Kansas Citians, it&rsquo;s time to think big &mdash; bigger than World Series or Super Bowl status. </p><p>Think World Cup soccer, here, in 2018 or 2022. </p><p>It&rsquo;s very possible. And with your help on the Internet soon, it&rsquo;s even more possible. </p><p>On Wednesday in New York, the Kansas City committee bidding for host status in the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup will be pitching its plan to U.S. soccer officials.</p><p>Kansas City already has made the cut from 75 interested city contenders to 27. Now, the committee wants the community&rsquo;s help in building a case for Kansas City to be one of the final 18 cities included in the U.S. bid to host a future World Cup.</p><p>In fact, the committee would like to overwhelm national officials and convince them that Kansas City should be among the top 12 potential host sites for at least several matches.</p><p>It&rsquo;s an ambitious attempt to grab a piece of the world&rsquo;s highest profile sports event. Kansas City&rsquo;s bid is aggressive and worthy. Being part of the World Cup competition would be a huge boost for this city.</p><p>World Cups take three years to complete. Each cycle, 204 national soccer teams compete for the 32 spots in the month-long finals, which are played in one nation. The United States has a good shot at hosting the tournament in either 2018 or 2022. The games would dominate international broadcasts, newspapers and conversation.</p><p>The city&rsquo;s World Cup plans go beyond just bringing in more soccer.</p><p>&bull;The Kansas City bid is to host at least four games in a slightly renovated Arrowhead Stadium. Because of the stadium&rsquo;s large size, the committee is seeking some of the big games, including a quarterfinal.</p><p>But Kansas City also wants to host the international press center, a move that could occupy Bartle Hall for seven months and bring in the equivalent of 30 major conventions. And the committee is seeking to host the preliminary draw, which would determine first-round games, at the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.</p><p>&bull;Hosting could mean 5,000 to 8,000 new jobs, and $300 million to $500 million pumped into the local economy.</p><p>It would turn the world&rsquo;s eyes on Kansas City like no other event. While 4.7 billion people watched the 2008 Beijing Olympics, an amazing 26.3 billion watched the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Each game is watched by more people than watch the Super Bowl. Kansas City would be beamed to about a billion people in four games.</p><p>&bull;If selected, Kansas City would join past cup hosts such as Berlin, London, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. It would be a massive prestige boost. And being a host shows off the billions of dollars in civic projects built here recently.</p><p>Even for those who don&rsquo;t like the sport, the fan zones would be massive, cheerful, international celebrations. Kansas City could have zones at the Liberty Memorial, Volker Park and the Sprint Center. These events would be free.</p><p>&bull;So, what can you do?</p><p>Boot your computer; go to gousabid. com/kc, then click and sign the petition for Kansas City, under the photo of Union Station. Local organizers think a big vote could sway national organizers. If Kansas City tops the list, it proves local support and excitement.</p><p>So let&rsquo;s go kick some keyboards and hope the U.S. soccer leaders agree that Kansas City has the spirit, hospitality and central location to make it a winning location.