@yahoosports: An international friendship has blossomed between Lawrence, Kansas and Algeria 🌏 #WorldCup #Kansas #Algeria

BlueRising :

Hosting the World Cup had a bigger impact than people expected

Allegra Itsoga :

And then the state turned blue. Friendship is a powerful thing.

Merida the Archer 🏹 :

The World Cup helped save our country I truly believe that

Kay Jay :

I’m so proud of my town for being a warm welcome to them.

FcBayern 🇺🇸 🪰 :

Can we have more beautiful stories like this

Julie Smith :

I’m not crying you’re crying

Hunter Murphy :

As someone who works at a cafe in downtown Lawrence, it was such a treat to see this city welcome the Algerian National Team to Kansas! Everyone I served was so grateful for our hospitality, and I was lucky to be a part of it 💛

MommaKrisKansas❌SportsKidsLife :

Best time ever with our friends in the summer of 2026

pas de confiance. :

Samad :

Welcome to Algeria, 🇩🇿🇺🇲♥️🇩🇿🇺🇲our friends from Kansas City.✌️

Minou :

I am Algerian and i love to visit lawrence city

kerstal :

thanks Kansas fo everything we love you

Hazel :

I think we showed the entire world was NOT being racist gets you with algerians. My grandmother always taught me and to return favors in triple because that’s just how it is. And to see my country share this sentiment is very heartwarming

Ha Na🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿 :

welcome to algeria all

tqrproject :

They welcomed us, we welcome them back, that's just how we are. it's in our traditions. Hope this friendship will last for decades

davidhilbert101 :

when we decide that what unite us is bigger than what divide us, we have the best of us...

Aghroumotajine :

Amazing 😂

Vegas Alu 🇺🇸 🆘 💚 :

I could cry from happiness. This is so lovely. What a wonderful thing that we were able to host the World Cup and build these relationships

nofuxleft :

This is so wonderful!! The summer of 2026 will be remembered as the summer of love ❤️🥰 ❤️

jasmine.fj :

Kansas is blue cause of them! 😪

II ABDOU II :

welcome to Algeria and thank you for the warm hospitality 🇺🇲❤️🇩🇿 we never forgot your kindness

🍉cal🍉 :

This is the type of stuff that makes me proud to be American and I haven't been able to say that in a long time. I hope they enjoyed their trip[Red heart]

USERNAME12038326 :

Why am I crying

THE BLOCK ANALYST :

Algeria went to the World Cup looking for glory on the pitch, but left with something even more precious: a genuine friendship with the people of Lawrence, Kansas. Sometimes the real victory isn’t lifting the Cup… it’s finding a second home thousands of miles away.

Fadia :

We are happy to have them with us , welcomes all the people of Lawrence, Kansas in Algeria🫶🏻🇩🇿🇺🇸