A number of teams in the 2026 FIFA World Cup wanted to have their base camps in Kansas City,…
A number of teams in the 2026 FIFA World Cup wanted to have their base camps in Kansas City, specifically in order to train at Sporting Kansas City’s practice facilities. Defending World Cup champion Argentina, ranked second in the world, got first dibs and announced that its national team will indeed make its camp at Sporting KC’s Compass Minerals National Performance Center. That means Messi, one of the best soccer players in world history, will call KC home base for what’s likely his last World Cup ever. “The Kansas City metropolitan area is the largest, most influential and most important economy in its region, historically alongside Chicago and Cincinnati,” the AFA said on its website. Read more about Argentina choosing Sporting KC’s facilities as their base camp at the link above. #FifaWorldCup #FIFA #FIFAKansasCity #WorldCupKansasCity #Argentina
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