Fans of Colombia and Ghana World Cup teams rally in Kansas City ahead of elimination match ^6.7%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Noah Taborda, Brandon Azim, Emily Younker - 7/3/2026, 9:00 AM

Optimism Bias 22.5% - In-Group Bias 12.7% - Appeal to Emotion 11.4%

Fans of the Colombian and Ghanaian national soccer teams held dueling rallies in Kansas City on Thursday to celebrate their teams' advancement to the next stage of the World Cup and to prepare for Friday night's match between the two at Arrowhead Stadium. Thousands of people clad in bright yellow flooded Mill Creek Park in a "banderazo,"... more