by mschneider | May 27, 2025 | News
RIVERSIDE, Mo. — There will be 48 teams that will compete in the 2026 World Cup. FIFA, international soccer’s ruling body, provided the teams with a list of 49 potential team base camps. Three of those possible base camps are in the Kansas City area. The KC...
by mschneider | May 9, 2025 | News
There are only about 400 days left to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, thebiggest event Kansas City has ever hosted. The message from local organizers:The time is now to start putting plans together to ensure your business andcommunity gain the biggest benefi t...
by mschneider | Apr 22, 2025 | News
Lawrence is well positioned to cash in on an estimated regional windfall of more than $600 million next summer when the World Cup comes to Kansas City, said Pam Kramer, the CEO of KC’s World Cup planning, at the 2025 Lawrence Business Magazine Foundation Awards on...
by mschneider | Apr 18, 2025 | News
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) – Sporting KC and the Victory Project are working to expand access to soccer ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup arrival in Kansas City. The focus of their expansion is on youth blind soccer. The Kansas State School for the Blind has the...
by mschneider | Apr 7, 2025 | News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The official FIFA World Cup 2026 host city poster for Kansas City was revealed over the weekend at the Sporting KC-St. Louis SC match at Children’s Mercy Park. Artist Jadie Arnett, of Columbia, Missouri, said she drew inspiration from some of her...
