The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0were hopeful the\u00a0World Cup\u00a0final would end up in their stadium. They settled for the consolation prize of more matches than any of the 16 sites in the event co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.<\/p>\n
There are nine matches at the\u00a0retractable roof venue\u00a0with the giant video board hanging over the field in suburban Arlington, capped by a semifinal on July 14. The first match is exactly a month earlier, Japan vs. the Netherlands on June 14.<\/p>\n
World Cup heavyweights Argentina and England both have matches at Dallas Stadium, normally known as AT&T Stadium.<\/p>\n
AP<\/p>\n
Dallas-Fort Worth is in the heart of American football country, but has World Cup roots after being one of the host cities in 1994.<\/p>\n
Landmarks\/places to see<\/p>\n
North Texas isn\u2019t teeming with tourist attractions, but the two most worth checking out are the\u00a0site of the JFK assassination<\/a>\u00a0in downtown Dallas and the\u00a0Fort Worth Stockyards<\/a>, just north of downtown. <\/p>\n The twice-daily parade of longhorns in the stockyards is as pure Texana as it gets.<\/p>\n Mexico\u2019s Javier Hernandez (14) celebrates with teammates after scoring a penalty kick during a friendly soccer match against Argentina at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. AP<\/p>\n Food scene in Dallas-Fort Worth<\/p>\n Tex-Mex and barbecue are musts, and the options are plentiful. There are chains and mom-and-pops as far-flung as the two base camps \u2014 about 30 miles north of Dallas (Frisco) and 30 miles south (Mansfield). Fan zones<\/p>\n The official fan site is just east of downtown Dallas in Fair Park, home of the\u00a0Cotton Bowl, which was a host venue 32 years ago.<\/p>\n People watch as longhorn steers are moved through the Stockyards National Historic District as part of the world\u2019s only twice-daily cattle drive, April 21, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. AP<\/p>\n A person takes a picture of an X on Elm Street at Dealey Plaza, one of two spots marked where President John F. Kennedy was shot, as people gather on the 60th anniversary of his assassination, Nov. 22, 2023, in Dallas. AP<\/p>\n The main stage is an amphitheater that normally is a concert venue for major recording artists. There will be plenty more room for fans to roam in the 277-acre park.<\/p>\n Transportation options<\/p>\n Arlington is a city of about 400,000 without mass transportation. The workaround officials settled on for the World Cup is a bus system connecting the Trinity Railway Express stop that is closest to the stadium. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The TRE is a train system that connects downtown Dallas and downtown Fort Worth. Officials are recommending a \u201cGoPass\u201d as the best way to access and pay for transportation. <\/p>\n That would include DART, the light-rail system that services Dallas County. The stadium is in Tarrant County.<\/p>\n Stadium tips<\/p>\n A worker walks through the stands while people install the first layer of the pitch during a tour of the FIFA World Cup stadium at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, U.S., May 8, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n The 80,000-seat venue might look familiar to some visitors because the standing-room platforms at each end were a vision that grew out of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones\u2019 visits to Europe when the stadium was being designed. <\/p>\n The home of Major League Baseball\u2019s Texas Rangers is right next to the World Cup venue. <\/p>\n There will be plenty of opportunities to take in a baseball game during the month-long World Cup. Texas Live, a fan-centric collection of bars and restaurants, sits just outside Globe Life Field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0were hopeful the\u00a0World Cup\u00a0final would end up in their stadium. 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