Fans conduct an "Orange Walk" to Dallas Stadium before the World Cup Group F soccer match between Japan and the Netherlands, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Arlington, Texas.
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Dallas has staged Super Bowls, NCAA Finals and countless major sporting events. But for Monica Paul, president of the Dallas Sports Commission and executive director of the North Texas FIFA World Cup Organising Committee, every one of those events merely prepared the city for what she calls the “biggest sporting spectacle” it has ever held.The city has already hosted five group stage and three knockout games and now looks forward to hosting the second semifinal on July 15.“This is on a different level,” Paul told Sportstar. “Not diminishing any of the other events, but because of the length of time, the countries that have been here, the players, the passion and the unity it has created across the region.”
Monica Paul, president of the Dallas Sports Commission and executive director of the North Texas FIFA World Cup Organising Committee
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