😍 Unexpected love story: America falls for World Cup team | OneFootball

The Algerian national team has already been in Kansas City for several days. In the major city on the state line between Missouri and Kansas, their first group match against world champions Argentina is scheduled for Wednesday.

Deep in the heart of the USA, the Algerians have been welcomed with open arms. More than that: the visitors from North Africa are building a really great relationship with the local population!

The band of the University of Kansas welcomed the "Desert Foxes" with a wonderful musical performance before the team training session. 

The Algerian stars returned the favor and stopped by the university’s sports teams.

The footballers also kicked the ball around with American children. Maybe they can even explain to them that our sport is called "football" and not "soccer."

And the atmosphere downtown is also really great: bars and restaurants are playing Algerian live music, with people clapping and dancing along.

Ideally, we’ll get to see many, many more World Cup moments exactly like these...

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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