World Cup Will Block Notorious Dallas Glare for At Least One Game

The Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Arlington—briefly rebranded as Dallas Stadium by FIFA this summer—will host the most World Cup games with nine, including a semifinal. At least one of them will cover up Jerry Jones’s beloved window to avoid any issues with glare from the sun. The stadium is outfitted with blackout curtains that are commonly used for major events like Taylor Swift concerts and WrestleMania , but Jones refuses to put them down for Cowboys games.

Nearly every fall, Jones is asked about this after the Cowboys have a late-afternoon game where someone loses track of the ball in the sun. A FIFA spokesperson tells Front Office Sports that it plans to use the curtains during only one match, which kicks off in the early evening. The other eight matches in Arlington will start in the early afternoon or after sunset.

In 2024, Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb missed a catch during one late afternoon game. “By the way, we know where the sun is going to be when we decide to flip the coin or not. We do know where the damn sun is going to be in our own stadium,” Jones said after the game.

But Lamb said he couldn’t see the ball because of the sun, and said he is “one thousand percent” in favor of using the curtains. The issue has come up several times since the stadium opened in 2009. A spokesperson for the Cowboys told FOS that any decisions would be up to FIFA, not the venue.