See you at the World Cup: Team Amrize's unbeaten stadium record

For fans, the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11. But for Amrize and our partners, the work began years or even decades ago. Several of the 16 host venues were constructed with Amrize materials — part of a portfolio that includes NFL stadiums, MLB ballparks, college arenas, and many other sporting venues across the continent.

Stadiums bring a special kind of pressure — and not just on the field. Concrete that can withstand the weight of 80,000 fans. Foundations that dive 50 feet below street level. Roofing systems with record-breaking spans. From high school football fields in Texas to the World Cup Final venue in New Jersey, we empower event spaces from foundation to rooftop.

Here’s how our team helps cities, teams and builders score with winning venues.

Where team Amrize plays

Over a million fans regularly attend games at venues we helped build across North America. The locations shown are those featured in this article, just a small portion of our stadium portfolio — which extends across Canada and the U.S.

A light blue map of North America highlighting major sports stadium locations including Michigan Stadium, Ford Field, Comerica Park, Cotton Bowl Stadium, AT&T Stadium, MetLife Stadium, M&T Bank Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and more.

Venues as ambitious as a World Cup team

This summer’s World Cup will be history-making. The first World Cup to be hosted by three countries — the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The longest tournament in FIFA history, with 48 teams and 104 matches. And the highest projected attendance in the competition’s 96 years of existence.

The venues are similarly ambitious, representing some of the most structurally complex projects in recent North American history. From the U.S.’s most expensive stadium to the largest domed building in the world, each venue required materials that could perform at the scale of the World Cup itself.

High-angle view of a soccer match at MetLife Stadium with a crowded multi-tiered seating bowl and players on the green field.

Nighttime aerial drone photograph of AT&T Stadium illuminated in Arlington, Texas, surrounded by empty parking lots and city lights.

Aerial view of Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the Georgia Dome next to the downtown Atlanta skyline under a cloudy sky.

1. MetLife Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Home to the New York Giants & New York Jets

Home to both the New York Giants and New York Jets, MetLife Stadium will host the FIFA World Cup Final this July. Cement produced at Amrize’s Ravena plant helped support the construction of the venue — a foundational role in what will become the loudest stage in world soccer.

2. AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas | Home to the Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Stadium, as AT&T Stadium will be known during the World Cup, will host one of the tournament’s two semifinals. One of the most recognizable venues in professional sports, it's defined by its scale, distinctive architecture, and track record of hosting major events. Amrize's Midlothian plant supplied approximately 15,000 cubic yards of ready-mix concrete for the stadium's perimeter foundation walls — the structural elements that hold back the surrounding soil and keep the entire structure stable 50 feet below street level.

3. Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia | Home to the Atlanta Falcons & Atlanta United

Home to both the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC, Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host the World Cup’s other semifinal. It already had many a claim to fame. Its 14.5-acre retractable roof opening like a camera iris is an engineering feat. It was also the first professional sports stadium in the world to achieve LEED Platinum certification.

Amrize’s Elevate brand contributed an Ultraply TPO roofing system with accessories, including ISOGARD™ polyiso insulation — products designed to meet just these types of high-performance demands.

Going into overtime: Beyond the World Cup

The World Cup will last 39 days. But the contribution sports venues make to civic life lasts far longer. Amrize has a long history of building the places where people gather, make memories, and cheer on their teams. Here are some of the other fields, arenas, and ballparks we've helped build.

Looking down at Michigan Stadium's football field and large scoreboard from an upper deck section undergoing renovation or construction.

Sunny daytime aerial view of the Detroit city skyline, highlighting Ford Field stadium and Comerica Park next to downtown buildings.

High aerial drone photograph of downtown Detroit featuring Comerica Park baseball stadium and the white roof of Ford Field side-by-side.

Wide aerial view of M&T Bank Stadium in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, next to highways under an overcast sky.

Aerial view of the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, showing the empty grandstands, green field and surrounding city landscape.

Elevated view of Fifth Third Park minor league baseball stadium in South Carolina, featuring the green outfield. Fans are walking along the concourse under a blue sky.

