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With the 2026 FIFA World Cup coming to the United States, Canada, and Mexico this summer, anticipation has been building as soccer fans all across North America have looked forward to enjoying this exciting sporting event that only comes around once every four years.
Yet many fans have seen the exorbitant prices slapped on tickets to attend World Cup matches, as FIFA has looked to extract every last cent from those who wish to attend games all across the tournament, creating a shock amongst the global football fanbase.
Now, there is a way to experience the matchday excitement at a far more affordable price, as immersive entertainment company Cosm has struck a deal to bring fans the front-row viewing experience to their shared reality domes across the U.S.
The Sporting News explains how this one-of-a-kind environment will bring fans pitchside at games all across the tournament, and how you can get tickets for these exciting events.
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What is the Cosm dome shared reality experience?
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For fans who are not attending a particular event but wish to enjoy an experience as if they were there live, Cosm has constructed a sporting or theater setup that takes place in a dome.
Fans can attend one of three locations across the United States to get a one-of-a-kind shared reality experience for live events. Each Cosm venue sports a massive 87-foot diameter dome that features a wraparound 12K LED viewing experience. Think of an IMAX movie theater, except the screen covers your entire peripheral vision and a live sporting event is being shown.
Fans can attend this venue and gain access to exclusive live footage of a particular event where Cosm has positioned their own cameras at various points throughout. The exclusively shot and produced footage is then projected across the dome screen to give viewers the feeling of being front-row at the live event, paired along with the television-broadcast audio.
"You're getting the best of the communal passion of being inside a stadium, and the best of the familiarity and narrative that you get from watching a broadcast on television," Peter Murphy, senior vice president at Cosm, told The Sporting News. "So you have that sense of community as well as being inside of media in a way that only our technology can deliver."
For example, the Cosm experience was on full display for Premier League and Champions League matches this past season, such as Paris Saint-Germain's thrilling 5-4 victory over Bayern Munich in the semifinals. Cosm's pitchside cameras at Parc des Princes gave fans a one-of-a-kind experience, able to see Harry Kane score a penalty from right behind the goal.
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Cosm also has partnership deals to provide experiences for MLB, NBA, and NHL games as well as UFC fights and WWE events.
The name Cosm derives from a portmanteau of "cosmos" and "coliseum."
Experience World Cup matches live at Cosm dome
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Cosm has signed a media-rights deal with Fox Sports and FIFA to allow live coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at all three Cosm locations across the United States.
This will allow them to position cameras at all host stadiums, giving fans a front-row viewing experience for World Cup games this summer, and also deliver the Fox broadcast audio and video as part of the Cosm experience.
"We want to make the world's events even bigger, and this is quite literally the biggest screen in all of sports," Michael Bucklin, senior vice president at Fox Sports digital, told The Sporting News. "This is a company that wants to live on the cutting edge of broadcast innovation."
In addition to the dome experience is a second space dubbed The Hall where fans can enjoy food and drinks while watching the event via the linear television broadcast projected across a massive, wall-to-wall LED screen.
Bucklin notes that it is "the best sports bar on the planet."
Cosm has extensive experience with doing soccer games in the dome. "Our first sold-out event at the Los Angeles venue was a soccer match, the Copa America final with Fox," Bucklin notes, speaking on how Cosm has adjusted to soccer, a "large-field sport" that presents differing challenges compared to in-arena or octagon-staged events.
"Something we've done with soccer, which we're working with Fox and FIFA on this, is place a [camera] position in the stands. For English Premier League we do this frequently, where it feels like you're inside the Kop, or inside of a place that goes buckwild and rambunctious when you look to the side.
"What's interesting about soccer too is the fluidity of the sport. You're really there for 45 minutes, you're not leaving, whereas some of our other sports you're taking a break or walking to the deck or going to the bar, but with soccer everybody is locked in for that period of time. So there's an intensity with the audience that doesn't exist with other sports where you get a little bit of a breather. So that's what we're excited about with the World Cup."
Where is the Cosm dome shared reality experience?
There are three Cosm dome locations across the United States.
The first was built in Inglewood, California within sight of SoFi Stadium. Their second was constructed in Dallas, Texas, and a third is being opened in Atlanta soon, in time for the World Cup this summer.
All three locations open for World Cup matches are situated in host cities.
A fourth location is planned in Detroit.
How to get tickets for World Cup matches at Cosm dome
Tickets for the Cosm experience are available only through the Cosm website.
There are different ticket options for the Dome experience and the Hall experience.
For fans wishing to experience the Dome, tickets vary in price depending on location within the space. Level 1 seats are located in the premium first-floor space with tables. Level 2 seats are the middle price tier, while seats in the Level 3 area are considered the cheapest. Additionally, tickets on the outer edges will be cheaper compared to those located in the center of the dome.
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