BY CODY THORN
The cost
What happened
Mohamed Charkas, executive vice president of chief infrastructure and devel- opment for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, said the airport hopes to debut nine new gates in Terminal C as early as May 20. That $3 billion update will also add new shops, restaurants and security checkpoints. “Many projects we believe will impact our traveling guests, we are intentionally nish- ing them before the World Cup,” he said.
The city of Fort Worth is emphasizing ve areas of focus as o cials prepare for the World Cup to begin in North Texas. Sonny Saxton, the city of Fort Worth’s emer- gency management and communications director, said those areas are hospitality , beauti cation , communications and engagement , infrastructure , and safety and security .
Fort Worth documents state the anticipated costs for the city’s World Cup preparations are $7.03 million, with nearly $5.1 million expected to be reimbursed from federal funding, leaving the city responsible for more than $1.92 million . “We also care a lot about our residents who are not going to the game; how do we make sure that we’re not impacting them, as well?” Saxton said.
Fort Worth preparation for 2026 FIFA World Cup
Final cost for city
Estimated cost
Reimbursable
DFW Airport passenger count
$3M
6M 4M 2M 8M
8.1M
8.1M
7.9M
7.5M
6.8M
$2M
6.3M
$1M
2.2M
0
$0 Other
$0
$0 Emergency management & communications
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026*
$0
Police
Fire
Transportation & public works
June of each year
*PROJECTED
SOURCE: DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: CITY OF FORT WORTH COMMUNITY IMPACT
Dallas Stadium matches
Looking ahead
Round of 32
Group stage VS
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
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)
Morris said the NCTCOG plan could change if there are issues after the rst game, and fans should add in extra travel time to get to games. Trinity Metro will increase train rides to every 30 minutes on game days. “We want people to travel back ... and remember Fort Worth for the welcoming city it is, not the tra c,” Fort Worth District 10 council member Charlie Lauersdorf said.
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Round of 16
Semi- nal
July 6, 2 p.m. TBD
July 14, 2 p.m. TBD
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