Dallas-Fort Worth soccer fans have the chance to watch a 2026 FIFA World Cup team prepare for the tournament.
Czechia will host a community training session at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at the new Texas Health Mansfield Stadium. Czechia, more commonly known as the Czech Republic, is making its base camp in Mansfield for the World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 19, including nine matches at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
Fans can enter the lottery to win up to four free tickets for the training session now through 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Lottery winners will be notified Tuesday and will receive a window to claim the tickets. If the tickets are unclaimed, they could be redistributed.
This is a different event from the Mansfield Stadium open house earlier this week that was postponed. Tickets to that event do not apply to the training session.
“It is an honor to serve as Team Czechia’s Base Camp Training Site, and we’re thrilled to share this experience with our community,” Scott Norton, general manager of Mansfield Stadium, said in a statement. “This Community Training Session gives fans a unique opportunity to see one of the world’s top national teams train in person and be part of the excitement surrounding FIFA World Cup 2026 here in North Texas.”
Pavel Nedvěd, general manager of the Czech national team, shared in the excitement.
“After 20 years, the Czech national team is back at the FIFA World Cup,” he said in a statement. “The community training session is always a great event, and we are looking forward to meeting the people from Dallas, which will become our home for a few weeks.”
Mansfield Stadium will serve as the Czechs’ primary training and operational headquarters throughout the tournament, but this will be the public’s only opportunity to see the team before the tournament begins, officials said.
Czechia opens World Cup play against South Korea on June 11 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Though they are making their base camp in DFW, the Czechs do not have a group stage match scheduled at AT&T Stadium.
Game schedule dates, times, locations
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Rangers ▶
July 7 Rangers 8, L.A. Angels 3
July 8 L.A. Angels 13, Rangers 1
July 9 Rangers 7, L.A. Angels 6
July 10 Rangers 7, Houston 3
July 11 Houston 9, Rangers 3
July 12 Rangers 6, Houston 5
All-Star break
July 17 at Atlanta, 6:15 p.m., CW
July 18 at Atlanta, 3:10 p.m., RSN
July 19 at Atlanta, 12:35 p.m., RSN
July 20 vs. Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 21 vs. Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 22 vs. Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m., RSN
Wings▶
July 2 Wings 86, Connecticut 83
July 5 Wings 89, Toronto 76
July 7 Wings 88, New York 77
July 10 Wings 108, Toronto 95
July 12 Wings 96, Chicago 91
July 19 vs. Los Angeles, 12 p.m., ABC
July 20 vs. New York, 7 p.m., TBD
July 22 at Portland, 9 p.m., KFAA, USA, CNBC
All-Star break
July 29 vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m., KFAA, USA
July 31 at Washington, 6:30 p.m., Ion
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2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), 11 a.m., ESPN
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN
Cowboys ▶
Sept. 13 at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Sept. 20 vs. Washington, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m., CBS
Oct. 4 at Houston, 12 p.m., Fox
Oct. 8 vs. Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Oct. 18 at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Oct. 26 at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Nov. 1 vs. Arizona, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 15 vs. San Francisco, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., Fox
Dec. 7 at Seattle, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Dec. 20 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m., CBS
Dec. 27 vs. Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Jan. 3 vs. N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m., Fox
Jan. 9 or 10 at Washington, TBA
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All local matches at AT&T Stadium
Group stage
June 14 Japan 2, Netherlands 2 (Group F)
June 17 England 4, Croatia 2 (Group L)
June 22 Argentina 2, Austria 0 (Group J)
June 25 Japan 1, Sweden 1 (Group F)
June 27 Argentina 3, Jordan 1 (Group J)
Knockout round
June 30 Norway 2, Ivory Coast 1 (round of 32)
July 3 Egypt 1, Australia 1 (Egypt wins 4-2 on PKs) (round of 32)
July 6 Spain 1, Portugal 0 (round of 16)
July 14 Spain 2, France 0 (semifinal)
FC Dallas ▶
May 2 FC Dallas 2, NY Red Bulls 0
May 9 FC Dallas 3, Salt Lake 1
May 13 Vancouver 3, FC Dallas 2
May 16 FC Dallas 3, San Jose 2
May 23 FC Dallas 2, Colorado 1
World Cup break
July 22 at Portland, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
July 25 at San Diego, 8:30 p.m., FS1, Apple TV
Aug. 1 at LA Galaxy, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
Aug. 5 vs. Queretaro (at Mansfield Stadium), 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
Aug. 8 vs. Chivas de Guadalajara (at San Jose, Calif.), 8 p.m., Apple TV
Jim Barnes is the Star-Telegram’s sports editor. A Fort Worth native and graduate of Castleberry High School, he returned to Texas after 13 years at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He previously was sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald and a freelance high school sports reporter for The Dallas Morning News.
