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ARLINGTON, Texas – Roughly 631,000 fans visited Dallas Stadium for the nine 2026 World Cup matches. Even more flocked to the Arlington Entertainment District.<\/p>\n
But only a handful of visitors found themselves on the wrong side of the law.<\/p>\n
Arrests at Dallas Stadium <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
Arlington police said there were six arrests during Tuesday\u2019s match between France and Spain.<\/p>\n
That included arrests for solicitation\/scalping, possession of marijuana\/drug paraphernalia, criminal trespassing, assault, public intoxication, and outstanding warrants.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
“This was our final match. We\u2019re extremely proud of the efforts of our officers, our federal, state, and local public safety partners, our city partners, and everyone else who played a role in ensuring that fans had a fun, safe time while in our city. We couldn\u2019t have done this without them,” said Tim Ciesco, a spokesperson for the Arlington Police Department.<\/p>\n
Arlington PD (Arlington PD)<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
Police did not release any information about the individuals who were arrested.\u00a0<\/p>\n
World Cup Arrests in Arlington <\/p>\n
By the numbers:<\/p>\n
While there were no major issues in Arlington, there were arrests at each of the matches.<\/p>\n
June 14: Netherlands vs. Japan \u2013 3 arrestsJune 17: England vs. Croatia \u2013 6 arrestsJune 22: Argentina vs. Austria \u2013 9 arrestsJune 25: Japan vs. Sweden \u2013 1 arrestJune 27: Argentina vs. Jordan \u2013 7 arrestsJune 30: Ivory Coast vs. Norway \u2013 4 arrestsJuly 3: Australia vs. Egypt \u2013 3 arrestsJuly 6: Portugal vs. Spain \u2013 13 arrestsJuly 14: France vs. Spain \u2013 6 arrests <\/p>\n
Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
Most of the arrests have been for crimes you might expect at a sporting event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
trademark counterfeitingcriminal trespassingpublic intoxicationliquor law violationsassaultfamily violence assaultsolicitation over scalping ticketspossession of marijuanaout-of-state parole violationoutstanding warrants <\/p>\n
The Source: The information for this story comes from the Arlington Police Department.<\/p>\n
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