Overview
- FIFA confirmed the stadium will lower blackout curtains for the Japan vs. Sweden match that kicks off at 6:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, June 25.
- Organizers have already removed the synthetic turf and installed temporary natural grass and support systems to meet FIFA playing standards.
- Reporting says large shades will be draped over the stadium’s east‑ and west‑facing windows and FIFA will decide case‑by‑case whether to use them for other matches.
- Cowboys players and others have long complained that late‑afternoon sunlight through the windows causes dangerous glare, with players such as CeeDee Lamb citing missed plays.
- Critics and the NFL Players Association say the one‑match concession exposes owner Jerry Jones’s historical resistance to permanent shading and could increase pressure for lasting safety changes.