{"id":344040,"date":"2026-05-16T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-kansas-city-key-to-englands-world-cup-hopes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:00:15","slug":"is-kansas-city-key-to-englands-world-cup-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-kansas-city-key-to-englands-world-cup-hopes\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Kansas City key to England&#8217;s World Cup hopes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pgE2wn5SOYY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Kansas City key to England's World Cup hopes?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pgE2wn5SOYY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Many football fans might struggle to find Kansas City on a map, but part of the reason it has been chosen as England\u2019s tournament base is simply that it is in the centre of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>It means the players won\u2019t have to endure any gruelling coast-to-coast flights ahead of each match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many football fans might struggle to find Kansas City on a map, but part of the reason it has been chosen as England\u2019s tournament base is simply that it is in the centre of the United States. 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