Overview
- Sweden set up its World Cup training base at Toyota Stadium after arriving in early June and continued regular sessions there while preparing to face Japan on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
- The demolition that greeted Sweden Thursday showed mangled metal and debris on a cordoned-off section of the venue that had been blocked off before the team’s arrival.
- Crypto Briefing reported a partial structural collapse, but FC Dallas and the Associated Press said the activity was a controlled pull-down demolition done without explosives.
- No injuries were reported and club officials say the pitch and the team’s facilities were not affected, so training and stadium operations have continued on schedule.
- The multi-phase renovation, begun in early 2025 and reported at about $182 million, is designed to meet FIFA requirements and expand suites and hospitality with completion expected before the 2028 MLS season.