBOooGOo08ctr3-Pf7IG-YyXXCATiZ8eSWRFcPNrBIMKdxNZOXHdbs\">Oaklandish\u003c/a> and retailers like \u003ca href=\"https://www.homage.com/collections/wnba-x-peanuts/products/peanuts-peppermint-patty-x-golden-state-valkyries\">Homage\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/f/golden-state-valkyries?srsltid=AfmBOootDt1JVfLmLqK5fBIm0qMA_zYCr5qdK117rjHshqK-zhYh9fxA\">Dick’s Sporting Goods\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this reporter’s experience, Bay Area designers unveil their own specialized fan merch around WNBA season and can be found on Instagram and at block parties and street festivals. They are unofficial — and unaffiliated with the WNBA — but some designs may be worth keeping an eye on.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is the Chase Center bag policy for Valkyries games?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Backpacks (except for single-compartment drawstring bags) of any kind are \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-B\">prohibited from entering the arena\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any other bag, including diaper bags, must be smaller than 14 inches by 14 inches by 6 inches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attendees with bags that do not meet the requirements can check them at 16th Street & Terry Francois Boulevard for $10. Bag check opens an hour before doors open and closes an hour after the event ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040681\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040681\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1304\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-800x522.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1020x665.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1920x1252.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden State Valkyries guard Julie Vanloo (35) advances toward the basket at the Valkyries’ home opener against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Here are some more things \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-P\">you cannot bring into Chase Center\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Reusable bottles and cans\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Refillable water bottles or cups\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Signs over 11 x 17 inches or attached to any pole or stick\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Masks that cover the whole face (Face coverings to lower your risks of catching — or spreading — COVID-19, like N95 masks, are allowed. Limited face paint is acceptable.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lights, tripods and professional recording equipment\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Noise-making devices, such as air horns, whistles or cowbells\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Weapons and self-defense items of any kind, including mace, knives and tasers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Selfie sticks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Skateboards, scooters, rollerblades, bicycles and helmets\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can bring:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-C\">Baby bags\u003c/a>, plastic baby bottles and formula\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-S\">Strollers\u003c/a>, which can be checked in at Portals 13 or 52 during the event\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-U\">Umbrellas\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-B\">Binoculars and their cases\u003c/a>, in most instances, but they will likely be searched.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Is food available at Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Outside food and drink are \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-F\">\u003cem>not\u003c/em> permitted \u003c/a>into the Chase Center. There are a lot of food stalls and bars within the center, with drink stands scattered throughout.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/food-and-beverage/\">a list of restaurants on the Chase Center website\u003c/a>, although in this reporter’s experience, not all of them will be open on the day of a game. But there will be reliable game-day bites, like chicken tenders and fries.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WherecanIfindparkingnearChaseCenterforaValkyriesgame\">\u003c/a>Where can I find parking near Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chase Center has \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/transportation/parking/\">a guide to its parking garage\u003c/a> on 99 Warriors Way, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/transportation/parking/#event-day\">what to do during event days.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Chase Center website, event parking begins two hours before the start time, and the rate “is an additional $75, on top of any accrued public parking fees.” You can try \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/chase-center-tickets-san-francisco/venue/230012?addOnType=PARKING\">reserving parking on Ticketmaster\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040685\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan cheers after the Golden State Valkyries scored during their home opener against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also book a spot using \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/destination/san-francisco/chase-center-parking\">the third-party parking website SpotHero\u003c/a>, which may have cheaper parking options farther away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can take a chance on street parking in the area \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/drive-park/oracle-park-and-chase-center-special-event-parking-regulations\">by using this guide from SFMTA\u003c/a>, but be sure to be careful of parking tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I know about rideshare services like Uber, Lyft and Waymo at Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Getting to Chase Center using a rideshare service will likely be pretty smooth — it’s getting \u003cem>out \u003c/em>of the area after a game that is almost certainly going to be a challenge. And due to surge pricing, it will also be far more expensive to get an Uber or Lyft as you exit the venue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are \u003ca href=\"https://chasecenter.com/lyft/\">multiple designated pickup and drop-off zones\u003c/a> located around Chase Center, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Warriors Way & Terry Francois Boulevard\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Mission Bay Boulevard (South)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fourth Street & Campus Way\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Zone 1 and 2: Pier 52\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Zone 3 and 4: Mission Rock Resort\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What are my public transit options at Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Public transit schedules are always subject to change, so check the timetable for your route on the day of the event, and be cognizant of when service ends so you don’t get stuck far from home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A map of public transit options can be \u003ca href=\"https://cdn.nba.com/teams/uploads/sites/1610612744/2024/08/CC_BM_20231005_CC_Transportation_MapCC_BM_20231005_CC_Transportation_Map_1080x1080.jpg\">found on the Valkyries’ website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any Chase Center patron who shows their event ticket at Muni turnstiles and boarding platforms can ride Muni \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/fares/your-chase-center-event-ticket-your-muni-fare\">without charge\u003c/a>. (This offer expires at 2 a.m.