Arrowhead Stadium

Kansas City, United States · Capacity: 76,416

Local timezone: America/Chicago

Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri is in the America/Chicago timezone (UTC-5 during Central Daylight Time in June and July 2026). It hosts 6 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, including a quarter-final, and is making its World Cup debut.

The Timezone at a Glance

Kansas City operates on Central Daylight Time throughout the World Cup. The IANA identifier is America/Chicago, UTC-5. The US advanced its clocks in March 2026 and will not change them again until November, so there is no disruption to match schedules mid-tournament.

The stadium physically sits in Missouri, on the eastern edge of the Kansas City metro. Missouri and Kansas are both Central time states, so there is no state-line timezone complexity here.

What Kansas City Kickoff Times Mean Globally

A 19:00 kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium translates to:

New York (EDT): 20:00
London (BST): 00:00 midnight
Paris / Berlin (CEST): 01:00
Accra (GMT): 00:00 midnight
Nairobi (EAT): 03:00
Mumbai (IST): 05:30
Tokyo (JST): 09:00
Sydney (AEST): 10:00
Los Angeles (PDT): 16:00
Buenos Aires (ART): 21:00

The Central timezone offers a slightly more viewer-friendly position than the Pacific venues. A 19:00 Central start is midnight in the UK, one hour earlier than the same kickoff time would be in Los Angeles or Seattle. For South American viewers, Kansas City evening matches fall in a comfortable late-evening slot.

Kansas City’s Geographic Position in the Timezone Map

Kansas City sits at the geographic center of the continental United States, roughly equidistant between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. This makes it a natural travel midpoint but places it in the same Central band as Dallas, Houston, and the Mexican venues. For global viewers, this means Kansas City matches behave identically to Dallas or Houston on the clock.

How Kansas City Compares to Other Venues

Kansas City (UTC-5) is one hour behind the Eastern band: New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Toronto. It is two hours ahead of the Pacific band: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Vancouver.