4+ week, 2+ day ago   (671+ words) The timing was serendipitous for Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. In 2023, Lucas was in Paris when France was playing host to the men’s Rugby World Cup, and he got an early taste of how an international sports event can impact…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (224+ words) Kansas City's World Cup finale helped the airport smash a daily travel record. Kansas City International Airport said it saw its busiest outbound passenger day of all time on Sunday, July 12. The day after Argentina defeated Switzerland at Kansas City…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (488+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three of the leaders of the effort to bring the World Cup to Kansas City said Friday they were proud of the effort the people around the metro put into making KC's FIFA World Cup 26 a rousing…...

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, 3+ week ago   (308+ words) A Kansas college town has embraced the Algerian national team, which is calling the city of Lawrence their home base during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Residents and natives of Lawrence -- a city of about 96,000 people -- pulled out all the stops…...

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   (564+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The smallest country in the FIFA 2026 World Cup showed it had the biggest heart, with Curaçao earning a draw vs Ecuador at Kansas City Stadium. On Friday, KC2026 announced updates to its transportation plan to take effect with…...

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…...