KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday, almost 100 volunteers got started preparing for the 2026 World Cup event by planting native Missouri plants at the Truman Sports Complex.

Next June soccer fans from around the world will flock to Kansas City as FIFA World Cup matches come to Kansas City and they will be greeted at the complex with nearly 5,600 native plants and wildflowers that will bloom across 8,700 square feet at the site.

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) provided funding for this project as part of Kansas City’s Native Pitch, an initiative run by Tim Collins to beautify the city through native plants and show off what makes Missouri special to World Cup attendees.

“This was an idea to use native plants to present Kansas City to the world during the World Cup,” said Collins

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