What ‘Kansas City Spirit’ means as KC’s starring role as a World Cup host begins

Helllllo, world, especially all the teams and their fans playing and staying in Kansas City for the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Ahla bik. Bienvenidos. Bon bini. Merḥba bikum. Servus und herzlich willkommen. Welkom.

First things first: You may most reasonably assume “Kansas City Stadium” and the FIFA Fan Festival at the National WWI Museum and Memorial are in the state of Kansas. Or even in what seems to internationally be getting called the “City of Kansas.”

But that’s all in Kansas City … Missouri. Even though there’s also an adjacent Kansas City, Kansas, where Argentina is training as it’s staying in … Missouri…

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