INGLEWOOD, June 12 -- The strike that could have shadowed the United States' World Cup opener is officially dead. On the eve of Friday's match at SoFi Stadium, roughly 2,000 cooks, dishwashers, bartenders, concession attendants and servers voted to ratify a new contract, locking in what their union calls the best stadium concessions deal in American sports just as the biggest event in the building's history arrives.

Unite Here Local 11 announced the ratification of the agreement with Legends Global, the company that runs food service at the stadium. The contract delivers a 40 percent pay increase for concession stand attendants, lifts most of the workforce above $40 an hour, and adds premium pay for World Cup matches and other mega-event...