Space City is getting rebranded as Soccer City during the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Houston’s NRG Stadium hosting five group-stage games and two knockout-round fixtures. Regardless of whether you’re planning on catching a live match, sport-centric Houston is set to be a prime destination for cheering on the national team next summer.
Houston, Texas, is home to the Major League soccer club Houston Dynamo and the National Women’s Soccer League club Houston Dash. The Rockets (NFL), Astros (Baseball), Texans (NFL), Roughnecks (UFL), and SaberCats (MLR) also contribute to the city’s sporting prowess. In light of this, Houston’s central neighborhoods are overrun with sports bars which will broadcast all the matches from kick-off in Mexico City until the final whistle sounds in East Rutherford, New Jersey.