{"id":372673,"date":"2026-07-14T16:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/372673\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:08:14","slug":"fc-dallas-returns-from-world-cup-break-at-new-mansfield-stadium-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/372673\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Dallas returns from World Cup break at new Mansfield stadium \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professional men&#8217;s soccer is coming to Mansfield when FC Dallas plays Orlando City SC in a friendly to return to form after more than a month off for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. FC Dallas&#8217; first real game after the break is July 22 in Portland against the Timbers.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kicking off our return to play \ud83d\udd1c<\/p>\n<p>We will host Orlando City SC in a summer friendly on Wednesday, July 15, at Texas Health Mansfield Stadium. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tmHlAuID5b\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/tmHlAuID5b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FC Dallas (@FCDallas) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FCDallas\/status\/2069439275926515735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FC Dallas is also playing its opening Leagues Cup match against a professional club from Mexico in Mansfield on Aug. 5. <\/p>\n<p>Texas Health Mansfield Stadium is kicking off its inaugural season with a bang. Czechia was based there for training for the 2026 FIFA Men&#8217;s World Cup, and the USWNT is playing there in November for the CONCACAF W Tournament, which will be held entirely in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile Czechia&#8217;s World Cup journey has come to an end, the team&#8217;s stay in North Texas was about more than soccer. From training sessions to community connections, the visit gave Mansfield a chance to showcase Texas hospitality on the world stage and welcome international fans and players alike.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>FC Dallas striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/world-cup\/fc-dallas-striker-petar-musa-named-mls-all-star\/4046443\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Petar Musa was named an MLS All-Star<\/a> last week. Musa scored for Croatia in his World Cup debut; Croatia was eliminated by Portugal in the Round of 32. Musa is tied for second in the MLS in goals at 12 with Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota Stadium is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/demolition-greets-sweden-at-its-world-cup-base-camp-during-fc-dallas-renovation-project\/4041736\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">currently undergoing renovations to increase seating and add a partial roof<\/a>. Those are expected to be completed in 2028. FC Dallas returns there on September 5 against Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>Major League Soccer is taking a seven-week break from May 25 to July 16 to accommodate the World Cup before transitioning to a fall-to-spring schedule, which more aligns with its international counterparts like the English Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>FC Dallas is currently fourth in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>North Texas SC is an FC Dallas affiliate, established in 2018, which previously played at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, the former home of the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Professional men&#8217;s soccer is coming to Mansfield when FC Dallas plays Orlando City SC in a friendly to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[3691,102,104,103,2124,20604,136,731,154,3692],"class_list":["post-372673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-2026-world-cup","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-fc-dallas","tag-major-league-soccer","tag-mls","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372673","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=372673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}