Teal Rising Week

The Kansas City Current is set to host the inaugural Teal Rising Week presented by Visit Missouri from April 8-15. Designed to celebrate global women’s soccer, Teal Rising Week features a collection of professional, international and youth talent with elite matches, tournaments, a skills challenge, education sessions and more – right in the Heartland.

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Teal Rising Cup

Building off the successful first edition of the event last summer, the 2026 Teal Rising Cup presented by Visit Missouri will take place at CPKC Stadium – the first stadium in the world purpose-built for a women’s professional sports team – on April 9 and 12 with doubleheaders on both matchdays. The four-team tournament includes reigning National Women’s Soccer League Shield winner Kansas City Current, Mexican side Club América from Liga MX Femenil as well as Brazil Serie A clubs Corinthians SC and SE Palmeiras.

Tickets will be sold as a doubleheader, so fans will have access to both matches if a ticket is purchased for a specific day. $50 parking will be sold online and on site at CPKC Stadium.

U.S. U-20 WNT vs. Brazil U-20 WNT Match

The top under-20 talent comprising the U-20 National Teams from the United States and Brazil will embark on Kansas City for a pair of international friendlies which coincides with Teal Rising Week. The first U-20 game will take place Saturday, April 11, at CPKC Stadium with kickoff set for TBD. The second will be at Riverside Stadium on Wednesday, April 15, at TBD.

Fans who purchase Teal Rising Cup tickets will receive an offer to claim a free ticket to both U.S. U-20 WNT vs. Brazil U-20 WNT matches.

Teal Rising Skills Challenge

The inaugural Teal Rising Skills Challenge presented by Visit Missouri is set to take place Friday, April 10, at Riverside Stadium. Participants will be a mix of professional and youth players from all participating pro clubs and academies with a professional player and a youth player paired together as one team. The Skills Challenge will include a crossbar challenge, first-touch challenge, shooting competition and a Teqball challenge.

Teal Rising Futures Cup

The first-ever Teal Rising Futures Cup presented by Visit Missouri will be held April 10-12 at the Kansas City Current Sports Complex, the turf fields behind The University of Kansas Health System Training Center. The Futures Cup will encompass 32 total teams across four age groups – Under-9, U-10, U-11 and U-12 – from the following 10 regional clubs: Kansas City Athletics, Edmond Soccer Club, Kansas City Legends, North OKC Soccer Club, Kansas City Surf, St. Louis Scott Gallagher, Oklahoma Energy, FC Wichita, Sporting Blue Valley and FC Tulsa.

The 2026 Teal Rising Futures Cup presented by Visit Missouri will be free and open to the public. Click Cup Schedule for more information about the event, including the complete schedule of matches.

CUP Schedule

Teal Rising Cup Panel

Coach and player panels exclusively for participating teams and athletes will take place during Teal Rising Week presented by Visit Missouri. Guided by the philosophy that empowered coaches improve player environments which in turn strengthens soccer nationally, members from all pro clubs will host a Coaches Panel on Friday, April 10, for those coaching in the Teal Rising Futures Cup. During the Players Panel, select players from all pro clubs will share their soccer journeys, offer insights, provide advice and answer questions from younger players partaking in Teal Rising Week events. The Players Panel will be held Saturday, April 11, prior to the U-20 National Team match between the United States and Brazil at CPKC Stadium.

About Visit Missouri

The Missouri Division of Tourism, a division of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, works to market the Show-Me State as a destination for travelers and to increase the number of tourists and travel-related spending. In Fiscal Year 2024, Missouri welcomed 42.4 million visitors and saw a $20.8 billion economic impact.