Kansas City debuts as a World Cup city with Argentina-Algeria match. Here's what we saw ^4.7%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Gabe Rosenberg - 6/16/2026, 8:55 PM

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On Tuesday night, Argentina's Lionel Messi made history as the first man to play in six World Cups, then quickly followed up by scoring the first, second and third goals of the night. With his hat trick — a first for him in the World Cup — Messi also tied the record for all-time tournament goal-scorer. And he did it all in Kansas City,... more