4+ week, 1+ 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…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (234+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City International Airport broke its all-time outbound travel record Sunday, July 12. Sunday saw 24,266 people screened through security. The previous record was 23,678 on May 18, 2025. Throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the airport has seen multiple high-volume days,…...

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, 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, 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   (415+ words) Kansas City's World Cup summer rolled on Wednesday with the debut of Sporting Kansas City's Soccer Capital Summer series, which drew soccer fans from around the world to Sporting Park. Portugal fans in Cristiano Ronaldo jerseys, England fans eager for…...

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…...