FIFA World Cup

Texas Rangers carefully steer clear of World Cup traffic issues

At least fans going to Texas Rangers games won’t have to worry about 2026 FIFA World Cup traffic.

The Rangers have carefully scheduled some upcoming series around the World Cup matches taking place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, starting with the current one against the Minnesota Twins.

The Rangers played the Twins on Monday and Tuesday at Globe Life Field, but won’t play the series finale until 1:35 p.m. Thursday.

That keeps baseball out of the way of the England-Croatia World Cup match at 3 p.m. Wednesday at AT&T Stadium.

The Rangers will be out of town on a 10-game road trip during the next four World Cup matches in Arlington. But after returning home to face the Detroit Tigers on July 2, the Rangers will take the next day off to avoid a World Cup round of 32 match, then finish their series with the Tigers on July 4 and 5.

A natural Rangers off day falls on July 6, between series with the Tigers and Los Angeles Angels, clearing the path for a round of 16 match that day.

Finally, the All-Star break prevents any conflict on the last World Cup match at AT&T Stadium, the July 14 semifinal.


Game schedule dates, times, locations

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Rangers
  • June 9 Kansas City 5, Rangers 3
  • June 10 Rangers 6, Kansas City 4 (10 innings)
  • June 11 Rangers 4, Kansas City 2
  • June 12 Boston 10, Rangers 1
  • June 13 Boston 6, Rangers 3
  • June 14 Rangers 6, Boston 4
  • June 15 Minnesota 4, Rangers 2
  • June 16 vs. Minnesota, 7:05 p.m., RSN
  • June 18 vs. Minnesota, 1:35 p.m., RSN
  • June 19 vs. San Diego, 7:05 p.m., RSN
  • June 20 vs. San Diego, 3:05 p.m., RSN
  • June 21 vs. San Diego, 1:35 p.m., RSN
Wings
  • June 1 Wings 79, Seattle 56
  • June 5 Wings 104, Los Angeles 96
  • June 9 Minnesota 100, Wings 76
  • June 11 Wings 85, Phoenix 70
  • June 13 Portland 84, Wings 83
  • June 15 Wings 96, Las Vegas 66
  • June 17 at Golden State, 9 p.m., KFAA
  • June 20 vs. Chicago, 7 p.m., CBS, Paramount+
  • June 22 at Seattle, 9 p.m., KFAA
  • June 25 at Las Vegas, 9 p.m., KFAA
TCU Football
  • 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
World Cup
  • All local matches at AT&T Stadium
  • Group stage
  • June 14 Japan 2, Netherlands 2 (Group F)
  • June 17 England vs. Croatia (Group L), 3 p.m., Fox
  • June 22 Argentina vs. Austria (Group J), 12 p.m., Fox
  • June 25 Japan vs. Sweden (Group F), 6 p.m., FS1
  • June 27 Argentina vs. Jordan (Group J), 9 p.m., Fox
  • Knockout round
  • June 30 Round of 32: Group E runner-up vs. Group I runner-up, 12 p.m., Fox
  • July 3 Round of 32: Group D runner-up vs. Group G runner-up, 1 p.m., Fox
  • July 6 Round of 16: Teams TBD, 2 p.m., Fox
  • July 14 Semifinal: Teams TBD, 2 p.m., Fox
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
Texas Motor Speedway
  • June 20 Team Texas - David Starr's Racing School
  • June 20 Drift n Drag
  • July 11 NASCAR Racing Experience
  • July 11 Hearts in High Gear
  • July 25 Drift n Drag
Jim Barnes
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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.
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