Game on: Foosball tables bring World Cup energy to Houston’s airports

Playful new installations invite travelers to pause, connect and kick off the countdown to 2026.

Dec 12, 2025

Travel days are usually about moving fast. Gates. Connections. Arrival boards. But at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston Airports is inviting travelers to slow down, if only for a quick match.

New foosball tables, wrapped in Houston Airports FIFA World Cup–inspired branding, are now available for passengers.

• At Bush Airport, travelers can find them near Gates D15 and D1 and in the Terminal E Arrivals Hall.
• At Hobby Airport, a foosball table is set up in the Central Concourse, just behind the Information Booth.

The tables are free to use and add a moment of play as Houston builds momentum toward hosting the world’s largest sporting event in 2026.

The look is intentional. The same bold colors and fútbol-themed visuals seen throughout the terminals now wrap the tables, reinforcing a simple message: wherever fútbol happens, it’s nonstop from Houston. Travelers are accepting the invitation. Some pause between flights. Others stumble upon the tables by chance. Either way, hands find the rods, strangers become competitors, and the rhythm of airport travel briefly shifts. The foosball tables are part of a broader effort to make IAH and HOU more welcoming and more reflective of the city they serve. As Houston prepares for an influx of soccer fans, the goooooooooooal is simple: give travelers a reason to smile before the next boarding call.

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