The 2026 FIFA World Cup is in full swing, and World Cup fever has taken over North America. For the first time since the 1994 World Cup, the games are taking place on American soil, and the Texas Rangers are right in the middle of it.

Unlike in 1994, when DFW’s slate of World Cup games were hosted at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, the Rangers have much more involvement in 2026.

Nine matches in the World Cup will take place at Dallas Stadium, which fans normally know as AT&T Stadium and sits less than half a mile away from Globe Life Field.

It’s not uncommon for the Rangers to have a game on the same day there are events such as Dallas Cowboys games, rodeos, or concerts across the street, but none of those are as big as the World Cup.

On Wednesday, the Rangers will take an unprecedented off day in the middle of their three-game series with the Minnesota Twins to allow an unprecedented event to take the full spotlight.

The ever-popular English national soccer team will kick off its highly anticipated 2026 World Cup run against FC Dallas star striker Petar Musa and team Croatia at Dallas Staduim on Wednesday.

English fans plan on marching right past Globe Life Field towards Dallas Stadium and the Croatians will likely do something similar.

On Sunday, the streets of Arlington were flooded with Orange as fans of Team Netherlands marched to the stadium before their team's 2-2 draw with Team Japan.

After just one game and soon to be another, it’s not hard to see why the Rangers need to take days off for the World Cup, but even on days when there are no games, soccer’s influence has made its way into Globe Life Field.

For the first time since the tournament started last week, the Rangers played a pair of home games.

Thousands of fans of the Netherlands, Japan, England, and Croatia filled the seats to watch the Rangers' first two games against the Twins.

Not only did soccer fans want to come watch the Rangers, but soccer players did as well. In the 12-2 Texas loss to Minnesota, Team Sweden was a guest at Globe Life Field.

The Swedish players, who are holding their World Cup base in Mansfield, got to take in a Rangers game after their 5-1 World Cup opening win over Tunisia.

As the summer rolls on, the World Cup will continue to have an impact on the Rangers, and they, as will other MLB teams, have a chance to make some new fans for life.

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