The biggest tournament in the world got underway Sunday, and North Texas fans gathered to watch the host country, Qatar, face off against Ecuador.
The journey begins Monday for the U.S. Men’s National Team that has its eyes on a World Cup victory.
"I think it’s just the impact of it, like, where with like Super Bowl going on it’s always like diluted every year, you know, we kind of get used to it — but four years, I mean it makes it a lot more special, you have to wait for it, you know kind of deal," soccer fan Luis Vazquez said."Support your team. If you win, you win, if you lose, that’s fine, you know, but it’s a big party," soccer fan David Vallejo added.In 2026, the World Cup party will be in the U.S.
"Every element that I included in the design was something that, you know, speaks back to [Jesus Ferreira’s] story," artist Jeremy Biggers explained. Another muralist created one of USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie, who spent time in the FC Dallas youth system. "He’s nervous, he’s just anxious. He can’t enjoy it until it’s over," soccer fan Bryan Atkinson said of a friend."It’s definitely the thing that stood out the most throughout the entire process, is just seeing people’s reaction to it," Biggers said.How do you pronounce Qatar? We asked some experts.
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