FIFA World Cup 2026

A new soccer-integrated game, in-venue soccer goals, and tournament-inspired menu items will be coming to Topgolf venues across the U.S. during the World Cup. [Photo: Topgolf]

As World Cup Nears, Dallas-Based Topgolf Adds Some Soccer to Its Golf

by David Seeley | May 28, 2026

Topgolf will be installing full-size soccer goals in the outfield at 63 of its U.S. venues during the World Cup this summer. Plus, Topgolf's Shot Shuffle game will get a soccer-inspired twist, transforming the game's environment into a stadium atmosphere with country flags and a soccer ball tracer.

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Wingstop To Offer ‘House of Flavor’ Fan Experience During FIFA World Cup in Dallas

by David Seeley | May 14, 2026

From June 24 to July 3 at The Bomb Factory in Dallas' Deep Ellum, Wingstop's House of Flavor experience will feature the brand's sauced-and-tossed wings, live DJs, gameday World Cup watch parties, merch, free tattoos and "nonstop vibes." Harlem rapper and songwriter FERG will perform on June 24.

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North Texas Sports Foundation Launches to Create ‘Lasting Legacy’ Beyond FIFA World Cup 2026

by Sandra Engelland | Feb 17, 2026

A flagship community initiative is designed to raise funds for children's sports, healthy public spaces, and community art with the Texan Golden Boot sculpture in the Arlington Entertainment District and the accompanying “Buy a Brick” campaign. The organizations said that they expect the Texan Golden Boot to become one of the most photographed and recognized public artworks associated with a United States World Cup Host City, "positioning North Texas as a place where sport, culture, sustainability and community investment come together."

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The Last Word: Clark Hunt On DFW’s Chances To Land a Big, Maybe THE Big, World Cup Match

by Quincy Preston | Oct 26, 2023

Dallas billionaire Clark Hunt, owner of the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, sat down with Anurag Jain at the Venture Dallas Summit on Wednesday. Hunt—the chairman and CEO of both the Chiefs and FC Dallas—was the headliner for the first event at the annual summit for innovators and investors at the Bush Center.

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Patented: UNT’s Synthetic Video/Image Detection and More North Texas Inventive Activity

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PES Innovations’ ophthalmic system for imaging the interior of an eye
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Dallas Mavericks Pick Former Valley View Site for Arena, Entertainment District

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AT&T’s using deep learning models to obfuscate and optimize communications
Bank of America’s using machine learning to detect QRLjacking to prevent multichannel phishing on applications or IOT devices
BNSF Railway’s using generative artificial intelligence with agile project management
Capital One’s non-fungible token (NFT) vehicle information
Dell Products’ adaptable telemetry in zero-trust computing environments
Halliburton’s remotely activated multi-cycle wellbore cleaning tool
Healthline Media’s interactive user interface and optimized health plan ranking
JPMorgan Chase’s smart subscription to cloud-based services
KPS Global’s open-walled, temperature-controlled environment
Mastercard’s predictive modeling of clearing messages
Oracle’s future transaction processing
PES Innovations’ ophthalmic system for imaging the interior of an eye
Postmodern Media’s systems for an AI language model-enabled interactive narrative engine
TRETE’s data retrieval and validation for private credit asset onboarding
USAA’s 3D printing system printing a part that complies with a certification standard
Verizon’s cross-blockchain access and orchestration
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