Welcome, Lionel Messi: Kansas City will be Argentina’s World Cup home base this summer ^80.6%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Madeline Fox - 2/4/2026, 8:03 PM

The reigning World Cup champions, led by soccer superstar Lionel Messi, will train and stay in the metro for the duration of the tournament. Argentina, who won the last FIFA men’s World Cup in 2022, will make Kansas City its national team’s home base for this summer’s global soccer tournament. The team will train and live in Kansas City... more