The Royals’ 2026 home schedule on multiple occasions overlaps with the FIFA World Cup games scheduled for Arrowhead Stadium, and the team sees this “as an opportunity” to draw new fans to Kauffman Stadium, according to Pete Grathoff of the K.C. STAR. Fans from “around the world are expected to descend” on K.C. next summer, as the city will host six matches over a 26-day span. Some of those visitors “may have never seen” a baseball game, while others “may have baseball in their nation and will want to see a game.” The Royals play nine home games while the World Cup is taking place in K.C., though they do not have any scheduled “for the same day as a World Cup match” in town (K.C. STAR, 8/26).
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