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Inside the stadium at Kansas City’s first World Cup match: ‘An electric atmosphere’
10 minutes Posted Jun 17, 2026 at 10:22 pm.
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The Kansas City Star’s Pete Grathoff waited more than an hour in traffic to witness the first World Cup match in Kansas City, where Argentina's Lionel Messi scored three goals against Algeria. Grathoff joined KCUR’s Up To Date to share his recap.