Alert Top Story Spotlight INSIDE SOCCER Hoff: I went to the World Cup in Kansas City. Was it worth the expensive hassle? Jun 22, 2026 12 hrs ago 0 Fans stand as Ecuador and Curacao take the field before a World Cup game Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Kansas City Stadium. Eli Hoff | Post-Dispatch Eli Hoff | Post-Dispatch Mizzou athletics beat writer Author email Follow Eli Hoff | Post-Dispatch Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. 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The World Cup comes to Kansas City, and Messi is the star of the show The World Cup came to Missouri on Tuesday, and its king put on a show.
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