World Cup 2026 at Arrowhead?

[Metro]

The chiefs were supposed to take out seats after the afc title game. They then asked for additional millions and were told and the process hasn't started yet.

This whole thing just seems lazy and not much changes have been made for this event yet. I thought big changes would come.

[Metro]

I am kind of surprised I thought the rag would be more up in arms about this. It appears the city has done next to nothing for the world cup coming next year

[langosta]

I am kind of surprised I thought the rag would be more up in arms about this. It appears the city has done next to nothing for the world cup coming next year

I and believe Grid have posted about what other cities have done. Outside of some big incentivized developments in places like Atlanta, most cities kind of haven’t done much. The difference maybe is that a lot already had infrastructure in place or planned that will be ready for the event.

KC needed to be handing out incentives in 2020-2023 if they wanted a bunch of hotels or amenities in place by 2026 but we didn’t even know if we had won for most of that period.

[dukuboy1]

Yeah, really seems odd that they worked hard to secure the World Cup and have done nothing since. Maybe they have a plan, just not public? Who knows, but I'm not holding out a lot of hope it will be done well. I'm sure it will be nice and we tend to know how to throw a party but I just think transportation will be a nightmare and the city will look like as rundown as ever full of potholes, road construction, crumbling side walks, vacant buildings along the Street car route and in other prominent areas (Plaza, etc.). Plus graffiti & trash will be everywhere, despite efforts to try to clean it up. I preparing myself for a very C- level experience during the World Cup

[KCPowercat]

There was a big update meeting with FIFA US rep and locals and he was saying how KC is more prepared and getting things organized than any other US city at this point. To the point if another city is struggling with a topic they are told to call KC as we have it already lined up. Big 12 commish was there and singing praises of how KC won him over (he very open to move tournament out when he first became commissioner) on running big events right away.

Now this meeting was kinda one of those pump up PR events but still, good to hear KC organizing committee seems to have it all together for the event.

[dukuboy1]

I guess we shall see. Always nice to be setting the bar for others to follow. Happy for KC in that light. However just looking around there must be ALOT planned and waiting to go because there is not much happening that I can see in terms of preparing the city. I've read things about securing buses but that's about it.

Also makes me wonder what the other places are doing if KC is the head of the class ... LOL

[KCKev]

It'll be party time at everyone's local bar maybe a Rag Gettogether. Should be a good time.
What's the Rags favorite bar now adays?

[im2kull]

It'll be party time at everyone's local bar maybe a Rag Gettogether. Should be a good time.
What's the Rags favorite bar now adays?

Zoo Bar

[KCPowercat]

I guess we shall see. Always nice to be setting the bar for others to follow. Happy for KC in that light. However just looking around there must be ALOT planned and waiting to go because there is not much happening that I can see in terms of preparing the city. I've read things about securing buses but that's about it.

Also makes me wonder what the other places are doing if KC is the head of the class ... LOL

Just don't think a lot is/needs to be public at this point.

[phuqueue]

I don't really see a huge disconnect between chatter that FIFA and other cities think KC is ahead of the curve on prep and also the disappointment of people on this board over the lack of major initiatives related to the World Cup. I think we on this board had a lot of hopes and maybe expectations that KC would use this event as a springboard to the "next level" or whatever, that it would light a fire to get a bunch of other big projects done that would make the city a better place both in general and for hosting big events like this, but neither FIFA nor, like, Houston or wherever cares about that stuff, they just care about the prep that needs to be done for this specific event (including things like, yes, securing buses). Time will tell for sure, but I think the World Cup could turn out to be a huge success in the eyes of FIFA and simultaneously a big disappointment for most of us on this board, because we just have very different goals and priorities for it. That being said, a huge success in the eyes of FIFA would still bode well for getting more such major events in the future, even if we don't come out of the World Cup with a bunch of significant permanent civic improvements.

[dukuboy1]

I think it will be a success for KC, even if it is limited to just having a seat at the table. Will it drive other development and needed civic improvement projects, maybe? The big thinks like having the 670 cap/park will not be there but maybe under construction. River front may have some new things but still be in a state of construction. Fingers crossed prep/site work is being done for WSP as the new home of the Royals. Otherwise I'm not seeing any new hotels online for the event, beyond what is open now. Maybe the 8th & Grand project will be starting by them. But for the most part what we have now is what we have. They'll be projects in mid development for sure and that may or may not be positive or negative. But I agree with you this will just be another event of sorts, larger in scale, with more foreign tourists but I'm tempering my expectations.

[KCPowercat]

I don't really see a huge disconnect between chatter that FIFA and other cities think KC is ahead of the curve on prep and also the disappointment of people on this board over the lack of major initiatives related to the World Cup. I think we on this board had a lot of hopes and maybe expectations that KC would use this event as a springboard to the "next level" or whatever, that it would light a fire to get a bunch of other big projects done that would make the city a better place both in general and for hosting big events like this, but neither FIFA nor, like, Houston or wherever cares about that stuff, they just care about the prep that needs to be done for this specific event (including things like, yes, securing buses). Time will tell for sure, but I think the World Cup could turn out to be a huge success in the eyes of FIFA and simultaneously a big disappointment for most of us on this board, because we just have very different goals and priorities for it. That being said, a huge success in the eyes of FIFA would still bode well for getting more such major events in the future, even if we don't come out of the World Cup with a bunch of significant permanent civic improvements.

Outside of using "houston" I agree. houston has a huge inferiority complex and care deeply that you love them.