A retractable-roof colossus on the flat North Texas prairie: altitude is a non-factor, but the closeable dome lets the venue shut out a humid Texas summer and play in climate-controlled cool.
Group F opener at the venue - the Netherlands meet Japan on 14 June 2026.
A Group L tie under the Texas dome - England face Croatia on 17 June 2026.
Group J fixture - Argentina take on Austria on 22 June 2026.
Japan return to the venue for a Group F meeting with Sweden on 25 June 2026.
The fifth and final group tie here - Group J's Jordan versus Argentina on 27 June 2026 (a late local kickoff carrying into 28 June UTC).
The biggest crowd the building has ever held came not for football but for basketball: the 2010 NBA All-Star Game drew an announced 108,713 - still recognised as the largest attendance at a basketball game anywhere.
Arlington famously has no city rail or fixed bus network - getting to the ground means driving, ride-hailing, the on-demand 'Via' microtransit shuttles, or event-day park-and-ride coaches from neighbouring cities.
Traveller's tip: Arlington is the largest US city with no public transit system, so plan a car, a rideshare, or a shuttle well in advance - and prepare for vast tailgate car parks.
Arlington sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa): hot, muggy summers and mild winters. June is firmly summer - high humidity, strong sun, and the occasional heavy thunderstorm rolling across the prairie - though the retractable roof can seal the heat out entirely.
A billion-dollar dome that does everything large: the world's biggest glass doors, one of the planet's grandest video boards, a roof that opens or seals the Texas summer out at will. It has hosted a Super Bowl, a record basketball crowd and countless concerts, yet for 2026 it does something genuinely new - sheds its plastic carpet for a meadow of imported grass, lit like a stage, to stage nine World Cup ties under cover, more than any other venue, climaxing in a semi-final.