Curtains at AT&T Stadium are a topic in the news yet again.
FIFA will use the curtains for the June 25th World Cup match between Japan and Sweden, a person familiar with the organization’s thinking told The Dallas Morning News. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The organization will work with the stadium to determine if curtains are necessary to block out the sun in any other games, though it likely won’t be required. The other eight matches hosted at AT&T Stadium are in the early afternoon or after the sun has already set.
In a 2024 game against the Eagles, Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb missed a ball in the end zone because he was blinded by the sun’s glare.
“Well, let’s tear the stadium and build another one? Are you kidding me?” he said. “Everybody has got the same thing. Every team that comes in here has the same issues. I’m saying, the world knows where the sun is. You get to know that almost a year in advance.”
Which means the Cowboys, and other teams, have to prepare accordingly. Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer said last year that they plan for it.
“But I think when you look at historically at what’s happened it really hasn’t affected many situations,” Schottenheimer said in October. “We plan for it. The opponents plan for it. But at the end of the day, it’s something that we’re aware of. It’s very beautiful. It’s majestic when the sun comes through there.”
This summer you’ll be able to add a FIFA World Cup match to the list of events that used the curtains at AT&T Stadium to negate the sun’s glare. Just don’t expect to add Cowboys games to that list any time soon.
SportsDay staff contributed to this report.