Rainy weather closes Fan Fest, but Kansas City's Netherlands-Tunisia World Cup match plays on ^19.2%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga - 6/25/2026, 6:48 PM

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Despite the gloomy forecast, the Netherlands-Tunisia match kicked off as scheduled at 6 p.m. Thursday at Arrowhead Stadium, with the Dutch national team beating Tunisia 3-1. Rain fell for nearly the entirety of the match. Forecasts call for heavy rain, flash flooding and thunderstorms. The National Weather Service says rainfall and... more