UP FOR WHEN IT’S OUR TURN TO HOST THE GLOBAL GAMES. KMBC 9’S JACKSON KURTZ SPOKE TO A PARK UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WHO LIVED IN THE CURRENT HOST CITY, QATAR. JACKSON, SHE HAS SOME IDEAS ON WHAT KC WILL NEED WHEN THE TIME COMES. REPORTER: IT IS SNEAKING UP ON US. KANSAS CITY ALREADY IS A SOCCER CAPITAL OF AMERICA. SOON IT COULD BE A SOCCER CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL WHEN THE WORLD CUP COMES IN 2026. THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS TO GET DONE BEFOREHAND. IT WAS THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME FOR DR. ADRIAN JAMES. >> FULL OF ADVENTURES IN LEARNING AND GROWTH, SOME CHALLENGES. REPORTER: THE PARK UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATE DEAN LIVED IN THE CURRENT HOST COUNTRY OF THE WORLD CUP, QATAR. SHE WAS THERE FROM 2011 TO 2015 WHEN THEY WERE BUILDING SOME OF THE STADIUMS. >> JUST TO SEE THE DESIGNS AND HOW THEY THOUGHT ABOUT ALL THE VISITORS. THEY WERE VERY PURPOSEFUL AND THINKING ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE GOING TO COME INTO THEIR COUNTRY. REPORTER: IMMERSING HERSELF IN THE CULTURE AND TRAVELING CONSTANTLY, JAMES SAYS THE BIGGEST THING KANSAS CITY NEEDS TO DO TO PREPARE FOR THE WORLD CUP IN 2026, IS AMPLIFY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. >> I THINK WE WILL NEED A PLAN FOR TO MAKE SURE. WIN OR LOSE, THERE WILL BE FANS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES THAT WILL BE VERY EXCITED AND MAKE SURE WE’RE WELCOMING THEM AND UNDERSTANDING THEIR DIFFERENT CULTURAL NORMS AND THAT AND MAYBE SOME EXPECTATIONS. REPORTER: SHE ALSO HOPES KC WILL HIGHLIGHT IT’S DIVERSE AND UNIQUE PLACES FOR INTERNATIONAL FANS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DO. AND AS THE U.S. ADVANCES TO THE NEXT ROUND OF PLAY, HER ADVICE TO FANS HEADING EAST FOR THE GAME -- >> MAKE SURE YOU MEET THE PEOPLE, EAT ALL THE FOOD, GO FOR THE FOOTBALL, STAY FOR EVERYTHING ELSE, MEET THE FANS BESIDE YOU. DON’T BE NERVOUS. REPORTER: THE RECOMMENDATION DR. JAMES HAD WAS TO HAVE A WEBSITE WITH ALL THE PLACES FANS CAN VISIT PLACES, EAT ALL THE GOOD BARBECUE THEY C