Okay so today I wanted to find out exactly when my favorite team plays during the World Cup in Dallas. Simple, right? Wrong! Figured it should be easy, but man, it took more work than I thought it would. Here’s how it went down.
Started with the obvious place
First, I fired up my laptop and went straight to the official FIFA World Cup site. Everyone says to go there for the latest info. Loaded up the site, clicked around, saw all these fancy pages about teams and venues… but finding a simple schedule? Forget it. It was buried somewhere. I clicked on “Matches”, then “Host Cities”, then scrolled forever looking for Dallas. Found Dallas eventually, but the dates listed weren’t specific about when my team plays. Just general “Group Stage Matchday 3” or something vague like that. Ugh. Needed exact dates and kick-off times.
So I just googled it
Fine, if FIFA can’t make it easy, maybe Google can. Typed in something like “world cup dallas schedule 2026”. A bunch of stuff popped up. Some links looked promising – sports news sites mostly. Started clicking:
- ESPN: Found an article about the Dallas venue, had some dates listed, but it was mixed with other cities. Hard to see just Dallas.
- Another big sports site: Had a table, scrolled down… and suddenly a giant ad covered the whole screen. Closed that in annoyance.
- A soccer-specific site: This one looked better! Had a dedicated page for Dallas matches. Finally! But wait… the dates listed were all based on some default timezone. Was that Dallas time? Didn’t say. Needed to know local time. Back to square one.
My “Aha!” moment
Frustrated, I remembered… the city might know! The city of Dallas must have info since the games are happening there. Searched for “City of Dallas World Cup”.
Bingo! Found the official Dallas 2026 World Cup Host City website right at the top. Clicked it, and lo and behold… super clear info! A whole section just for the schedule.
It had a nice, simple list:
- Match # (like Match 8)
- The exact date (e.g., Tuesday, June 16, 2026)
- Kick-off time (listed specifically as CST – Central Standard Time, perfect!)
- Even mentioned if it was an afternoon or evening game.
No ads jumping out, no weird timezone confusion. Scanned down the list, spotted my team’s name right away, saw exactly when they hit the field in Dallas. Finally!
What I learned
This whole thing reminded me:
- Official tournament sites can be way too cluttered for simple info sometimes.
- News sites are okay, but often focus on the big picture (and ads!).
- The local host city website is pure gold for practical details like times and dates specific to that venue. They want you to know when to show up and get excited!
Saved the Dallas host city site to my bookmarks immediately. So, if you’re trying to find out when your team plays in Dallas (or probably any host city), skip the big international stuff at first and head straight for the city’s own World Cup page. Seriously, saved me so much headache in the end.