The 2026 FIFA World Cup may be coming to our beloved city this summer, but the sport has been ingrained in our enthusiastic sports culture for decades. You can find state of the art youth complexes on seemingly every corner, leagues can be found for any level of interest, and ruckus cheers can be heard nearly year round for our professional and semi-professional teams. So if your family loves soccer, Kansas City is the best place to be!
Where to Take Soccer Loving Kids in Kansas City
Where to Watch Soccer in Kansas City
Watch it Live
Whether it’s MLS, NWSL, Premier League, World Cup or international games, Kansas City has plenty of fun atmospheres to cheer on favorite players with your kids.
To see a live match, check out one of our THREE teams!
Kansas City Comets
Our indoor soccer team, the Kansas City Comets play at the Cable Dahmer Arena. The games are fast paced and enthralling for young soccer fans. The easy parking and inexpensive tickets are a huge draw when wanting an easy way to catch a game.
KC Current
The first stadium dedicated solely to a women’s sports team resides in KC! How amazing is that?! And these women are fierce! The energy of the players and crowd, the beautiful stadium, the impressive food selections will have your family clamoring for season tickets. Take every chance possible to watch these ladies compete. See our guide to a family friendly game experience.
Sporting Kansas City
Check out your local MLS team at Children’s Mercy Park. Children will be entertained by those sitting in “The Cauldron”, the pyrotechnics during introductions and the boisterous crowd that rarely sits down. See our guide to a family friendly game experience.
Sports Bars and Watch Hubs
Chicken N Pickle always has a game on the screen. And with all of the other activities for families to take part in, its is a place you could spend most of the day!
Gaels Public House & Sports is highly rated with a welcoming vibe and plenty of screens to catch matches.
No Other Pub by Sporting KC is part of Sporting KC’s watch party network, this is a great spot for big match days to eat and play games. Just go early before the bar crowd arrives.
Pathlight Brewing is a spot where diehard Current fans often gather, so the atmosphere is a fun one for fans not able to attend the live match.
The Dub KC focuses solely on showcasing women’s sports! They love little fans to join their parents to cheer on their favorite teams, including KC Current.
These local businesses all offer food, open seating, and lively but family-friendly environments where kids can watch big matches, celebrate goals and feel connected to the soccer community.
Where to Play Soccer in Kansas City
These beautiful fields are often filled with little leaguers during the evenings and on weekends. There’s never a shortage of games ready to be played. See our full guide to youth sports here.
AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk
16201 Shawnee Drive, Overland Park, KS 66223
Premier indoor sports park
This is an exciting indoor hotspot for kids to watch and play soccer at a high level, including multi-team competitions showing off regional youth talent. Not only does it offer gleaming new fields, but it is a full entertainment complex with an arcade, bowling, ice rink and food and drink.
KC Soccer Dome
5909 Equitable Rd, Kansas City, MO 64120
Large indoor turf facility
One of the area’s classic indoor soccer venues, and great when the weather turns cold.
Scheel’s Overland Park Sports Complex
13700 Switzer, Overland Park, KS 66221
Huge outdoor sports park
There’s no shortage of fields to pick from at this enormous complex. Within walking distance to Deanna Rose, which would make for a full day of family entertainment.
Soccer Nation KC
520 S 55th St, Kansas City, KS 66106
Indoor soccer facility
An indoor complex that is perfect for year-round play, no matter the weather. The turf fields, youth leagues, practices and even birthday party packages, cater to those who are always looking for extra touches on the ball.
Swope Soccer Village
6310 Lewis Rd, Kansas City, MO 64132
Public soccer complex with multiple fields
This soccer hub features nine full-size fields, with plenty of space for pickup games, league play and family practices. It also hosts training facilities for Sporting KC professional players and their development teams. The complex is set to host international teams during World Cup build up!
Watch for World Cup 2026 Entertainment Coming This Summer
As one of the official host cities for World Cup matches and international training camps, KC becomes a global soccer destination in summer 2026. Even if you don’t have match tickets, the energy around fan zones, local celebrations and city wide soccer culture will be memorable for kids.
Soccer in Kansas City isn’t just a pastime, it’s a community celebration. Because as the wise Dani Rojas famously said in Ted Lasso, “Football is life!”
