Stop 1
Boston
Mon 29 Jun
Group E winners vs Third place from Group A/B/C/D/F
20:00 / Boston Stadium
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Northeast Knockout Rail
Boston → Philadelphia → New York New Jersey
7 days · 3 cities · 3 matches · 6 great nights
A rare North American route that can genuinely be rail-led: three knockout fixtures, three cities, no invented romance.
Boston first, Philadelphia by rail, then New York New Jersey waiting at the end.
Window
Mon 29 Jun – Sun 5 Jul
Nights
6 nights
Shape
7 days · 3 cities · 3 matches · 6 great nights
Movement
Fly into Boston, rail to Philadelphia for Match 89, rail north for Match 91 at New York New Jersey
The weekend shape
Boston → Philadelphia → New York New Jersey
29 Jun – 5 Jul
Move
Stop 2
Philadelphia
Sat 4 Jul
Winner match 74 vs Winner match 77
20:00 / Philadelphia Stadium
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Stop 3
New York New Jersey
Sun 5 Jul
Winner match 76 vs Winner match 78
20:00 / New York New Jersey Stadium
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Atmosphere
Northeast Knockout Rail
Platform departures, knockout nerves, July heat off the streets and the slow pull toward New York New Jersey.
How it moves
Fly into Boston, rail to Philadelphia for Match 89, rail north for Match 91 at New York New Jersey
This is the cleanest movement corridor in the tournament. The constraint is ticket access, not route logic.
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