It’s official: The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to Dallas.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area was named one of 16 host sites on Thursday for the quadrennial tournament, with matches slated four summers from now in the 80,000-capacity AT&T Stadium in Arlington. There were 22 total cities in contention for a World Cup bid.
Here is some reaction to the announcement.
Another huge win for Dallas! We are thrilled — and we are READY to help host the biggest sporting event in the world, the World Cup. Now, let’s make sure we get some of the action to @fairparkdallas! #Dallas2026
— Mayor Eric Johnson (@Johnson4Dallas) June 16, 2022
Jerry Jones was asked if getting the World Cup bigger than winning the Super Bowl. “Candidly I think it’s a broader interest from the perspective of Dallas.”
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) June 16, 2022
Congratulations to everyone in Arlington/DFW?North Texas! this is Huge!!!! Economic Impact Enormous! i was at the World Cup in 1994 hosted by Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. Thank God AT&T Stadium has air conditioning!!! #JustSayin‘ https://t.co/uVdkxtO0Qf
— Chris Arnold (@MrChrisArnold) June 16, 2022
Think about all of the FC Dallas Academy graduates that are going to be playing in the 2026 @FIFAWorldCup.
— FC Dallas (@FCDallas) June 16, 2022
Congratulations to the city of Dallas for landing a host city role for the 2026 World Cup and the opposite of congratulations to everyone in the Metroplex that has listen to people fight over whether it’s actually Arlington hosting and not Dallas.
— Scott Bell (@ScottBellDMN) June 16, 2022
2026 fifa world cup coming to dallas. half the games will be cancelled because everyone stuck on i-635.
— mike taddow (@MikeTaddow) June 16, 2022
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1/17Dan Hunt chats with Jerry Jones following a press conference after Dallas was announced as a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup during a watch party on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Dallas.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
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