Aerial view of the Alerus Center multi-purpose stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota, showing its large grey roof and surrounding parking lots.

Wide-angle view of the Melissa High School football stadium and turf field under a clear blue sky, featuring "Cardinals" end zone lettering.

1. Michigan Stadium "The Big House" | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Home of the Michigan Wolverines

With a seating capacity of over 107,000, "The Big House" is one of the largest stadiums in the world — and a true landmark of college football. The project used Tercem 3000®, Amrize's blended hydraulic cement engineered for the most demanding structural applications.

2. Ford Field | Detroit, Michigan | Home of the Detroit Lions

Part of a larger sports district that also includes Comerica Park, Ford Field is a 1.95-million-square-foot domed stadium and one of the NFL's premier indoor venues. Its roof rises nearly 170 feet above the playing surface, supported by a structural concrete frame that required more than 58,000 cubic yards of cast-in-place concrete. Amrize supplied its OneCem Portland limestone cement, a key ingredient in the concrete used throughout the project.

3. Comerica Park | Detroit, Michigan | Home of the Detroit Tigers

Just next door, Comerica Park is one of Major League Baseball's most celebrated ballparks — known for its carousel, Ferris wheel and choreographed water feature as much as for the game itself. The ballpark also incorporated Amrize’s OneCem cement, creating material continuity for both anchors of Detroit’s downtown sports district.

4. M&T Bank Stadium | Baltimore, Maryland | Home of the Baltimore Ravens

Home to the Baltimore Ravens since 1998, M&T Bank Stadium is a 71,008-seat outdoor venue that has anchored Baltimore’s sports district for more than two decades. Amrize cement and slag from Amrize’s Sparrows Point facility were used in its construction — and the building has since earned a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, making it the first existing outdoor professional sports facility in the United States to receive that designation.

5. Cotton Bowl | Dallas, Texas

Opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, the Cotton Bowl is one of Texas's most storied outdoor venues. A recent large-scale renovation modernized the fan experience throughout, adding everything from ramps to restrooms, concession stations to suites. Amrize supplied its ready-mix concrete for the stadium, supporting a venue that’s been welcoming generations of fans through its gates.

6. Fifth Third Park | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Home of the Spartanburgers

One of the newer minor league baseball and entertainment venues in the country, Fifth Third Park was created to host more than sports games. Amrize’s Enverge® brand supplied OnePass closed-cell spray foam for the project — a product that can be applied up to four inches per pass, allowing crews to meet a tight construction schedule without cutting corners on performance.

7. Alerus Center | Grand Forks, North Dakota | Home of UND Football

With its distinctive barrel-shaped roof and capacity of more than 20,000, the Alerus Center is one of North Dakota’s largest and most recognizable venues. Amrize’s Elevate brand supplied a high-performance roofing system for the facility’s award-winning roof replacement project, helping protect nearly 300,000 square feet of event space.

8. Coach Kenny Deel Stadium | Melissa, Texas | Home of the Melissa Cardinals

World-class sports facilities aren’t limited to professional teams. Amrize supplied 100,000 cubic yards of concrete and 150,000 tons of aggregates to help bring Melissa High School's stadium to life. With 10,000 seats, luxury boxes and a scoreboard measuring roughly 60 by 30 feet — said to be the largest high school scoreboard in Texas — it sets a new standard for what a prep stadium can be.

A high-school athletics field shown from the stands with players on the field and a blue sky behind.

The Melissa Cardinals are Melissa High School's football team — now playing at the new Coach Kenny Deel Stadium - Championship Center.

From high school fields to World Cup Finals

From a 1930s ballpark in Dallas to the greenest stadium on the planet, a 170-foot-tall domed arena to the largest high school scoreboard in Texas, Amrize’s contribution to North American sports runs deeper than most fans will ever know. The World Cup brings that work into focus this summer. But long after the final whistle, these landmarks will continue creating memories for generations of athletes and fans.

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