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The Round of 32 victory sends Colombia to the next round against Switzerland, and knocks Ghana out of the tournament. Fans of both teams gathered in Kansas City to eat traditional foods and cheer together.

Algeria's draw with Austria was enough to put both teams through to the Round of 32, and extend the mutual affection between the African squad and Lawrence, Kansas, the college town they're calling home during the tournament.

The World Cup love affair between Lawrence, Kansas, and Team Algeria continues to be a source of international delight. But since Saturday's game will determine if "Les Fennecs" can progress to the knockout round, Lawrence is sending the team off in style.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms swept through Kansas City on Thursday, forcing the Fan Festival to close early. But the World Cup match kicked off as scheduled, with the Dutch national team beating Tunisia 3-1.

The Netherlands-Tunisia World Cup match will kick off at 6 p.m. Thursday at Arrowhead Stadium.

A sea of soccer fans decked out in orange is set to descend on downtown Kansas City, engaging in a 22-year-old Dutch tradition: the Oranje Fanwalk. Fans of the Netherlands World Cup team show their pride by parading alongside their beloved double-decker orange bus on match days.

Curaçao, the smallest nation to ever qualify for the World Cup, got to celebrate its very first tournament point this weekend after a 0-0 draw at Arrowhead Stadium. Although most of the 68,598-person crowd was cheering for Ecuador, isn't rooting for underdogs the Kansas City way?

All 1,100 Kansas City police officers are on duty, there are cops from 11 states helping and KCPD's three helicopters are constantly in the air. The city has been mostly peaceful, with the major exception of a string of shootings along highways before the Argentina-Algeria match. That suspect was found dead by police on Wednesday.

Ecuador was the heavy favorite but Curaçao's goalie, Eloy Room, artfully blocked 15 of Ecuador's shots on goal. The game ended 0-0. Fans at an Ecuadorian watch party said they're proud of their team despite the draw.

Traffic stacked up before Kansas City's much-anticipated Argentina-Algeria match, with many fans abandoning their vehicles and walking to Arrowhead Stadium. Officials are making changes ahead of Saturday’s match between Ecuador and Curaçao.

The Kansas City Star’s Pete Grathoff waited more than an hour in traffic to witness the first World Cup match in Kansas City, where Argentina's Lionel Messi scored three goals against Algeria. Grathoff joined KCUR’s Up To Date to share his recap.

En uno de los partidos más esperados de la Copa Mundial, la vigente campeona Argentina derrotó 3-0 a Argelia con un triplete de Lionel Messi. El primer encuentro disputado en Kansas City también tuvo un toque local: ambas selecciones eligieron la región como sede de sus campamentos base y, en el camino, sumaron numerosos seguidores locales.