Kansas City has been selected as a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the fruits of many years of efforts from the city and soccer officials from around the area.
The announcement was made Thursday in a live program on Fox Sports 1.
The games - the number of which still to be determined - will be played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City’s candidacy was far from a certainty. The city faced competition from other centrally-located cities in Nashville, Cincinnati and Denver, none of whom were selected. Ultimately, a multi-year marketing and presentation effort from the city itself, Sporting Kansas City, the Kansas City Chiefs and other leaders from the area proved successful.