How does Kansas City’s World Cup readiness compare to other host cities?
Is GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium and Kansas City ready for the 2026 FIFA World Cup? One report seems to think so.
Data analysis by vehicle and asset management solutions website Geotab ranked the 16 host cities across the United States, Mexico and Canada based on how ready their roads and infrastructure are to handle any traffic that the global soccer tournament will bring this summer.
The four categories Geotab used — congestion, idle time, safety and resilience — were all scored on a scale of 0-10, and their combined scores gave a composite score ranking the readiness of each city’s roads. Based on the data, Kansas City is the fifth-most ready city for the World Cup.
Kansas City and Arrowhead Stadium received a composite score of 7.04/10 from Geotab. The city received the high score of 10 in the congestion category, which looks at how smoothly traffic flows near the stadium on a weekday.
Every score is measured at two scales independently and then combined, Geotab says. In the study, 60% of the weight goes to the area immediately around the stadium (3.1 miles), and 40% goes to the broader metro area (12.4 miles).
Here’s how Kansas City ranked in the other categories:
- Idle time, measuring how much time vehicles spend stationary with their engine running, like if they’re stuck in traffic, waiting at loading docks or caught in stop-and-go conditions: 9.1/10
- Safety, measuring how safely vehicles drive near each stadium and tracking risky behaviors like speeding harsh acceleration and harsh braking: 6.1/10
- Resilience, measuring how well the road network holds up during a big event, looking at past large-scale events and comparing traffic volumes on event days to similar non-event days: 2.6/10
Geotab used vehicle data collected from its Altitude program from June and July 2025, measuring GPS traces, speed readings, acceleration events and idle-time records.
The data includes periods with major sporting and public events. It examined how road networks in each host city performed under increased activity that put pressure on the movement of people, deliveries and daily traffic.
The stadium that’s the most ready for the World Cup is Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, where the home of the NFL’s New England Patriots received a composite score of 8.01.
The stadium that’s the least ready is BMO Field in Toronto. The home of the MLS’s Toronto FC and the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts received a composite score of 3.99.
Geotab’s report comes after concerns about Kansas City’s readiness arond public safety and immigration were shared at town hall featuring Kansas City Police Department Police Chief Stacey Graves, KC2026 Chief Executive Officer Pam Kramer and Kansas City Manager Mario Vasquez.
