Host cities are welcoming World Cup athletes ‘with open arms’

Host cities are welcoming World Cup athletes ‘with open arms’

Riley Sealander, a 26-year-old barista in Greensboro, North Carolina, is your typically rabid World Cup fan. He wears his favorite team’s jersey and watches its matches as he makes cappuccinos. He drapes the red, white and blue around his workplace and tries hard to rally new supporters to fledging fan clubs. The post Host cities are welcoming World Cup athletes ‘with open arms’ appeared first on West Hawaii Today.

Host cities are welcoming World Cup athletes ‘with open arms’ – PR informa

Ecstatic soccer fans cheer during the World Cup match between Egypt and Belgium, in Seattle, June 15, 2026. For soccer fans in one of the United States’ most passionate soccer cities, the disappointment that has lingered since 1994, when Seattle was not selected as a game site the last time the U.S. hosted the World Cup, is finally lifting. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times) By JESSE McKINLEY and SCOTT CACCIOLA Riley Sealander, a 26-year-old bari…