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Immigrants helped kick Kansas City into the international soccer arena

Kansas City will be the smallest city in America to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But it may not have become a destination on the global soccer map if it weren’t for the immigrants who elevated its prominence in the city years ago.

From the podcast “A People’s History of Kansas City,” KCUR’s Suzanne Hogan reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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