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Inside the Houston stadium during the Germany vs Curacao match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

AFC South · Houston, TX

Reliant Stadium

Home of the Houston Texans

Photo: TheG3NERAL John 3:16CC0, cropped and team marks removed, via Wikimedia Commons

Capacity
72,220
Opened
2002
Roof
Retractable
Surface
Turf
Hellas Matrix Helix artificial turf

In pictures

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  • Exterior of the Houston Texans' stadium at Reliant Park, Houston

    Exterior of the Houston Texans' stadium at Reliant Park, Houston

    Photo: WhisperToMeCC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Outside view of the stadium at Reliant Park in Houston, 2018

    Outside view of the stadium at Reliant Park in Houston, 2018

    Photo: WhisperToMeCC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Inside the Houston stadium during the Germany vs Curacao match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

    Inside the Houston stadium during the Germany vs Curacao match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

    Photo: TheG3NERAL John 3:16CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Aerial view of the stadium and surrounding Reliant Park from the approach to Hobby Airport

    Aerial view of the stadium and surrounding Reliant Park from the approach to Hobby Airport

    Photo: LoneStarMikeCC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Getting there

25 minby car from William P. Hobby (HOU); also IAH 50 min

METRORail runs for all Texans home games and serves the Stadium Park/Astrodome station next to the complex; check ridemetro.org for fares and pick-up points. The designated rideshare and taxi drop-off is Yellow Lot 35 at gate 16B off Main Street. The team advises fans without a parking pass to use rideshare or public transit.

Parking

Parking lots are color-coded and open four hours before kickoff (Platinum opens five hours before). Use the Main Street exit for the Green, Yellow and Purple lots, Kirby Drive for Blue and Red, and Fannin Street for Maroon and Orange. Anyone over age two needs a game ticket or a tailgate ticket to be on Reliant Park property during the season, and the lots are cleared within about 50 to 60 minutes after the game; there is no overnight parking.

Tailgating

Tailgating happens in the Reliant Park lots, and a game ticket or a separate tailgate ticket is required to be on property. Postgame tailgating is allowed for one hour after the final whistle, after which the lots close and every vehicle must leave. RVs and buses need at least two prepaid passes. Fans looking for a gameday party can head to the BULLevard on the stadium's southeast side near the Phillips 66 gate.

Where to sit

The roof is made of two fabric panels that part at the 50-yard line, so the venue plays like an indoor arena when closed and open-air when retracted, and shade is rarely a concern. The Bull Pen, a standing-and-singing bleacher section behind the north end zone, is the loudest fan spot. Champions Club is on the field level in the southeast corner behind Section 134.

What to eat

  • Local food-truck specialtiesBULLevard, southeast corner outside the Phillips 66 gate
  • Value domestic beerBULLevard and the welcome-mat stand near the Ford and Phillips 66 entrances

Good to know

  1. 01

    The retractable roof can open or close in as little as seven minutes.

  2. 02

    The Texans beat the Cowboys 19-10 in the first regular-season game here on September 8, 2002.

  3. 03

    The building has hosted two Super Bowls, XXXVIII in 2004 and LI in 2017, the first Super Bowl to go to overtime.

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