These are the 16 possible matchups for the World Cup quarterfinal game in KC
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- Portugal won’t play in KC after drawing with Colombia and finishing second in Group K.
- Ticket get-in price for Kansas City quarterfinal fell from $4,300 to $2,658.
- There are 16 potential quarterfinal matchups for Kansas City on July 11.
Portugal’s scoreless draw Saturday with Colombia didn’t go unnoticed by ticket holders for the World Cup quarterfinal to be played July 11 in Kansas City.
Because superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates drew with Colombia, they finished second in Group K behind the South American side. That sent Colombia to a Round of 32 match Friday against Ghana at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead) instead of Portugal, whose World Cup path won’t include a game here.
And the pre-tournament buzz about a potential Argentina-Portugal quarterfinal meeting in KC is gone. There will be no Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi.
Days ago, the get-in price for Kansas City’s quarterfinal match was $4,300. On Sunday, it had dropped to $2,658. That’s a hefty cost, but nothing compared to what we’d seen. The reason prices haven’t fallen more is the potential exists for Argentina and Messi to return to Arrowhead.
There are 16 possible matchups for that quarterfinal game in Kansas City.
The winner of the Argentina-Cape Verde match in the Round of 32 will take on the Egypt-Australia victor. One of those four teams will play in Kansas City.
In the other part of the bracket, Colombia faces Ghana in Kansas City in a Round of 32 match. The winner will take on Algeria or Switzerland. One of those four teams will advance to Kansas City’s quarterfinal.
Potential Kansas City World Cup quarterfinal matchups
Here are the 16 potential quarterfinal matchups in Kansas City on July 11, including one that would be a rematch (Argentina vs. Algeria) from group stage:
Argentina vs. Colombia
Algeria vs. Argentina
Argentina vs. Ghana
Argentina vs. Switzerland
Algeria vs. Australia
Egypt vs. Algeria
Algeria vs. Cape Verde
Colombia vs. Cape Verde
Egypt vs Colombia
Colombia vs. Australia
Switzerland vs. Egypt
Australia vs. Switzerland
Ghana vs. Egypt
Cape Verde vs. Switzerland
Ghana vs. Australia
Cape Verde vs. Ghana
This story was originally published June 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM with the headline "These are the 16 possible matchups for the World Cup quarterfinal game in KC."
