Look who’s coming to North Texas for World Cup games

Look who's coming to North Texas for World Cup games

Published on December 16, 2025

Eight national teams are headed to North Texas next summer following the global reveal of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw and full match schedule.

The Final Draw event, held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., confirmed that Argentina, Austria, Croatia, England, Japan, Jordan, the Netherlands and the European Play-off B Winner will compete in Group Stage matchups at Dallas Stadium. To celebrate the moment locally, the North Texas FWC Organizing Committee hosted the Official Draw Party Experience at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth, which drew more than 2,000 fans.

The complete match schedule is now available online, marking a major milestone on the road to the first 104-match FIFA World Cup.

Dallas Stadium match information

Group Stages: Dallas Stadium in Arlington (five matches)

• Sunday, June 14: Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F)
• Wednesday, June 17: England vs. Croatia (Group L)
• Monday, June 22: Argentina vs. Austria (Group J)
• Thursday, June 25: Japan vs. UKR/SWE/POL/ALB (Group F)
• Saturday, June 27: Jordan vs. Argentina (Group J)

Knockout Rounds: Round of 32, Dallas Stadium in Arlington (two matches)

• Tuesday, June 30: Group E runners-up vs. Group I runners-up
• Friday, July 3: Group D runners-up vs. Group G runners-up

Knockout Rounds: Round of 16, Dallas Stadium in Arlington (one match)

• Monday, July 6: Winner R32 M11 vs. Winner R32 M12

Semifinals: Dallas Stadium in Arlington (one match)

• Tuesday, July 14: Quarterfinal 1 winner vs. Quarterfinal 2 winner

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