Embassy pens thank-you note to Lawrence for showing love to Algeria at World Cup
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- Algeria advanced to the World Cup knockout stage after a 3-3 tie with Austria.
- Team Algeria returned to their Lawrence base camp and were greeted with fireworks.
- The U.S. Embassy in Algiers shared a public thank-you to Lawrence.
After an absolutely bonkers 3-3 tie against Austria in Kansas City on Saturday night, the Algerian World Cup team had a short trip back to their base camp in Lawrence.
It was a big night at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead) for Algeria, which advanced to the knockout stage for just the second time in the country’s World Cup history. As the team bus arrived at its temporary home in Lawrence, the “Desert Foxes” received a hero’s welcome.
People shot off fireworks and celebrated the team’s achievement, and it made for a great World Cup moment.
Lawrence’s embrace of Team Algeria has made international headlines and been one of the best things about the World Cup.
The U.S. Embassy in Algiers, Algeria, shared a thank-you note for Lawrence on social media, and it’s really sweet.
“As Team Algeria heads to the next stage of the competition, we simply want to say thank you,” the embassy wrote.
“Thank you for opening your community to Team Algeria and the Algerian fans who traveled to Kansas. Thank you for the friendship bracelets and keepsakes, the warm welcomes, the cheers, the conversations. And thank you for showing the world what Midwestern hospitality is all about.
“Over the past few days, we’ve loved seeing the friendships, conversations, and community spirit that surrounded Team Algeria’s stay in Kansas. These moments remind us how people-to-people connections live at the heart of the American-Algerian relationship, and why supporting them is such an important part of our work at the U.S. Embassy in Algeria.
“Thank you Kansas for making Team Algeria feel at home. We’ll keep cheering on them as the journey continues, and we hope you will too! ⚽💚”
Algeria had a training session Monday at Rock Chalk Park on Monday, but their next one will be Wednesday in Vancouver ahead of their match against Switzerland on Thursday.
