The Algerian national team’s planned arrival on Sunday night marked the continued build-up of excitement following years of planning and the beginning of World Cup festivities in Kansas City.
Drivers and charter buses began rolling in Sunday from Mississippi to the Carolinas, with up to 300 total buses expected to be in circulation. They are slated to take fans to the FIFA Fan Festival and Kansas City Stadium.
World Cup excitement builds in Kansas City as international fans and charter buses begin arriving
Luis Cabrera summed up the feeling many fans shared.
“It feels like it’s finally here,” Cabrera said. “It’s gonna be a pretty exciting month, we are going to be able to share our culture with other nationalities, and other people that are going to be coming to the city and the country in general.”
While FIFA Fan Festival is set to open later this week, international fans are already showing up and immersing themselves in Union Station, one of the city’s greatest attractions…