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Kansas City is the smallest host city for the 2026 World Cup and will host seven matches.

Key details like team assignments and security funding remain unclear.

The event is expected to generate $653 million and attract 650,000 visitors, raising concerns about hotel availability and transportation.

Kansas is gearing up for the upcoming World Cup, hosted across 16 North American cities, including its smallest host city, Kansas City.

At a Legislative Budget Committee meeting on Aug. 26, Kansas lawmakers received an update from Kansas City 2026, the nonprofit overseeing the strategy of hosting the World Cup. Some key details are still hazy, with fewer than 300 days to go before the start of the event.

What we don't know

Kansas doesn't know which teams will be playin

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