Football: Japan to play in Dallas, Monterrey in World Cup group stage

Japan will play two games in Dallas, Texas, on either side of a match in Mexico's Monterrey in the 2026 World Cup group stage after the tournament's match schedule was drawn on Saturday.The Samurai Blue begin their campaign against the Netherlands in Group F at Dallas Stadium, Arlington, a venue with a retractable roof, on June 14 in a 3 p.m. kickoff. They then travel to Mexico for a match against Tunisia at Estadio Monterrey on June 20, starting at 10 p.m.Japan will then face a European playoff qualifier -- one of Albania, Poland, Sweden or Ukraine to be decided in March -- in their last g…READ FULL ARTICLE