16
JUN
GROUP J · MD1
🇨🇦Canadavs🇭🇷Croatia
Co-host's road game · Croatia's WC reboot
18:00 CT23:00 GMT
76,416
Capacity (WC config)
6
WC 2026 matches
1972
Opened · renovated 2010
Grass
Surface · permanent natural
8 mi
East of downtown KC
02 · The Soul
53 years of Chiefs football, one month of the world.
The oldest WC venue at the 2026 tournament. Opened 1972 alongside Kauffman Stadium for the Royals · the original Truman Sports Complex pair.
Permanent natural grass year-round · one of the few WC venues that didn't need to rebuild the pitch. Chiefs play on it weekly.
The slate: six WC matches including a knockout. Kansas City BBQ is the unofficial WC sponsor here.
03 · The Fixtures · 6 matches
Every game played here.
Group + R16 · the Midwest slate.
20
JUN
GROUP D · MD2
🇦🇷Argentinavs🇧🇪Belgium
Belgium's last WC dance · Messi's Midwest visit
15:00 CT20:00 GMT
23
JUN
GROUP I · MD3
🇳🇴Norwayvs🇰🇷Korea Rep.
Group decider · Haaland's knockout positioning
17:00 CT22:00 GMT
04
JUL
ROUND OF 32
TBDvsTBD
Single elimination
16:00 CT21:00 GMT
08
JUL
ROUND OF 16
R32 winnervsR32 winner
Midwest WC knockout night
15:00 CT20:00 GMT
04 · The Map
Pinned.
Truman Sports Complex · the Chiefs and Royals share parking; the WC inherits both.
🏆Arrowhead Stadium
—Stadium · Truman Sports Complex
2026 WC venue · 76,416 capacity, open.
🎉Kauffman Stadium
0.3 miFan zones · Truman Sports Complex
Royals stadium next door · WC fan-festival overflow.
🛏Marriott KC Downtown
8 miHotels · Downtown KC
Closest downtown hotel · the WC bus shuttle pickup.
🍺Power & Light District
8 miBars · Downtown KC
KC's entertainment district · pre-match bars, BBQ joints, big screens.
🍽Joe's Kansas City BBQ
10 miRestaurants · KC, KS
The most-famous KC BBQ joint · pre-match must-stop · two-hour line is standard.
🚆Streetcar KC
8 miTransit · Downtown KC
KC Streetcar · free · runs through downtown to the River Market.
✈Kansas City International (MCI)
24 miAirports · Kansas City
KC airport · 30-min drive on a good day.
06 · Getting There
Three ways in.
KC is a car town. Public transit to Arrowhead is non-existent · WC event-day shuttles are the only alternative.
🚗 From downtown KC
I-70 East
20 minoff-peak
$30+parking on-site
50,000spaces
1
I-70 East from downtown.
2
Exit Stadium Dr · follow signage.
3
Pre-paid parking strongly recommended.
🚌 From Power & Light District
WC event-day shuttle
40 mindoor to gate
$15round-trip
20 minevent freq.
1
Board the WC shuttle at Power & Light.
2
Direct ride to the stadium gate.
3
Pro tip: cheaper than parking and lets you drink.
🚗 From MCI airport
I-29 + I-70
40 minoff-peak
$30+on-site lots
50,000spaces
1
I-29 S to I-70 E.
2
Exit Stadium Dr.
3
Pre-paid parking strongly recommended.
07 · The Pitch & the Stands
Permanent grass since 1972.
Arrowhead has been on natural grass the whole time · one of the rare US stadia that never went artificial. **The WC didn't have to retrofit anything.**
Field specifications
// already FIFA-spec
SurfaceNatural grass · Bluegrass
SourceIn-situ · permanent install
Dimensions105m × 68m
RoofOpen
LightingLED · 2,800 lux
Pitch transitionNone required
After WCContinues for Chiefs
LowerClubUpperVIP
08 · The History
Before it was a World Cup venue.
Opened in 1972. The biggest moments before WC 2026, in reverse.
2026
🏆 FIFA World Cup · 6 matches
KC's WC slate.
Six matches including a knockout. The oldest stadium in the WC and one of two with permanent natural grass.
2024
🏈 Super Bowl run · third Chiefs ring under Mahomes
The Mahomes dynasty.
Patrick Mahomes won his third Super Bowl in 5 years · Arrowhead was the AFC Championship venue for most of them.
2014
🔊 Loudest sporting event ever · 142.2 dB
Beat by Seattle two months later.
Arrowhead held the loudest-stadium record for 10 weeks · then Lumen took it. The Tomahawk Chop is still the loudest pre-snap chant in football.
1972
🏟 Opening · Chiefs vs Dolphins
The arrowhead opens.
First Chiefs regular-season game · the Truman Sports Complex was the first dual-stadium NFL/MLB concept in American sport.
★ The deepest line on this file
The R16.
Wednesday · 8 July 2026 · 15:00 CT
35
Days
06
Hours
33
Minutes
54
Seconds
Midwest's WC knockout night · the Tomahawk Chop vs the world.
09 · Stadium trivia
Four facts for the KC BBQ line.
For Joe's.
The Tomahawk Chop
The pre-snap chant that made Arrowhead the loudest pre-2014. Lumen's 142.2 dB is the world record · the Chop is the WC venue's version.
Natural grass since 1972
Never went artificial. One of the only US stadia that can claim a permanent grass field for the entire WC slate.
Built as the Truman pair
Opened with Kauffman Stadium 0.3 miles away · the first dual NFL/MLB stadium complex in American sport · the template Atlanta and Pittsburgh copied later.
KC BBQ is the unofficial WC sponsor
Joe's KC, Q39, Arthur Bryant's, Gates · every WC visitor's first question to a local is 'where's the BBQ' · the answer is 'all of these'.
The deepest truth in the file
Six matches.53 years of Chiefs football.One month of the world.
Host venue2026 R1676,416 capacityTomahawk ChopBBQ city