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is a Muni Metro rail stop serving the venue on the T Third Street line, which connects Chinatown and Sunnydale. See \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/routes/t-third-street\">the Muni Metro schedule\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040688\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040688\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-11_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Couple Cesar and Corrine Cueva pose for a photo, holding a sign that Cesar made, ahead of the Golden State Valkyries’ home opener against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several BART stations offer convenient connections to get to the venue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni Route 22 connects to the 16th Street and Mission BART station. The closest stop is located on Third Street and Gene Friend Way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muni Route 15 serves as a connection to the Montgomery Street BART station. The closest stop is located on Third Street and Warriors Way.[aside postID=news_12047885 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/golden-state-valkyries.png']You can transfer to the new Union Square Muni Metro rail station from Powell BART station via the underground corridor to take the T Third Street line or S Shuttle Mission Bay line to the UCSF/Chase Center stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find more information and schedules \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/\">on the BART website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you take Caltrain to San Francisco, you can walk 15-20 minutes along Fourth Street and turn left on Gene Friend Way to Chase Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also transfer from the San Francisco Caltrain station to the Muni Metro T Third Street platform, which is located across the street, and take Muni to the UCSF/Chase Center stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are attending a weekend game, be sure to check \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/dollarfares?active_tab=route_explorer_tab\">Caltrain’s weekend schedule to make sure you know when the last train leaves\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riders 18 and under can ride for \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/dollarfares\">$1 one-way or buy a day pass for $2\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Biking\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chase Center offers guests \u003ca href=\"https://chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-B\">free bike valet\u003c/a> for up to 300 bikes beginning an hour before start time. The valet is available along 16th Street, on the south side of Chase Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.lyft.com/bikes/bay-wheels\">a Lyft/Bay Wheels bike share station\u003c/a> on Warriors Way.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I know about accessibility at Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chase Center addresses \u003ca href=\"https://chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/accessible-services/\">questions about accessibility\u003c/a> in its \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-A\">online A-to-Z Guide\u003c/a>, which includes information about accessible parking, hearing assistance, ADA-compliant restrooms and service animals. For more questions, fans can contact \u003ca href=\"mailto:guestexperiences@warriors.com\">guestexperiences@warriors.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the guide, all entrances are wheelchair accessible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049845\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049845\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-79_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1284\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-79_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-79_qed-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-79_qed-1536x986.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton (5) attempts to make a basket during the first quarter at the Valkyries’ home opener at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The venue said guests can request complimentary wheelchair escorts by visiting the kiosks located at Portal 13 and Portal 53, or by texting 833-CC4-FANS. Wheelchairs are not available for rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accessible parking in \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/transportation/#drive\">the parking garage\u003c/a> is available on a first-come, first-served basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-A\">the guide\u003c/a>, “disabled and accessible seating is available at Chase Center in all ticket price categories, based on availability.” Guests buying these seats “may purchase companion seating as well. Chase Center will attempt to reasonably accommodate any concern regarding guests with disabilities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ValkyrieswatchpartiesintheBayAreaifyoudidntgettickets\">\u003c/a>I didn’t get tickets. 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The game marked the start of the Valkyries’ second WNBA season. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Home games usually have halftime shows featuring performances by local acts, such as \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DVcW0azDyUr/\">a Bollywood dance group\u003c/a>. The first home game of this season featured \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LYv5mupFaq0\">Oakland-born musician Sheila E.\u003c/a> as the halftime show act and \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/nbcolympics/videos/olympic-gold-meets-valkyries-violet-bay-area-native-eileen-gu-felt-right-at-home/1492140162634875/\">Bay Area Olympian Eileen Gu\u003c/a> hitting the GSV drum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may also see famous Bay Area faces at the game. Last year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLgbcQyxEef/\">Warriors star Steph Curry\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/ali-wong-golden-state-valkyries-20332724.php\">comedian Ali Wong\u003c/a> were in the audience. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3TzNm7gRgI\">Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski\u003c/a> is also a frequent face at Valkyries games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Valkyries’ away games are as scheduled:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Thursday, June 4, at 6 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, June 6, at 12 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Las Vegas Aces\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, June 12, at 7 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Seattle Storm\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, June 21, at 1 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Las Vegas Aces\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Saturday, July 4, at 10 a.