USA · The Big House
NRG Stadium
Houston · Capacity 72,000 · Opened 2002
NRG Stadium's retractable roof and grass-on-tray surface make it one of the few venues that can guarantee a closed-roof match.
Matches
7
Roof
Retractable roof
Elevation
50 ft
Pitch
105 × 68 m
Ticket range
$60–$2,200
VIP up to
$7,500
Nearest airport
IAH · 30 min
Stages hosted
Group×5 · R32×1 · R16×1
World Cup history
Houston's first WC matches — 7 fixtures incl. a Round of 16.
Did you know?
The first NFL stadium with a retractable roof — opens/closes in ~7 minutes.
Playing conditions
- Surface
- Grass-on-tray, rolled out from outside via the south gate.
- Climate
- Gulf Coast humidity — roof closed default for any kickoff before 7pm.
- Roof
- Retractable roof
- Pitch
- 105 × 68 m
- Elevation
- 50 ft
Getting there
- Airport
- Bush Intercontinental (IAH) · 30 min
- Transit
- METRORail Red Line to Stadium/TSU; matchday express from Downtown.
- Parking
- 26,000 on-site; tailgating from 5 hours before kickoff.
- Fan zone
- Discovery Green downtown — official viewing parties.
- Eat & drink
- The Breakfast Klub · Truth BBQ · Killen's BBQ · Ninfa's on Navigation
- Premium
- Verizon Wireless Club with all-inclusive Tex-Mex spread.