BY CODY THORN
The bottom line
Zooming in
What they’re saying
Paul said the economic impact for North Texas will range between $1.5 billion and $2.1 billion , which is accounted for by the incremental tax dollars that visitors are bringing into the area from hotel tax, rental car tax and sales tax. During a speaking event in Westlake on April 21, she said there will be 100,000 visitors per day during days games are played and more than 30,000 people daily at the FIFA Fan Festival, which will run 34 days at Fair Park. Paul said the 1994 World Cup is still the high- est-revenue-producing FIFA event ever, with $100 million in pro t. Dallas hosted six games that year, including a quarter nal.
Morris said the NCTCOG plan includes starting to monitor road conditions ve hours before game times. There will be 125 transit vehicles in motion in the region. The World Cup start times for games in Arlington are at various hours, which could impede tra c, Morris said. Trinity Metro Chief Operating O cer Reed Lanham said train rides will run every 30 minutes to accommodate the expected increase in ridership. Trinity Metro will also have buses on lease at a cost of $5.54 million to transport matchgoers if the trains get full. Last year, Trinity Metro saw an increase of 12% in ridership compared to 2024, with 872,329 passengers, according to previous reporting. Richard W. Andreski, Trinity Metro president and CEO, said a case study around the Grapevine Main Station showed sales tax revenue grew at twice the pace within walking distance to the station compared to the rest of Grapevine. Je Strawn, Grapevine’s CFO, said sales tax makes up 48.5% of the scal year 2025- 26 budget, paying for police, street mainte- nance and parks and recreation.
“If anybody cannot get to where they need to be, that’s going to be what people will remember and what people will judge us with.” CAROLINE MAYS, TXDOT SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND MODAL PROGRAMS
Caroline Mays, TxDOT senior director of Planning and Modal Programs, said work is underway along I-30 near AT&T Stadium and along SH 360 to CentrePort Station, near DFW Airport. She said an accelerated timeline includes signage, trash pickup and xing potholes. Paul noted that the region will host the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four in 2030 and the women’s Final Four the next year. There are also eyes on the Women’s World Cup games in 2031. Marty Wieder, executive director of the Arlington Economic Development Corp., said there are bigger goals. “I think it also helps us play up to Roger Goodell and the NFL,” he said of hopes of another North Texas Super Bowl bid. “But one day, somewhere down the line, we’re going to have a chance to bring the Olympics to North Texas.”
Dallas Stadium matches
Group stage VS
June 14, 3 p.m. Netherlands vs. Japan (Group F) June 17, 3 p.m. England vs. Croatia (Group L) June 22, noon Argentina vs. Austria (Group J) June 25, 6 p.m. Sweden vs. Japan (Group F) June 27, 9 p.m. Argentina vs. Jordan (Group J)
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Transportation by the numbers
Round of 32
40 Trinity Metro buses leased 50 DART buses leased 125 charter buses leased by NCTCOG
June 30, noon Group E 2nd place vs. Group I 2nd place July 3, 1 p.m. Group D 2nd place vs. Group G 2nd place
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2 additional train cars purchased
Round of 16
Semi- nal
July 6, 2 p.m. TBD
July 14, 2 p.m. TBD
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16,000 parking spots for spectators at Dallas Stadium
SOURCE: NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS COMMUNITY IMPACT
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