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Atlanta Dream\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Monday, July 6, at 4:30 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Washington Mystics\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Wednesday, July 8, at 4 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Toronto Tempo\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, July 10, at 4:30 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Connecticut Sun\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Wednesday, July 15, at 5 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Indiana Fever\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Wednesday, July 29, at 7 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Phoenix Mercury\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Aug. 7, at 6:30 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Dallas Wings\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Aug. 9, at 4 p.m: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Los Angeles Sparks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Friday, Aug. 21, at 4:30 p.m: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Chicago Sky\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Monday, Aug. 24, at 5 p.m: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Minnesota Lynx\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 5 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Connecticut Sun\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Thursday, Aug. 27, at 5 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs New York Liberty\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Sunday, Aug. 30, at 4 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Portland Fire\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Portland Fire\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.: \u003c/strong>Valkyries vs. Los Angeles Sparks\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can keep an eye on \u003ca href=\"https://valkyries.wnba.com/schedule/broadcast-schedule\">the broadcast schedule\u003c/a> on the Valkyries’ website to see your options for streaming or live TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I get tickets to a Valkyries game?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://valkyries.wnba.com/tickets\">get tickets for home games\u003c/a> at the Valkyries’ official website, where options include mini-plans for multiple games or season tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Single-game tickets currently start at relatively affordable prices. As of publication, for example, tickets for the May 25 game start \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/golden-state-valkyries-vs-connecticut-sun-san-francisco-california-05-25-2026/event/1C006435CB183623\">around $27 but run to over $216\u003c/a>. (Fans have noted that tickets have gotten \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/valkyries/article/valkyries-most-expensive-ticket-wnba-game-20325914.php\">more expensive as the hype for the team has grown\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040692\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040692\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1243\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-800x497.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1020x634.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1536x955.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-23_qed-1-1920x1193.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden State Valkyries at their home opener at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some fans who have season tickets may sell individual games to other people. You may be able to find these offers on social media sites like Facebook groups. Valqueeries organizer Megan Doherty-Baker said \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047885/how-to-be-a-valkyries-fan-a-beginners-guide-to-bay-area-wnba-fandom#valkyries-schedule\">in 2025\u003c/a> that fan groups like hers may also have a quick connection to people who are looking to sell or just generously give out their tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(But be careful, and verify the person before sending any money — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11956083/taylor-swift-levis-stadium-eras-santa-clara-tickets#taylorswifttickets\">ticket scams have been common in recent years\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What time should I arrive at Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Doors are scheduled to open \u003ca href=\"https://chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/\">at least 90 minutes\u003c/a> before a game starts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are new to the sport, like this reporter was last year, know that basketball games move \u003cem>fast,\u003c/em> and it is best to be in your seat at tip-off. Games, which are split into quarters, are around two to two-and-a-half hours long and it can be easy to miss something once play gets started (unlike, for example, baseball).\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Where can I find Golden State Valkyries merch?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some select games and themed nights at Chase Center may have promotions or complimentary merch for all fans or people who arrive early.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, on April 25, attendees will get \u003ca href=\"https://valkyries.wnba.com/schedule?season=2026&month=all&location=all&opponent=all&gclsrc=aw.ds&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=DEPT_SEM_Google_Brand_Acquisition_GSV_Bay-Area_US_Tickets_ROAS_BAU_02-05-2026&utm_term=valkyries&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23527058315&gbraid=0AAAAACpgn3d2oPa-VcSg7etJhBLaKdwcX&gclid=CjwKCAjwnN3OBhA8EiwAfpTYerWar1or-i19ohlTr_DUZOfqVv77H1ryO6-Esj5LVadL6-FZAof4ERoC7xMQAvD_BwE&upcoming=false\">a free Valkyries shirt\u003c/a> that says, “Born in the Bay.” On July 20, the team will distribute a very cute plushie of Hello Kitty wearing Valkyries merch. Another special night to keep note of: June 28 is the 30th anniversary of the WNBA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-M\">on the hunt for merch\u003c/a> — \u003ca href=\"https://shop.valkyries.com/en/\">the Valkyries have plenty\u003c/a> in the team’s signature\u003ca href=\"https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/olivia-rodrigo-prince-hole-purple-pop-music-history\"> pop-girl purple\u003c/a> — check out the stands at Portals 10, 21, 41, 42, 47 and 59.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040691\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1873px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040691\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1873\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed.jpg 1873w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-800x569.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-1020x726.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-160x114.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-53_qed-1536x1093.