I was a bit surprised in February when they announced MetLife Stadium as hosting the final, rather than SoFi in California.
From talking to American mates (including one in New Jersey) the latter is a superior stadium, as well as New Jersey having awful transport links and transport in general.
Looking forward to the tournament anyway. It will be madness for us in Europe with time zones, but generally FIFA and TV companies optimise things for us. Not sure about this 48 team system, basically the old World Cup or current Euros but doubled. We'll see how it goes though.