2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1400+ words) You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe here for weekly updates through the end of the tournament. Team Algeria may be leaving Lawrence, Kansas. But hopefully Lawrence isn’t leaving Team Algeria anytime soon. Because against all odds, the Desert Foxes…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (653+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City’s third FIFA 2026 World Cup match on Thursday will once again offer an opportunity for the city to shine to a global audience. But it will also be an all-day test as the Netherlands squares off…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (516+ words) LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 22: Algeria's win over Jordan on Monday was a boost to the North African side's World Cup hopes and a shared triumph for the small U.S. college city that has embraced the team as its own. In Lawrence, a…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1083+ words) By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer Might have been when 500 people showed up at the airport to welcome its national team for the World Cup. Or when players for The Fennecs saw the giant Algerian flag that local artist Stan…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1575+ words) KANSAS CITY — Union Station, 5 p.m. Monday — Bashir Belkacemi was strolling along the sidewalk of a downtown Kansas City street Monday evening, his first time here, when he stopped to talk to a local man wearing a collared shirt, slacks and…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (673+ words) England needed a pool table. A family from a Kansas suburb had one available. Courtesy of Lynne Brown There’s much that goes into making a country’s World Cup base feel like a home away from home. For the England men’s…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1874+ words) After years of anticipation and organization, the FIFA 2026 World Cup is finally kicking off in Kansas City with an anticipated game between Algeria and Argentina. Tuesday’s match is the first being played in Kansas City at what is usually GEHA…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (94+ words) Animals at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium got into the World Cup spirit over the weekend. Video released by the zoo on Sunday shows several animals, including an aardvark, a turtle, and a southern ground hornbill, playing with colorful…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (260+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City takes a break from Fan Fest today, but World Cup preps for tomorrow's first match between Argentina and Algeria at Kansas City Stadium are well underway. Did you see the "Oranje Walk" yesterday before the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (36+ words) ENGLAND’S 60-year journey to enjoying World Cup glory again has been very, very, very long. But now once the 2026 tournament has started, they will still be more than 12,400 miles away from......