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1873px) 100vw, 1873px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fans pose for a photo outside of Chase Center, following the WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Los Angeles Sparks on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Golden State Shop right outside Chase Center, which stays \u003ca href=\"https://goldenstate.com/shop/\">open late after games\u003c/a>, also sells merch. Keep in mind: The line after a game will be \u003cem>long\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some merch can also be found online, including at the \u003ca href=\"https://shop.valkyries.com/\">official Valkyries shop\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://wnbastore.nba.com/Golden-State-Valkyries/t-13183796+z-9844603-3130371206?vap=1&ab=%7Bwt-static_graphic%7D%7Bpt-tlp%7D%7Bal-a_spot%7D%7Bct-team%7D%7Btt-valkyries%7D%7Baid-091825%7D\">the WNBA store\u003c/a>, local brands like \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandish.com/collections/golden-state-valkyries-tees?srsltid=AfmBOooGOo08ctr3-Pf7IG-YyXXCATiZ8eSWRFcPNrBIMKdxNZOXHdbs\">Oaklandish\u003c/a> and retailers like \u003ca href=\"https://www.homage.com/collections/wnba-x-peanuts/products/peanuts-peppermint-patty-x-golden-state-valkyries\">Homage\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/f/golden-state-valkyries?srsltid=AfmBOootDt1JVfLmLqK5fBIm0qMA_zYCr5qdK117rjHshqK-zhYh9fxA\">Dick’s Sporting Goods\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this reporter’s experience, Bay Area designers unveil their own specialized fan merch around WNBA season and can be found on Instagram and at block parties and street festivals. They are unofficial — and unaffiliated with the WNBA — but some designs may be worth keeping an eye on.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What is the Chase Center bag policy for Valkyries games?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Backpacks (except for single-compartment drawstring bags) of any kind are \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-B\">prohibited from entering the arena\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any other bag, including diaper bags, must be smaller than 14 inches by 14 inches by 6 inches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attendees with bags that do not meet the requirements can check them at 16th Street & Terry Francois Boulevard for $10. Bag check opens an hour before doors open and closes an hour after the event ends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040681\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040681\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1304\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-800x522.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1020x665.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-69_qed-1920x1252.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden State Valkyries guard Julie Vanloo (35) advances toward the basket at the Valkyries’ home opener against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Here are some more things \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-P\">you cannot bring into Chase Center\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Reusable bottles and cans\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Refillable water bottles or cups\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Signs over 11 x 17 inches or attached to any pole or stick\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Masks that cover the whole face (Face coverings to lower your risks of catching — or spreading — COVID-19, like N95 masks, are allowed. Limited face paint is acceptable.)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Lights, tripods and professional recording equipment\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Noise-making devices, such as air horns, whistles or cowbells\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Weapons and self-defense items of any kind, including mace, knives and tasers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Selfie sticks\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Skateboards, scooters, rollerblades, bicycles and helmets\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>You can bring:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-C\">Baby bags\u003c/a>, plastic baby bottles and formula\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-S\">Strollers\u003c/a>, which can be checked in at Portals 13 or 52 during the event\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-U\">Umbrellas\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-B\">Binoculars and their cases\u003c/a>, in most instances, but they will likely be searched.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Is food available at Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Outside food and drink are \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-F\">\u003cem>not\u003c/em> permitted \u003c/a>into the Chase Center. There are a lot of food stalls and bars within the center, with drink stands scattered throughout.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/food-and-beverage/\">a list of restaurants on the Chase Center website\u003c/a>, although in this reporter’s experience, not all of them will be open on the day of a game. But there will be reliable game-day bites, like chicken tenders and fries.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WherecanIfindparkingnearChaseCenterforaValkyriesgame\">\u003c/a>Where can I find parking near Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chase Center has \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/transportation/parking/\">a guide to its parking garage\u003c/a> on 99 Warriors Way, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/transportation/parking/#event-day\">what to do during event days.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the Chase Center website, event parking begins two hours before the start time, and the rate “is an additional $75, on top of any accrued public parking fees.” You can try \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/chase-center-tickets-san-francisco/venue/230012?addOnType=PARKING\">reserving parking on Ticketmaster\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040685\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-49_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan cheers after the Golden State Valkyries scored during their home opener against the Los Angeles Sparks at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also book a spot using \u003ca href=\"https://spothero.com/destination/san-francisco/chase-center-parking\">the third-party parking website SpotHero\u003c/a>, which may have cheaper parking options farther away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can take a chance on street parking in the area \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/drive-park/oracle-park-and-chase-center-special-event-parking-regulations\">by using this guide from SFMTA\u003c/a>, but be sure to be careful of parking tickets.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I know about rideshare services like Uber, Lyft and Waymo at Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Getting to Chase Center using a rideshare service will likely be pretty smooth — it’s getting \u003cem>out \u003c/em>of the area after a game that is almost certainly going to be a challenge. And due to surge pricing, it will also be far more expensive to get an Uber or Lyft as you exit the venue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are \u003ca href=\"https://chasecenter.com/lyft/\">multiple designated pickup and drop-off zones\u003c/a> located around Chase Center, including:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Warriors Way & Terry Francois Boulevard\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Mission Bay Boulevard (South)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Fourth Street & Campus Way\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Zone 1 and 2: Pier 52\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Zone 3 and 4: Mission Rock Resort\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What are my public transit options at Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Public transit schedules are always subject to change, so check the timetable for your route on the day of the event, and be cognizant of when service ends so you don’t get stuck far from home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A map of public transit options can be \u003ca href=\"https://cdn.nba.com/teams/uploads/sites/1610612744/2024/08/CC_BM_20231005_CC_Transportation_MapCC_BM_20231005_CC_Transportation_Map_1080x1080.jpg\">found on the Valkyries’ website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>SF Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any Chase Center patron who shows their event ticket at Muni turnstiles and boarding platforms can ride Muni \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/fares/your-chase-center-event-ticket-your-muni-fare\">without charge\u003c/a>. (This offer expires at 2 a.m.