Dutch share plans for iconic orange fan-walk through KC at 2026 FIFA World Cup
By Blair Kerkhoff
Updated May 20, 2026 1:36 PMGift Article
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- Fans will meet at Power & Light at 12:15 p.m. to march to FIFA FanFest.
- The double-decker Orange Bus will lead the fan-walk and be central to the party.
- The Dutch FA estimates about 5,000 fans will travel and 5,000 Dutch-rooted will attend.
Dutch fans won’t be able to walk to the stadium for their FIFA World Cup game in Kansas City, but they will create their iconic “fan-walk” earlier in the day, downtown.
In the final group-stage game for both teams, The Netherlands will meet Tunisia on June 25 at Arrowhead (Kansas City) Stadium at 6 p.m.
Netherlands football (soccer) fans show their support ahead of the Dutch women’s national team’s July 13, 2025 UEFA Women’s EURO Group D match against France at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland. Daniela Porcelli/file Getty Images
At 12:15 p.m. that day, fans will meet in the Power & Light District and march in a sea of orange to the FIFA FanFest at the World War I Memorial and Museum, led by the supporters’ iconic double-decker Orange Bus.
“That bus becomes the center of the party,” said Daniel Oordt, a Dutch fan known as “Oranje Suit Man” for his head-to-toe orange outfit.
Orange-clad Dutch fans march alongside an orange double-decker bus en route to the Olympiastadion in Berlin, where the Netherlands played Austria on June 25, 2024. ODD ANDERSEN/file AFP via Getty Images
Dutch fan marches include “Links Rechts,” the left-right dance where fans link arms and bounce to the left, then to the right.
Dutch fans march along the Olympic Road in Berlin en route to the Olympiastadion, and a waiting match against Austria, on June 25, 2024. ODD ANDERSEN/file AFP via Getty Images
The festivities at Power & Light will begin at 11 a.m., where the Orange Fan Team featuring Yuki, FeetDJRuud, Yves Berendse and artist JEA will deliver an entertainment program.
Netherlands football (soccer) fans show their support with orange attire and flags ahead of the Dutch women’s national team’s July 13, 2025 UEFA Women’s EURO Group D match against France at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland. Daniela Porcelli/file Getty Images
The Dutch football association estimates some 5,000 fans will travel to the U.S. for the team’s games, with another 5,000 North Americans with Dutch roots also planning to attend.
In this photo taken from a supporters’ bus, Netherlands football (soccer) fans show their support ahead of the Dutch national team’s UEFA Euro 2024 Group D match against Austria at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on June 25, 2024. ODD ANDERSEN/file AFP via Getty Images
The Netherlands plays Japan in Arlington, Texas on June 14 and Sweden on June 20 in Houston.
Kansas City will be the site of four group-stage games, starting June 16 when defending champion Argentina meets Algeria.
The area is also the site of four base camps: those for the teams from the Netherlands, Argentina, England and Algeria.
This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Dutch share plans for iconic orange fan-walk through KC at 2026 FIFA World Cup."
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Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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