{"id":333648,"date":"2026-06-12T13:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/333648\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:59:10","slug":"dutch-orange-bus-reaches-texas-ahead-of-world-cup-game-vs-japan-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/333648\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Orange Bus reaches Texas ahead of World Cup game vs Japan \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The famous Dutch Orange Bus, a double-decker bus painted a vibrant orange that has become an emblem of Dutch fans, is in Texas and on its way to Dallas Stadium in Arlington.<\/p>\n<p>The famous Dutch double-decker orange bus departed the port of Galveston on Thursday and is making its way north for the World Cup. <\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, June 14, there will be an &#8220;Orange Fanwalk&#8221; near the stadium. They&#8217;re asking fans to gather around 10 a.m. CST at the corner of Road to Six Flags Street and Ballpark Way near Choctaw Stadium, the former home of the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>The event will last about an hour, then the bus will make its way to the stadium. The game against Japan is at 3 p.m. CST.<\/p>\n<p>This is for Dutch fans and North Texans who want to get in on the fun.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cDallas and Arlington are proud to serve as the stage for the very first Orange Fanwalk of this World Cup. The passion and energy of the Dutch fans are legendary around the world, and we cannot wait to welcome that experience to our region. This is going to be a day to remember.\u201d Monica Paul, President, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe first Fanwalk of a major tournament is always a special moment. It is the moment when the Orange experience truly comes to life, and you can feel the energy and connection between our fans and the team. We are greatly looking forward to this opening match and hope as many fans as possible will join us to start this World Cup together in an unforgettable way.\u201d Marianne van Leeuwen, Director of Professional Football, KNVB.<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Morning News reports a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/food\/restaurant-news\/article\/richardson-restaurant-welcome-dutch-orange-bus-22290289.php\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Richardson restaurant will welcome the Dutch Orange Bus with burgers and music<\/a> on Monday, June 15, for a free celebration organized by Hat Creek Burger Company.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/food\/restaurant-news\/article\/richardson-restaurant-welcome-dutch-orange-bus-22290289.php\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Read more from our media partners, The Dallas Morning News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Dallas, the Dutch national team will play Sweden on June 20 in Houston and Tunisia on June 25 in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands National Team&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/netherlands-announces-world-cup-roster-ahead-of-games-in-texas\/4028933\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 FIFA World Cup roster features stars<\/a> from the biggest clubs in Europe, including the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/soccer\/arsenal-win-english-premier-league-title-first-time-22-years-rcna345966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">English Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The roster includes some of the biggest stars in global soccer, like Liverpool&#8217;s Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch, and Virgil Van Dijk, Barcelona&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/world-cup\/frenkie-de-jong-scores-first-ever-world-cup-goal\/1443754\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Frankie de Jong<\/a>, and Tottenham&#8217;s Mickey Van de Ven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The famous Dutch Orange Bus, a double-decker bus painted a vibrant orange that has become an emblem of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333649,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3691,150,102,581,37274,7216,430,959,27,29,28,69,3692],"class_list":["post-333648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-2026-world-cup","tag-arlington","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-county","tag-fifa","tag-galveston","tag-north-texas","tag-richardson","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-things-to-do","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}