Kansas City still expects 650,000 World Cup visitors. How will we know how many actually come? 32.6%
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Halle Jackson - 6/1/2026, 9:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 19.4% - Hasty Generalization 11.4% - Anchoring Bias 10.1%
June and July will bring moments of truth for Mikel Ruder. He’s general manager of the Crossroads Hotel in downtown Kansas City and he’s been planning for World Cup fans to hit town for two years. He’s mapped possible scenarios for how he’ll welcome the visitors. Now that it’s almost here, he’s juggling excitement and nerves. “It’s so... more