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For nan past 17 seasons, nan Dallas Cowboys person played their location games astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas.
The venue, champion known for its monolithic video committee hanging supra nan 50-yard line, has been temporarily renamed Dallas Stadium arsenic it hosts respective World Cup matches.
The extremity zones, gait markers and artificial turf are gone wrong nan retractable-roof stadium during shot matches. But 1 alteration caught Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer’s attention: curtains installed to artifact nan infamous sunlight from pouring onto nan earthy writer field.
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Dallas Cowboys caput coach Brian Schottenheimer looks connected earlier nan crippled against nan Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High successful Denver, Colo., connected Oct. 26, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)
"I'm a big... really World Cup guy. I watch a batch of nan games. It's been cool for me. I've been retired by The Star watching nan watch parties and worldly that group person had. It sounds for illustration they had nan blinders up... nan shades," Schottenheimer told reporters during a property convention earlier this week.
"So it's majestic arsenic it is erstwhile we are playing our games. The writer and nan shades, it's not arsenic majestic. They're going to miss nan experience."
Sunlight shines done nan windows astatine AT&T Stadium during nan crippled betwixt nan Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants successful Arlington, Texas, connected Oct. 10, 2021. (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Glaring earthy ray has been a recurring rumor since nan Cowboys moved into their billion-dollar location successful 2009.
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During a 2017 crippled against nan Kansas City Chiefs, then-Cowboys receivers Dez Bryant and Brice Butler some blamed nan sun’s glare for missed catches. A fewer years later, successful a 2021 playoff crippled against nan San Francisco 49ers, wideout Cedrick Wilson ne'er appeared capable to spot a walk thrown his way. The pursuing year, Michael Gallup grounded to haul successful what would person been a touchdown completion — again apt owed to nan glare.
Kansas City Chiefs backmost Alex Smith throws a walk during nan NFL crippled against nan Dallas Cowboys astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, connected Nov. 5, 2017. (Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire)
Schottenheimer besides leaned into nan taxable earlier successful his first play arsenic Cowboys caput coach, sarcastically calling nan sunlight that cuts done AT&T Stadium "majestic."
"Well, I’ve been present for a small while, and I’ve heard astir it," Schottenheimer said successful October 2025 via nan Associated Press.
"Hey, look, if you guys could spot nan process and nan scheme we person successful spot to fig it out. We person outer imaging. We person pictures of nan sun, erstwhile it’s coming down. There’s a large scheme and process. But I deliberation erstwhile you look astatine historically astatine what’s happened it really hasn’t affected galore situations. We scheme for it. The opponents scheme for it. But astatine nan extremity of nan day, it’s thing that we’re alert of. It’s very beautiful. It’s majestic erstwhile nan sun comes done there."
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AT&T Stadium hosted its first World Cup lucifer connected June 14, erstwhile nan Netherlands and Japan played to a 1-1 draw. The NFL venue, amended known arsenic "Jerry World" successful a motion to longtime Cowboys' proprietor Jerry Jones, hosted its 2nd tourney lucifer Wednesday, erstwhile England defeated Croatia 4-2.
The curtains were up for some of those matches. They are expected to return June 22, erstwhile Lionel Messi and reigning World Cup champion Argentina look Austria.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
