Another event at AT&T Stadium, another curtain controversy.
Jerry’s World — technically called “Dallas Stadium” for the next few weeks while FIFA takes over for nine World Cup matches — has always had one glaring flaw: the glare from the sun shining into its giant windows.
For years, the Cowboys and opposing teams have had to battle the Texas sun peaking into the stadium, a flaw that Cowboys players themselves have spoken out against in recent years.
This summer, FIFA is taking no chances and will drop the curtains for the June 25 match between Japan and Sweden, according to a report from Front Office Sports.
The group stage match is slated to kick off at 6 p.m., which should be catching the end of the sun’s scheduled peak into the stadium’s windows. Two other matches could be affected by the sun with 3 p.m. start times, the Netherlands vs. Japan on June 14 and England vs. Croatia on June 17.
The curtains have been dropped for similar non-Cowboys events in the past, including big concerts like Taylor Swift and for the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight in 2024.
After missing a wide-open catch against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024, Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb pointed to the sun’s effect on the play.
“I couldn’t see the ball,” Lamb said. “Couldn’t see the ball, at all. The sun [was in the way].” When asked if he favored curtains, he was quick to answer, “Yes. One thousand percent.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been defensive about the topic in the past, insisting that it’s something that both teams have to deal with and that Dallas knows well in advance of the issues it could face in a game.
“By the way, we know where the sun is going to be when we flip the coin,” Jones said in 2024. “So, we do know where the damn sun is going to be in our own stadium. Let’s just tear the damn stadium down and build another one. Are you kidding me?
“Everybody has got the same thing. Every team that comes in here has the same issues. They know where the sun is going to be. I’m saying, the world knows where the sun is. You get to know that almost a year in advance. Someone asked me about the sun. What about the sun? Where’s the moon?”
Game schedule dates, times, locations
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Rangers ▶
June 29 Rangers 6, Cleveland 3
June 30 Rangers 4, Cleveland 2
July 1 Cleveland 9, Rangers 4
July 2 Rangers 10, Detroit 4
July 4 Detroit 3, Rangers 0
July 5 Detroit 6, Rangers 3
July 7 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 8 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 9 vs. L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 10 vs. Houston, 7:05 p.m., CW
July 11 vs. Houston, 6:05 p.m., RSN
July 12 vs. Houston, 1:35 p.m., RSN
All-Star break
Wings▶
June 22 Wings 112, Seattle 110 (OT)
June 25 Las Vegas 99, Wings 84
June 28 Minnesota 85, Wings 77
July 2 Wings 86, Connecticut 83
July 5 Wings 89, Toronto 76
July 7 at New York, 7 p.m., ESPN
July 10 vs. Toronto (at Montreal), 6:30 p.m., Ion
July 12 vs. Chicago (at American Airlines Center), 6 p.m., ESPN, Disney+
July 16 vs. New York, 8 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
July 19 vs. Los Angeles, 12 p.m., ABC
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 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 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 ▶
July 11 NASCAR Racing Experience
July 11 Hearts in High Gear
July 25 Drift n Drag
Aug. 1 NASCAR Racing Experience
Aug. 29 Team Texas: David Starr's Racing School
Sept. 5 NASCAR Racing Experience
This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
Nick Harris is the Dallas Cowboys beat reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has experience working on the beat for DallasCowboys.com and previous work experience at Yahoo Sports/Rivals and 247Sports.
