Ten-month-old Zain Fawaz plays with a soccer ball at a program introducing toddlers to the sport ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Ten-month-old Beck Ehinger plays with a soccer ball at a program introducing toddlers to the sport ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
One-year-olds Ryder Greene, right, and Salaar Kahn play with a soccer balls at a program introducing toddlers to the sport ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Briggs Graham, age 1, plays with a soccer ball at a program introducing toddlers to the sport ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Jude Cornell joined a swarm of toddlers crawling after soccer balls, tossing training cones into the air and relocating a goalie net that was proving to be very, very portable.
