No ticket? No entry to "Boston Stadium" lot during World Cup

Driving the news: FIFA is still selling up to 5,000 parking spots for $175 but will add more if demand grows, said Jim Nolan, COO of Kraft Sports and Entertainment.

• Independent parking lot managers will sell spots along Route 1, but Nolan said he couldn't speak for them about how much they'll charge.
• The stadium's lots will open four hours before each match starts.

The latest: Nolan and other officials on Wednesday urged fans to avoid the stadium if they don't have a ticket.

• Parking spots and fan experiences, including tailgating, will be limited to stadium ticket holders.

What they're saying: "If you don't have a ticket, don't come to Gillette," Nolan said.

• Nolan said fans without tickets should go to Boston's Fan Fest or another community watch party.

Friction point: Several cities and towns are still awaiting final approval from FIFA for public viewing licenses to broadcast the matches live, the Boston Globe reported.

• Boston '26 president and CEO Mike Loynd said he's been asking FIFA for updates about the licenses even though the host committee isn't involved.
• "I was on the phone with FIFA yesterday, and they assured us that we were going to get that sorted in the next couple of days," Loynd told reporters.
• The committee plans to follow up with local watch party organizers.

If you go: The Boston-based Yankee Line will operate the Boston Stadium Express between Boston hotels and the stadium for $95 a person.

• Fans don't have to be hotel guests to wait at the hotel for pickup.

• The Commuter Rail has sold at least 31,000 round-trip tickets for its train on game days, per NBC Boston. A ticket costs $80.
• Rideshare companies will be allowed to pick up and drop off ticket holders in Lot 16.

🏟️ At the stadium, fans will be asked to show their tickets three times before they reach their seats, Nolan said.

• The fan experience zone opens three hours before kickoff and closes 30 minutes before, so everyone can get to their seats. It will reopen for two hours after the match.
• Visitors looking to take photos of the Tom Brady statue will be out of luck.
• Access to the statue, Patriots Pro Shop, Patriots Hall of Fame and Gillette Stadium Lighthouse will be closed from Thursday until mid-July.
• The pro shop will temporarily operate out of a spot in Patriot Place South Marketplace between the Trader Joe's and Bass Pro Shops.

Be smart: The stadium's typical clear-bag policy will be in effect.

• The stadium is fully cashless, but cash-to-card conversion stations will be available.