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The World Cup's Biggest Winner May Be Kansas City

The city is already a regional sports hub with relatively cheap housing. Attention from hosting the ultimate soccer event could help make it the next migration hot spot for the US.

Enthusiam will be contagious. — Enthusiam will be contagious.
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June 23, 2022, 11:00 AM UTC

US cities designated to host the 2026 World Cup — to be held in North America — include most of the globally powerful names you might expect: Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco.

And then there's Kansas City.