The 2026 World Cup final apparently has a home, with Texas surprising everyone.
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas reportedly hosts the massive match. Currently, the stadium’s primary user is the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Yet, ‘Jerryworld’ has been in the mix to host the World Cup Final for some time.
Previously, stadiums in New York and Los Angeles emerged as the favorites to host the final. MetLife Stadium is the home of the pair of New York City NFL teams. Weather concerns, coming from heat and rain, are potential reasons for steering clear of New York City’s outdoor venue.
Over in the west, Los Angeles has no concerns about the weather. SoFi Stadium, like MetLife Stadium in New York, is hosting World Cup games as it is. Yet, the $5 billion stadium, which opened in 2020, is under the cover of a roof. Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke also owns the stadium, providing another point of interest. Nevertheless, field size concerns hindered chances to host the final match, even if it can host group stage or other knockout stage games.
Per ESPN, the 2026 World Cup Final could be heading to Dallas 🤠 pic.twitter.com/fdqa76PIUJ
— International Champions Cup (@IntChampionsCup) September 27, 2022
The 2026 World Cup Final in Texas
Therefore, the solution after those two is geographically between them.
AT&T Stadium has a retractable roof, which would obviously help control any potential weather issues. Opening in 2009, the $1.3 billion state-of-the-art stadium has a current fan capacity of about 80,000. However, reconfiguration allows for an additional 25,000 seats to be added if needed. The stadium also famously has one of the largest high definition video screens on the planet.
The United States hosts the 2026 World Cup in partnership with Canada, and Mexico. Along with Arlington, Los Angeles, and New York, the U.S. will also host tournament matches in Atlanta, Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Houston, San Francisco, and Seattle.
Centrally located, Arlington could also be a plus with transportation. Teams and fans would not necessarily have to travel to the opposite coast of the country for the final. If fully reconfigured, AT&T Stadium would potentially be the biggest stadium at the 2026 World Cup.
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ODB233
September 28, 2022 at 12:49 pm
they will have to install natural grass as well, no WC final will be on turf, no matter how much money you give FIFA.
Mercator
September 28, 2022 at 10:11 am
As a Texan, this is an absolute disaster. They need to put a stop to this immediately, this is a terrible terrible decision. Arlington is in the middle of nowhere, good luck to all the foreigners arriving who will have to drive 30+ minutes to a massive empty parking lot to see the game or fan zone. Dallas is not a great city, no one wants to see Dallas. Put it in Sofi, for the love of god, do not put it in Arlington Texas its an absolute disgrace.
locofooty
September 28, 2022 at 9:28 am
Yikes. Jerry promised the sun and the moon.
Donald Lee
September 27, 2022 at 9:41 pm
This article fails to address a major aspect. ATT stadium floor is NOT big enough for even the minimum allowed international soccer field, let alone a FIFA World Cup standard sized field. Thousands of seats AND SUITES will have to be removed or covered up with scores of feet of fill dirt. Other news sources report that Jones has agreed to make the very significant modifications which are on par with, or greater, than those required at SoFi Stadium.
No report on this matter is complete without this issue being directly addressed.
dave
September 27, 2022 at 4:55 pm
Interesting and surprising. Concerns about weather are reasonable, and this site eliminates thunderstorm and excessive heat concerns
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Jerry Jones is just about the best at creating a spectacle and making bank for himself and his business partners. No guarantees about on-field performance, but I suspect everything else about a World Cup Final at Jerry World will be an event for the ages