FIFA World Cup

While the nine planned games at AT&T Stadium for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, including a semifinal, are expected to draw 100,000 fans for each game, more DFW cities could help support the 39-day event.

The City of McKinney wants in on the World Cup action as North Texas hosts a total of nine matches including a semi-final match.

The City of McKinney wants in on the World Cup action as North Texas hosts a total of nine matches including a semi-final match. NBC 5’s Alicia Barrera reports FIFA is shopping around for training sites across Dallas-Fort Worth and McKinney is in the running.

A McKinney training facility hopes to be a training site for teams competing in the 2026 World Cup.

The FBI in Dallas has already been working for months on preparing for an event that is still two years away: The 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The countdown is on in DFW for the arrival of the world’s most-watched sporting event, the 2026 men’s FIFA World Cup.

The next FIFA World Cup may still be two years away but the planning is already in the works for the fan fest. That includes figuring out where everything will happen and how DFW might benefit. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports local leaders got a big update this week.

The World Cup is returning to North America in 2026 with a new 48-team format.

Mixed emotions and many questions as North Texas fails to score the crown jewel of the 2026 FIFA World Cup but there is still good news – nine matches will be played in Arlington at AT&T Stadium. That’s more than any other region involved in the historic event.

Sunday’s announcement drew mixed reactions from soccer fans across the metroplex. Businesses involved in the DFW soccer scene expect a huge boost from World Cup visitors. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard shows how they’re already preparing for 2026.

The announcement that AT&T Stadium would host nine matches in the 2026 World Cup but not the World Cup Final drew mixed reactions from soccer fans across the Metroplex.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, FC Dallas co-owner Dan Hunt and Monica Paul, executive director of the Dallas Sports Commission, discuss the impact Arlington hosting nine games World Cup games at AT&T Stadium will have on the region.

Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs), Emmitt Smith (Cowboys), Marty Turco (Stars) and Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) talk about the region’s World Cup bid and Arlington hosting nine games at AT&T Stadium in the summer of 2026.

The wait is almost over. In just hours, we will know how many World Cup matches will be played in North Texas and if AT&T Stadium will host the final. FIFA is set to make its long-awaited announcement on Sunday.

On Sunday, FIFA will announce its match schedule for the 2026 World Cup, which the organization says will be its biggest, yet.

On Sunday, FIFA will announce the schedule for its biggest World Cup yet in 2026. We know some of those matches will end up here in North Texas. AT&T Stadium in Arlington is vying for the final. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports the impact we’re already expecting.

By this time on Sunday, we will know whether Dallas will host the World Cup Final. There have already been multiple unconfirmed reports that Dallas will get the nod and as NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans shows, anticipation is building.

By Sunday afternoon, we will know whether Dallas will host the World Cup final.

A new report from a British newspaper, The Sun, says AT&T stadium will host the biggest soccer match on the planet in 2026. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard shows us what we know about FIFA’s plans and how soccer fans are already getting excited.

North Texas will soon know if Arlington will host the 2026 World Cup Final.