Dallas has the most World Cup matches of the 16 sites with 9 at the home of the Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys were hopeful the World Cup final would end up in their stadium. They settled for the consolation prize of more matches than any of the 16 sites in the event co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

There are nine matches at the retractable roof venue with the giant video board hanging over the field in suburban Arlington, capped by a semifinal on July 14. The first match is exactly a month earlier, Japan vs. the Netherlands on June 14.

World Cup heavyweights Argentina and England both have matches at Dallas Stadium, normally known as AT&T Stadium.

Dallas-Fort Worth is in the heart of American football country, but has World Cup roots after being one of the host cities in 1994.

Landmarks/places to see

North Texas isn’t teeming with tourist attractions, but the two most worth checking out are the site of the JFK assassination in downtown