Kickoff 6:00 PM PT · Official parking $300 · 4.5–5.5 hours (Friday PM rush + opener load) from San Diego
USA vs Paraguay (June 12) kicks off Friday, June 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Official FIFA parking: $300 per vehicle, pre-purchase only, with the premium listing a ~21-minute walk from the gates. From San Diego, plan 4.5–5.5 hours (friday pm rush + opener load) northbound — depart 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Or skip every piece of that: pre-booked EGT round trip, $300 flat in the BMW i7 (two passengers) or $400 flat in the Escalade IQ-L (five passengers, $80/seat) — door-to-curb drop, driver staged through the match, return when you walk out. Call (858) 522-0264.
This is the USMNT's tournament opener and the first World Cup match ever played at SoFi Stadium — the single highest-demand transportation day on the LA World Cup calendar. FIFA priced this match's official parking at the tournament's premium tier ($300), and it's one of only two SoFi matches to carry that rate (the other is the July 10 quarterfinal). A Friday 6:00 PM kickoff stacks match traffic directly on top of LA's worst weekly rush window.
For San Diego fans, that means the drive-yourself plan is at its absolute worst on June 12: a 4.5–5.5 hour northbound run, a $300 parking pass that still leaves you a 21-minute walk from the gates, and a post-midnight return to San Diego after egress traffic clears.
Match date and kickoff per the official SoFi Stadium World Cup page, checked .
FIFA's official parking for World Cup matches at SoFi Stadium is sold through JustPark at $300 per vehicle for this match window (Source: The Athletic, Feb 2026; official FIFA parking portal). FIFA's own explanation: parking prices are “determined based on local market conditions and benchmarking against comparable major events.”
Parking figures last checked against the official FIFA parking portal and The Athletic's reporting.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Match | USA vs Paraguay (June 12) |
| Kickoff | Friday, June 12, 2026, 6:00 PM PT |
| Distance from San Diego | ~125 miles (I-5 N → I-405 N) |
| Expected drive time | 4.5–5.5 hours (Friday PM rush + opener load) |
| Recommended San Diego departure | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Lots / venue open | 3–4 hours pre-kickoff; FIFA security entry 90+ min pre-kickoff |
| Post-match egress | 60–120 min to clear Inglewood, then 2.5–3 hr south |
Drive yourself from San Diego and the vehicle costs $300 for parking + roughly $60–80 in fuel before anyone has watched a minute of soccer — call it ~$370 for the car, plus a mile-long walk in, a mile back out, and 5–9 hours of your own driving. Split four ways, that's ~$92 per person just to park-and-walk.
Now the EGT side, with real numbers: $400 round-trip flat in the Cadillac Escalade IQ-L seats five comfortably — $80 per person, door-to-curb, which is less than what four self-drivers pay per head just to park and walk. Couples take the BMW i7 at $300 round-trip flat — $150 per person versus ~$185 per person self-driving.
The rate is locked at booking. And unlike rideshare, there is no post-match surge: Uber/Lyft from SoFi after big matches has been projected at 2–4× base fare with 45+ minute waits at the Kareem Court pickup zone. Your EGT driver and vehicle are already assigned, already staged, already yours.
Staging: your driver drops at the sanctioned drop zone, then positions 1–2 miles out at a charging/staging location during the match. Return: when you walk out — immediately, or after a post-match dinner in West LA while the parking lots empty themselves. Many guests sleep the whole way back to San Diego.
Rates locked at booking — no surge, no parking pass, no walk. Pre-book early for World Cup dates — San Diego premium vehicle supply is finite and every match date competes for the same fleet. Call (858) 522-0264.
Round-trip San Diego ↔ SoFi for Friday, June 12, 2026: $300 flat BMW i7 (2 passengers) · $400 flat Escalade IQ-L (5 passengers). No surge, no parking pass, no 21-minute walk.
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