Kansas City will feature prominently on England's wishlist for a World Cup base, Daily Mail Sport understands. Indeed, the prospect of England 'venue-hopping', rather than using a base camp as has been the case in previous tournaments, was also raised. And there are two seeded teams who have a stronger case than England based on logistics. One of those is the Netherlands, who play one match in Kansas City and two in Texas, in Houston and Dallas. The city is home to a number of universities with practice complexes, along with NFL powerhouse the Kansas City Chiefs and MLS side Sporting Kansas City.

Source: Metro January 09, 2026 13:48 UTC