{"id":325957,"date":"2025-12-02T12:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/325957\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:03:09","slug":"could-united-states-mexico-play-in-texas-during-2026-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/325957\/","title":{"rendered":"Could United States, Mexico play in Texas during 2026 FIFA World Cup?"},"content":{"rendered":"

AT&T Stadium in Arlington<\/a> will be the busiest venue of the 2026 World Cup<\/a>, hosting nine matches, more than any other stadium. <\/p>\n

With both Mexico<\/a> and the U.S. Men\u2019s National Team<\/a> potentially crossing paths here, Texas could become a pivotal stage in their journeys.<\/p>\n

Their knockout routes overlap, meaning fans might see them at the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 home (AT&T Stadium) or at NRG Stadium in Houston.<\/p>\n

USMNT\u2019s path to Texas<\/p>\n

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Group Stage Fixtures<\/p>\n

June 12, 2026 \u2013 Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium)<\/p>\n

June 19, 2026 \u2013 Seattle (Lumen Field)<\/p>\n

June 25, 2026 \u2013 Los Angeles (SoFi Stadium)<\/p>\n

Knockout stage venues in Texas<\/p>\n

Houston (NRG Stadium)<\/p>\n

Round of 32: June 29, 2026<\/p>\n

Round of 16: July 4, 2026<\/p>\n

Dallas (AT&T Stadium)<\/p>\n

Round of 32: June 30, 2026<\/p>\n

Round of 16: July 6, 2026<\/p>\n

Semifinal: July 14, 2026<\/p>\n

Scenarios<\/p>\n

If USMNT wins its group<\/p>\n

The United States would be positioned to play in the AT&T Stadium semifinal.<\/p>\n

If USMNT finishes 2nd<\/p>\n

The U.S. would play its Round of 32 match at AT&T Stadium.<\/p>\n

If USMNT advances as 3rd place<\/p>\n

The U.S. could play in the AT&T Stadium semifinal, but it would depend on other outcomes.<\/p>\n

Most realistic Texas appearance<\/p>\n

July 3, 2026: Round of 32 match at AT&T Stadium<\/p>\n

Related<\/p>\n

\"TheMexico\u2019s path to Texas<\/p>\n

Group stage matches<\/p>\n

June 11, 2026 \u2013 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City<\/p>\n

June 18, 2026 \u2013 Estadio Akron, Guadalajara<\/p>\n

June 24, 2026 \u2013 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City<\/p>\n

Scenarios:<\/p>\n

If Mexico wins its group <\/p>\n

Round of 32 and Round of 16 remain in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

If Mexico finishes 2nd <\/p>\n

Round of 32 in Los Angeles, Round of 16 in Houston, Quarterfinal in Boston, Semifinal at AT&T Stadium.<\/p>\n

If Mexico advances as 3rd place<\/p>\n

Round of 32 in Seattle or Boston, depending on bracket outcomes.<\/p>\n

Round of 16<\/p>\n

If Mexico wins its Round of 32 match, it could be placed into a Houston (NRG Stadium) slot.<\/p>\n

Quarterfinal<\/p>\n

Progression from Houston would send Mexico to the East Coast (Boston) for a quarterfinal.<\/p>\n

Semifinal<\/p>\n

If Mexico makes a deep run, they would then move into Dallas (AT&T Stadium)<\/p>\n

Find more World Cup coverage from The Dallas Morning News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AT&T Stadium in Arlington will be the busiest venue of the 2026 World Cup, hosting nine matches, more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,49887,144687,15617,3,403,99,21,19,22,20,25,47812,24,84938,153412],"class_list":["post-325957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-arlington","tag-att-stadium","tag-fc-dallas","tag-news","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-us-mens-national-team","tag-usa","tag-world-cup","tag-world-cup-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}