World Cup 2026 stadium in Arlington. Opened in 2009, budget $1.3 billion. Retractable roof; Mitsubishi TV screen 60×22 meters above the field. Home of the Dallas Cowboys. At World Cup 2026 — record 9 matches including a semifinal.
AT&T Stadium — a temple of American football, transformed for 6 weeks into a temple of real football. 9 matches — more than anywhere else in North America. Retractable roof, giant Mitsubishi TV screen 60×22 meters above the field. Nearby — Globe Life Field baseball park, Six Flags amusement park. On the streets beyond the Sports complex — Texas reality: pickup trucks, cowboy hats, BBQ smoke hanging in the air.
Groups E (Germany), F (Italy, Sweden), G (Iran), I (Norway, Senegal) — 5 group matches. Plus full knockout series from Round of 16 to semifinals: 4 matches in a row every 5 days. Teams can settle in the Metroplex for all of July and through to the final. Logistically — the tournament's main "home" hub for favorite teams.
50 km west — "real Texas". Stockyards with cattle loading, cowboy honky-tonk Billy Bob's (5,000 capacity). Pickup trucks with cowboy hats in the parking lot, BBQ smoke in the air. A day with real cowboys.
The hottest venue of the tournament. +33°C daytime, 60–70% humidity. Thunderstorms 1-2 times a week, usually in the evening. AT&T Stadium's retractable roof — a lifesaver, especially for daytime matches. SPF 50 mandatory; food zones in the parking lot huddle under tents.
In front of the stadium, between AT&T and Globe Life Field. Giant screen, BBQ food trucks, rodeo demonstrations between matches. Alternative — Klyde Warren Park downtown.
The gold standard of Texas blues. SRV grew up in Oak Cliff and played at Catfish Bay as a teenager.
Open in Yandex Music →Grammy. Neo-soul manifesto; Badu grew up in South Dallas and still lives there.
Open in Yandex Music →Album sold 50+ million copies — one of the most commercially successful in history. Meat Loaf was born in Dallas.
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Open in Yandex Music →No. 1 Billboard — the first rap single to reach No. 1. Rob van Winkle grew up in the Dallas suburbs.
Open in Yandex Music →5 Grammys for one album. Ravi Shankar's daughter grew up in Grapevine, outside Dallas.
Open in Yandex Music →Top 5 Billboard. Former Eagles frontman was born in East Texas and frequently performs in Dallas.
Open in Yandex Music →No. 1 Billboard. Orbison — a Texas singer whose voice defined 1960s pop.
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Open in Yandex Music →Recognized by the "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" soundtrack. A 20-member choir-rock project from Dallas.
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