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is a Muni Metro rail stop serving the venue on the T Third Street line, which connects Chinatown and Sunnydale. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>You can transfer to the new Union Square Muni Metro rail station from Powell BART station via the underground corridor to take the T Third Street line or S Shuttle Mission Bay line to the UCSF/Chase Center stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can find more information and schedules \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/\">on the BART website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you take Caltrain to San Francisco, you can walk 15-20 minutes along Fourth Street and turn left on Gene Friend Way to Chase Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also transfer from the San Francisco Caltrain station to the Muni Metro T Third Street platform, which is located across the street, and take Muni to the UCSF/Chase Center stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are attending a weekend game, be sure to check \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/dollarfares?active_tab=route_explorer_tab\">Caltrain’s weekend schedule to make sure you know when the last train leaves\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Riders 18 and under can ride for \u003ca href=\"https://www.caltrain.com/dollarfares\">$1 one-way or buy a day pass for $2\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Biking\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chase Center offers guests \u003ca href=\"https://chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-B\">free bike valet\u003c/a> for up to 300 bikes beginning an hour before start time. The valet is available along 16th Street, on the south side of Chase Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is also \u003ca href=\"https://www.lyft.com/bikes/bay-wheels\">a Lyft/Bay Wheels bike share station\u003c/a> on Warriors Way.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What should I know about accessibility at Chase Center?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chase Center addresses \u003ca href=\"https://chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/accessible-services/\">questions about accessibility\u003c/a> in its \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-A\">online A-to-Z Guide\u003c/a>, which includes information about accessible parking, hearing assistance, ADA-compliant restrooms and service animals. For more questions, fans can contact \u003ca href=\"mailto:guestexperiences@warriors.com\">guestexperiences@warriors.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the guide, all entrances are wheelchair accessible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12049845\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12049845\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-79_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1284\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-79_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-79_qed-160x103.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-79_qed-1536x986.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton (5) attempts to make a basket during the first quarter at the Valkyries’ home opener at Chase Center on May 16, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gina Castro/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The venue said guests can request complimentary wheelchair escorts by visiting the kiosks located at Portal 13 and Portal 53, or by texting 833-CC4-FANS. Wheelchairs are not available for rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accessible parking in \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/transportation/#drive\">the parking garage\u003c/a> is available on a first-come, first-served basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.chasecenter.com/plan-your-visit/a-to-z-guide/#letter-A\">the guide\u003c/a>, “disabled and accessible seating is available at Chase Center in all ticket price categories, based on availability.” Guests buying these seats “may purchase companion seating as well. Chase Center will attempt to reasonably accommodate any concern regarding guests with disabilities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ValkyrieswatchpartiesintheBayAreaifyoudidntgettickets\">\u003c/a>I didn’t get tickets. 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"content": "\u003cp>Former San José State University basketball player and Memphis Grizzlies forward \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/hub/brandon-clarke\">Brandon Clarke\u003c/a> has died, the NBA team and his agents announced Tuesday, and a person familiar with the investigation into his death said an autopsy was planned to determine the exact cause.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 29-year-old Clarke was found dead Monday at a home in the Los Angeles area, and emergency personnel who responded to the scene found drug paraphernalia in the home, said the person, who spoke to \u003cem>The Associated Press\u003c/em> on condition of anonymity because those details were not released publicly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither the \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/memgrizz/status/2054261677722407185?s=20\">Grizzlies\u003c/a> nor Clarke’s agency, \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/PrioritySports/status/2054259736069935353?s=20\">Priority Sports\u003c/a>, provided any details about the nature of Clarke’s death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon Clarke. Brandon was an outstanding teammate and an even better person whose impact on the organization and the greater Memphis community will not be forgotten,” read a statement from the Grizzlies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His agents wrote on social media that they were “beyond devastated.