England, Kansas City and Taylor Swift: Why FA chose midwest as World Cup base
England have picked Kansas City as their home from home at the 2026 World Cup, along with three other teams, despite not having any games there. So why has the Taylor Swift-linked midwest become “base camp capital”? Kansas City’s recent contribution to sports discourse has been d
England have picked Kansas City as their home from home at the 2026 World Cup, along with three other teams, despite not having any games there. So why has the Taylor Swift-linked midwest become “base camp capital”? Kansas City’s recent contribution to sports discourse has been dominated by the Chiefs’ three Super Bowl wins in five years and star tight end Travis Kelce’s romance with Taylor Swift, but locals hope the World Cup is about to change all that.
That’s because no fewer than four teams have chosen Missouri’s largest municipality as their base for the tournament – including England, despite having no fixtures scheduled to take place at the city’s Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Chiefs. The Football Association identified Kansas City as its preferred World Cup HQ early on in its preparations, not least because its geographical location makes it well placed for reaching any game in the US, Canada or Mexico. “There were really three things.
The first was the location, obviously,” says Pam Kramer, CEO of KC2026, the local organising committee. “The second was the facilities that we have here, and the investment that’s been made in soccer-specific infrastructure. None of that was made for the World Cup.
It already existed. “The third was really the experience, and I think they [the FA] did feel at home and that we were a partner in helping them compete for the World Cup. And that’s something we’re familiar with, competing for championships.”
Four teams at the 2026 World Cup, including England, have chosen Kansas City as their base for the tournament (Image: Michael Edwards/Visit KC) Where England will live and train during World Cup Kansas City is proud of being the “base camp capital” for this World Cup, Kramer says, with Argentina, the Netherlands and Algeria also setting up shop in the smallest of the 16 host cities, which is famed for its fountains, parks and barbecued meats. That has also meant competition for facilities, however, and Argentina bagged the bes
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