A second World Cup team will be visiting the Royals at Kauffman Stadium
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- Connect KC26 Region Direct bus service to Kauffman Stadium begins Thursday for fans.
- Bus service was set up primarily to help World Cup fans move around town.
- England’s World Cup team will be at Kauffman Stadium on July 21.
Connect KC26 Region Direct bus service to Kauffman Stadium will begin Thursday, giving fans another option for getting to Royals games.
The bus service was set up primarily to help World Cup fans move around town. The Royals are hoping to some soccer supporters take the opportunity to see a game at Kauffman Stadium, located right next door to Kansas City Stadium (FIFA’s temporary name for GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium).
“I think we will see people come to our ballpark because people are in town that basically are tourists to Kansas City,” Royals general manager J.J. Picollo said. “There’s not a game over there every night, so in between games they’ll be able to come here. It’ll be interesting to see what impact it has on our crowds, but I can’t imagine it’s going to be a negative impact.”
We know visitors from at least two foreign countries will be at a Royals game during the World Cup. That’s because England’s World Cup team will be at Kauffman Stadium on July 21.
Ditto for Ecuador, which will stop to see the Royals a couple of days before facing Curaçao in a World Cup match at Kansas City Stadium.
The Royals will play host to the Cardinals on July 18, and Ecuador’s team will be on hand to watch at the Truman Sports Complex.
“They’ll come out and we’ll try to make it a good experience and show them the best of America,” said Sam Mellinger, the Royals’ vice president of communications and broadcasting.
This story was originally published June 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM.
