Argentina fans 'shot at' on way to World Cup game as gunmen open fire on Uber

A group of Argentina fans say they were shot at while travelling to their team's opening match of the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday. The fans told an Argentine television crew that a passing car fired twice at their Uber as they travelled to Argentina's match against Algeria in Kansas City. They say the shots hit their driver in the leg and police were called to the scene, according to reports in Newsweek . One passenger described seeing a wound and realising what had happened only after the car braked, having initially mistook the gunfire for a burst tyre.