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was so loved by all of us here and everyone whose life he touched,” read the statement from Priority Sports. “He was the gentlest soul who was the first to be there for all of his friends and family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083515\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Grizzlies-2-AP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Grizzlies-2-AP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Grizzlies-2-AP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/Grizzlies-2-AP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) shoots against Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr (20) in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Dec. 20, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee. \u003ccite>(Brandon Dill/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed sympathies to Clarke’s family and friends and the Grizzlies organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are devastated to learn of the passing of Brandon Clarke,” Silver said. “As one of the longest-tenured members of the Grizzlies, Brandon was a beloved teammate and leader who played the game with enormous passion and grit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clarke was the 21st overall pick out of Gonzaga in the 2019 NBA draft by Oklahoma City, which dealt his rights to the Grizzlies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He was fourth in the 2019-20 Rookie of the Year balloting — his Grizzlies teammate Ja Morant was the overwhelming winner of that award — and was 11th in the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year voting for the 2021-22 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clarke averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds in 309 career NBA games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He averaged 16.9 points in his one season at Gonzaga, transferring there after starting his college career at San José State. At Gonzaga, he was a huge part of a team that also had Rui Hachimura — now with the Los Angeles Lakers — and went 33-4.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He had such a kind, gentle and warm soul, and I will remember the great smile he had on his face whenever you were around him,” read a statement from Gonzaga and its coach, Mark Few. “BC was one of the most easygoing players we have ever had, and he was part of one of the greatest teams in our program’s history.”[aside postID=news_12059855 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/20240403_SJSUFILE_GC-11-KQED-1020x680.jpg']Clarke was \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/grizzlies-brandon-clarke-arrested-ca85490d41bc17db646ddf246d051be1\">arrested April 1 in Arkansas\u003c/a> for speeding and possession of a controlled substance that was reportedly kratom, an \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-hhs-kratom-978e5beb6e3067f6bcf1ee45ec16372a\">herbal supplement\u003c/a> promoted as an alternative pain remedy that becomes illegal in Tennessee as of July 1. He was released on bond a day later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Health officials have been warning about the risks of an opioid-related chemical known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-issues-warning-letters-firms-marketing-products-containing-7-hydroxymitragynine\">7-hydroxymitragynine\u003c/a> and a component of \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/4700752069b14fc9a82974573cfceda1\">kratom\u003c/a>. The plant native to Southeast Asia has gained popularity in the U.S. as an \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/herbal-supplement-kratom-contains-opioids-regulators-say-ce06f07c6b304843ba50887c4401acef\">unapproved treatment\u003c/a> for pain, anxiety and drug dependence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A federal report in 2019 found overdose deaths involving kratom were more common than previously reported. Most who died had also taken heroin, fentanyl or others, though officials counted a few instances in which kratom was the only substance listed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“love you broski. gone way too soon,” Morant wrote in an Instagram post Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clarke joined Morant on the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/memphis-grizzlies-toronto-zion-williamson-terence-davis-eric-paschall-88b2471dbd6f16f891ba34884cd31161\">NBA’s All-Rookie\u003c/a> team in 2020, and the Grizzlies gave him a \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/memphis-grizzlies-nba-sports-brandon-clarke-ce2933803be75fb54add09b58c176058\">multiyear contract extension\u003c/a> in October 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But injuries dogged him for more than three years. He tore his left Achilles tendon on March 3, 2023, in a loss to the Denver Nuggets in a showdown of what were then the top two teams in the Western Conference. Injuries limited him to 72 of a possible 246 games over the past three seasons, including only two this season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is an incredible loss for the brotherhood,” the National Basketball Players Association said. “We will remember Brandon not only for the immense joy he brought to so many throughout his career, but for the genuine friendships he built far beyond basketball.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clarke was under contract for the 2026-27 season with Memphis, which went 25-57 this season. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/world-cup\">Bay Area soccer fans\u003c/a> have come to accept a tough truth: superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lamine Yamal or James Rodríguez will \u003cem>not\u003c/em> be coming to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the lack of big names aside, the Bay Area will nonetheless be hosting six games as part of the tournament that stretches across North America starting June 11.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For two weeks in June, eight national teams — Qatar, Switzerland, Austria, Jordan, Türkiye, Paraguay, Algeria and Australia — are scheduled to play at Levi’s Stadium for World Cup group stage matches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#WhichWorldCupgamesareintheBayArea\"> Which World Cup games are in the Bay Area?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Then, on July 1, the Bay Area will host one match from the knockout stage of the competition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which teams play will be decided later based on results from the group stage, but a glance at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/knockout-stage-match-schedule-bracket\">tournament rules\u003c/a> shows there’s a \u003cem>very small\u003c/em> possibility that this game could see the United States face off against a powerhouse team like France, the Netherlands or Argentina.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12076519\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12076519\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1321\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/03/GettyImages-2259411504-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Adidas FIFA World Cup soccer ball is seen on a FIFA x NFL chair in the Media Center ahead of Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Matthew Huang via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That’s right: in the unlikely scenario that his team places third in the group phase, Lionel Messi could play a game in Santa Clara. It’s the World Cup — anything \u003ca href=\"https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/world-cup-defeat-national-trauma\">can happen\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A silver lining for the Bay Area lineup’s relative lack of star power: While other World Cup host venues have already sold out — with resale tickets for the game between Colombia and Portugal in Miami Gardens \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/colombia-portugal-world-cup-6c1f318b\">surpassing\u003c/a> Super Bowl prices — there \u003cem>are \u003c/em>still seats available for the matches at Levi’s Stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you don’t want to splurge, there are many ways to enjoy the matches remotely.