Kansas City has a robust soccer scene, with three professional teams, tons of league play and plenty of places to enjoy to the game. Find more spots to play and watch as the city gears up to host games during the 2026 World Cup.
Kansas City bid to be one of nine venues for the USA-hosted 1994 World Cup, a 24-team tournament, but fell short. It had the celebrity endorsement of Luciano Pavarotti. Arrowhead Stadium — home of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, owned by American soccer’s great patron...
Nick Haines talks to Pam Kramer, CEO of KC2026, about the final 500 days of preparations before FIFA World Cup 26 and over half a million spectators arrive in Kansas City including necessary changes to GEHA Field at Arrowhead, transit logistics and coordinating...
Kansas City’s journey to hosting the FIFA World Cup(TM) 2026 is nothing short of extraordinary! In this recent episode of "There's Just Something About Kansas City," host Frank Boal sits down with Pam Kramer, CEO of KC2026, to share exclusive insights into the...
Kansas City, MO – ¡Estamos a solo 500 días del comienzo de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026! Kansas City se prepara para ser parte de este evento histórico que viviremos en casa. Hablamos con Pam Kramer, presidenta de KC 2026, sobre los preparativos y las oportunidades...
It may seem like only yesterday that Kansas City’s momentum was honored and validated and otherwise elevated by being named a 2026 FIFA World Cup host city. But that suddenly was ... 30 months ago. Presto, it’s less than 18 months before we’re immersed in a spectacle...
Thirty years ago, Pam Kramer was a rising star executive leading high-profile campaigns for Kansas City-based Sprint — and not all that familiar with soccer. "I didn't know much about the World Cup — and it was Sprint's really big, first global sponsorship — so I had...
Kansas City has about a year and a half before the World Cup descends on the metro, where hundreds of thousands of visitors will fill hotel rooms, local roads, and local businesses. While some preparation work will have to happen much closer to the first matches in...
It's easy to understand why anyone who saw the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar would catch a case of footy fever: the non-stop, unscripted drama of serious soccer is more nail-biting than anything you'll find on Netflix. The coronation of Lionel Messi as World Cup king...
The U.S. last hosted the FIFA World Cup just over thirty years ago, but for several of the 2026 World Cup host cities, this will be the first time that soccer’s biggest show comes to town.
One of those new hosts is Kansas City.
Compared to some of the other U.S. host cities, Kansas City might not be as frequently visited or well-known by overseas travelers, but the city sees that as an advantage.