The second match of Day 6 of the 2026 World Cup is underway as Iraq take on Norway in Group I. Streaming en Español.
2026 World Cup
The teams are here! Argentina and Algeria buses have arrived
These are the kind of hard-hitting updates you only get from someone live on the ground (or, in the sky, as it were), but it means that Lionel Messi is here and this thing is really about to happen. What a moment for my hometown, with some-500 million expected to tune in around the world.
Argentina players board the bus at team hotel
The world champs are on their way to the stadium after boarding the team bus outside their hotel just outside of downtown KC. They will now take a nine-mile drive east to Kansas City Stadium. A few hundred fans are already inside the stadium and they quickly came to life when Messi and teammates were shown on the video board.
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