Kansas City's World Cup preparations are for a global audience first. Here's why ^22%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Gabe Rosenberg - 5/28/2026, 9:00 AM

Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 16.2% - Negativity Bias 9.4% - Appeal to Emotion 7.2%

You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe here for weekly updates through the end of the tournament. Putting on a World Cup is like throwing a house party, just on a larger scale. You spend so much time cleaning the place, decorating, stocking up on beers, and, if you're me, cooking hundreds of dumplings and multiple... more