Lawrence has thrown Algeria's World Cup team a welcome bigger than the city ever planned ahead of Tuesday's match. Why it matters: The welcome has gone viral, turning a Midwestern college town into a ...

The University of Kansas marching band learned a new national anthem to welcome the Algerian men's national soccer team to Lawrence for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Algeria is one of four countries whose home base is in the Kansas City area, albeit 40 miles west of the metro. But while ...

Lawrence is perhaps the best-known example, for its embrace of Algeria, but there are others.

Moment: Algeria anthem goes viral! Kansas Band Learns Algerian national anthem to welcome World Cup squad ...

Why the Algerian soccer team is feeling welcomed during the 2026 World Cup base camp stay in Lawrence, Kansas.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The University of Kansas gave a warm welcome to the Algerian football team by performing their national anthem on Thursday, June ...

A Kansas college town has embraced the Algerian national team, which is calling the city of Lawrence their home base during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Residents and natives of Lawrence -- a city of ...