Kansas City's Secret World Cup Tech | Kansas City News

Kansas City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 24, 2026 · 2m

Behind the roaring crowds and global excitement of the World Cup, a local Kansas City tech firm, Secure Passage, quietly powered the entire security operation — running a 42-day command center that connected every emergency agency under one roof. Deployed across six host cities, their cutting-edge tech, Haystax and Truman, turned security into a real-time, data-driven network — from tracking fan zones to responding to a mother in labor at Fan Fest. What started as a high-stakes gamble for Kansas City’s readiness turned into a blueprint for global event security, funded by federal, local, and…