[aside postID=news_12080384 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/20250516_ValkyriesHomeOpener_GC-48_qed-1020x716.jpg'](Perhaps even with a dance party after the game, since FIFA has once again \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48710188/shakira-unveils-teaser-official-world-cup-anthem-burna-boy\">chosen\u003c/a> musical icon Shakira to sing the competition’s official theme song, featuring Nigerian singer Burna Boy.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn which World Cup matches are being played in the Bay Area, where you can watch these games surrounded by fans for free and how you can still find World Cup tickets for Levi’s Stadium next month if you’re willing to part with the cash.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When does the World Cup start?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The World Cup kicks off in Mexico City on June 11. Then, over the following five weeks, more than 100 games will be played in the major metropolitan areas of the U.S., Mexico and Canada for the following five weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"WhichWorldCupgamesareintheBayArea\">\u003c/a>Which World Cup games will be played at Levi’s Stadium?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The initial phase of the tournament is known as the group stage, where the \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/teams\">48 participating nations\u003c/a> are divided into groups of four. Each team will play one game against the other three members of its group, and the results of these matches determine who passes to the knockout stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the first two weeks of the tournament, Levi’s Stadium will host the following games from groups B, D and J:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group B: Qatar vs. Switzerland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group J: Austria vs. Jordan\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday, June 16 at 9 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group D: Türkiye vs. Paraguay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friday, June 19 at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group J: Jordan vs. Algeria\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday, June 22 at 8 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Group D: Paraguay vs. Australia\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once all teams have played against their fellow group members, the top two performers from each group — along with eight additional third-place teams — advance to the knockout stage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083161\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083161\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2250193143.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2250193143.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2250193143-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2250193143-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The screen displays the final draw during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. \u003ccite>(Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Levi’s Stadium will host one knockout match:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Top-scoring team from Group D vs. the third-best team from either Group B, E, F, I or J\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wednesday, July 1 at 5 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The World Cup final will be played on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How can I watch a World Cup game in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Buy World Cup ticket to watch in person\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to watch one of the matches at Levi’s Stadium in person, you can still buy tickets either on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/tickets\">official FIFA portal\u003c/a> (which includes a resale marketplace) or on a verified resale website like \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketmaster.com/soccer\">Ticketmaster\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://www.stubhub.com/world-cup-tickets/grouping/45410\">StubHub\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of this story’s publishing, prices range from several hundred dollars for nosebleed seats in the upper sideline sections to thousands of dollars for a \u003ca href=\"https://fifaworldcup26.hospitality.fifa.com/\">VIP hospitality experience\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Watch the World Cup remotely at fan events\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t want to buy a ticket but still want to feel like you’re close to the action? The Bay Area Host Committee — a nonprofit established by the region’s professional sports teams — has organized \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayareafwc26.com/bay-area-events\">“Fan Zones” in multiple cities\u003c/a>, including San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond and Redwood City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to organizers, Fan Zones are free community watch parties that will feature live matches on giant screens, along with local food vendors. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayareafwc26.com/bay-area-events\">\u003cstrong>Find the Fan Zone closest to you.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044957\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SJEarthquakesGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SJEarthquakesGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SJEarthquakesGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SJEarthquakesGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Lima #24 of San José Earthquakes with the ball tackled by Jayden Reid #99 of St. Louis City SC during the second half of an MLS game between St. Louis City SC and San José Earthquakes at Energizer Park on May 31, 2025, in St Louis, Missouri. \u003ccite>(Bill Barrett/ISI Photos/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The San José Earthquakes — the Bay Area’s very own Major League Soccer team — will also be hosting family-friendly watch parties for \u003ca href=\"http://sjearthquakes.com/soccercelebration\">all 104 games\u003c/a> in the tournament at San Pedro Square in downtown San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you want to feel \u003cem>even \u003c/em>closer to the players, the Hilton Santa Clara is organizing “The End Zone” — the closest thing fans will see to a tailgate (since informal tailgates are not allowed at Levi’s Stadium) at its parking lot a block down from the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The End Zone will host fans of all ages during \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-cup-takeover-the-endzone-tickets-1986365934983?\">all Bay Area games\u003c/a> and will include live DJs and food available for purchase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stream World Cup games at home\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to watch the game at home with family and friends, World Cup games will be aired live on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock streaming.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How did the Bay Area get these World Cup match-ups?