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Theres 2 Dallas Fifa World Cup Murals Heres What To Know About Each Amid Controversy
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There's 2 Dallas FIFA World Cup murals. Here's what to know about each amid controversy

May 19, 2026 Elissa Jorgensen Dallas News

FIFA World Cup murals have sprung up in the city as the tournament prepares to hold nine matches in North Texas, and there’s been shared frustration over the placement of one piece in the heart of downtown Dallas. Pictured from right to left is 'One field, infinte smiles' on Commerce Street and a new unnamed mural being painted over 'Wyland's Whaling Wall 82' on Akard Street.

There's 2 Dallas FIFA World Cup murals. Here's what to know about each amid controversy. FIFA World Cup murals have sprung up in the city as the tournament prepares to hold nine matches in North Texas, and there’s been shared frustration over the placement of one piece in the heart of downtown Dallas. Pictured from right to left is 'One field, infinte smiles' on Commerce Street and a new unnamed mural being painted over 'Wyland's Whaling Wall 82' on Akard Street. FIFA World Cup murals have sprung up in the city as the tournament prepares to hold nine matches in North Texas in June, and there’s shared frustration over the placement of one piece in the heart of downtown Dallas. In Facebook comments under The Dallas Morning News' story about a World Cup mural being painted on the old Dawson State Jail building, a user confused it with the no...