World Cup fans will see one prominent reminder of the Chiefs at games in KC
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- The Chiefs’ stadium will be called Kansas City Stadium during the World Cup.
- A banner listing the Chiefs’ four Super Bowl titles will remain during the tournament.
- Kansas City Stadium will host six World Cup matches, including two knockout games.
FIFA has finished transforming GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium into Kansas City Stadium for the 2026 World Cup.
Ah, but there is one prominent reminder that the World Cup games will be played at the home of the Chiefs.
A banner trumpeting the Chiefs’ four Super Bowl titles will remain during the tournament. Four games will be played at Kansas City Stadium, including two knockout games
It’s a rare reminder about the Chiefs because of FIFA regulations.
“The venues have to be provided to us clean, meaning that conflicting sponsors and all that needs to be sorted,” Jhamie Chin, a senior media relations officer for FIFA, told The Star in April. “This was all in the bid and the host city regulations, right? This is something they’ve known they’re going to have to do, and it’s happening across all the venues that will host the tournament.
“And so that’s why, for example, you’ll see the stadium will be called Kansas City stadium, as opposed to Arrowhead, because we have to protect our partners that invest a lot of money for that IP (intellectual property).”
Yes, but the Chiefs kept that banner, so everyone from the fans to Argentina star Lionel Messi will be reminded of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl IV, LIV, LVII and LVIII victories.
“This is the Chiefs’ home, right?” said Matt Kenny, Kansas City Chiefs executive vice president and chief operations officer. “And working with FIFA to deliver to their broadcasting requirements and their sponsor commitments, there are some elements of Chiefs that you’ll see. The Super Bowl banner is among them, the Hall of Honor, logos in various places on the seats. So people will know that it is a FIFA venue, but they’ll also know it’s the Chiefs’ stadium.”