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Nobody knew which teams would play in Santa Clara till the World Cup Draw \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/7338971/world-cup-draw-fifa-2026/\">last December\u003c/a>. FIFA officials, along with the leaders of the three host nations, gathered in Washington, D.C. to assign each participating country to one of the 12 initial groups — through a blind draw in front of the media and a live audience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the draw, organizers had already decided that Levi’s Stadium would host matches from groups B, D and J.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083158\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083158\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2249849133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2249849133.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2249849133-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2249849133-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The FIFA World Cup Trophy is seen on stage at the Kennedy Center ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw on Dec. 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. \u003ccite>(Michael Regan via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once the makeup of each group was confirmed, Bay Area fans then learned which teams would get to play in the home of the 49ers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And don’t expect FIFA officials to grant the Bay Area more games or change which teams will play in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tournament’s governing body has stayed firm with its current schedule — even despite \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116216801278101254\">recent statements\u003c/a> by President Donald Trump discouraging the Iranian soccer team from competing as the war between the U.S. and Iran continues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>(Perhaps even with a dance party after the game, since FIFA has once again \u003ca href=\"https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48710188/shakira-unveils-teaser-official-world-cup-anthem-burna-boy\">chosen\u003c/a> musical icon Shakira to sing the competition’s official theme song, featuring Nigerian singer Burna Boy.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to learn which World Cup matches are being played in the Bay Area, where you can watch these games surrounded by fans for free and how you can still find World Cup tickets for Levi’s Stadium next month if you’re willing to part with the cash.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When does the World Cup start?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The World Cup kicks off in Mexico City on June 11. 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The Bay Area Host Committee — a nonprofit established by the region’s professional sports teams — has organized \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayareafwc26.com/bay-area-events\">“Fan Zones” in multiple cities\u003c/a>, including San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond and Redwood City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to organizers, Fan Zones are free community watch parties that will feature live matches on giant screens, along with local food vendors. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbayareafwc26.com/bay-area-events\">\u003cstrong>Find the Fan Zone closest to you.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044957\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SJEarthquakesGetty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SJEarthquakesGetty.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SJEarthquakesGetty-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/SJEarthquakesGetty-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Lima #24 of San José Earthquakes with the ball tackled by Jayden Reid #99 of St. Louis City SC during the second half of an MLS game between St. Louis City SC and San José Earthquakes at Energizer Park on May 31, 2025, in St Louis, Missouri. \u003ccite>(Bill Barrett/ISI Photos/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The San José Earthquakes — the Bay Area’s very own Major League Soccer team — will also be hosting family-friendly watch parties for \u003ca href=\"http://sjearthquakes.com/soccercelebration\">all 104 games\u003c/a> in the tournament at San Pedro Square in downtown San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you want to feel \u003cem>even \u003c/em>closer to the players, the Hilton Santa Clara is organizing “The End Zone” — the closest thing fans will see to a tailgate (since informal tailgates are not allowed at Levi’s Stadium) at its parking lot a block down from the stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The End Zone will host fans of all ages during \u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-cup-takeover-the-endzone-tickets-1986365934983?\">all Bay Area games\u003c/a> and will include live DJs and food available for purchase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stream World Cup games at home\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to watch the game at home with family and friends, World Cup games will be aired live on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock streaming.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How did the Bay Area get these World Cup match-ups?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Nobody knew which teams would play in Santa Clara till the World Cup Draw \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/7338971/world-cup-draw-fifa-2026/\">last December\u003c/a>. FIFA officials, along with the leaders of the three host nations, gathered in Washington, D.C. to assign each participating country to one of the 12 initial groups — through a blind draw in front of the media and a live audience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the draw, organizers had already decided that Levi’s Stadium would host matches from groups B, D and J.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12083158\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1980px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12083158\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2249849133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2249849133.jpg 1980w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2249849133-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/05/GettyImages-2249849133-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1980px) 100vw, 1980px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The FIFA World Cup Trophy is seen on stage at the Kennedy Center ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw on Dec. 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. \u003ccite>(Michael Regan via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Once the makeup of each group was confirmed, Bay Area fans then learned which teams would get to play in the home of the 49ers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And don’t expect FIFA officials to grant the Bay Area more games or change which teams will play in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tournament’s governing body has stayed firm with its current schedule — even despite \u003ca href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116216801278101254\">recent statements\u003c/a> by President Donald Trump discouraging the Iranian soccer team from competing as the war between the U.S. and Iran continues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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