​PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — The England national team flew out of Kansas City Tuesday afternoon and have landed in Atlanta, where they defending champion Argentina on Wednesday in the World Cup semifinal match.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEngland has made the semifinals in two of the last three World Cups, but have not made the final since they won the tournament 60 years ago. Could FIFA Fan Fest heart sculpture become a permanent landmark in Kansas City? England will be returning to the Meadowbrook Inn no matter what happens on Wednesday. The team’s been staying in Prairie Village since June 13.Homeowners off of Roe are showing their support for England in their Wednesday match against Argentina. People at The Kessler residences have seen the team up close and personal though.“They have not just stayed over in the hotel,” Kessler resident Cindy Cobb said in an interview with FOX4 Tuesday. “They’ve come over to our living room and played cards. They work out in our workout space. They use our pool, so we have made friends with a lot of them.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCobb’s neighbor Coyla Lockhart took a picture of the English National Football team at her pool. She even got an autograph from England’s captain Harry Kane and Coach or Manager Thomas Tuchel.Lockhart wasn’t the only one who got the manager’s autograph.“I got the coach’s signature when they returned from the game against Norway, yeah,” Cobb continued. “It was 2.30 in the morning. We were out there. We have been all in.“Are you fan girling?” FOX4 asked.“I think so,” she replied. “I mean, I didn’t know much about soccer. I knew my boys used to play FIFA on the Nintendo when they were in college, but I mean, I have not been [a] huge [fan]. One of my daughters played high school soccer, but I mean, pro soccer, I have not been into it, but now I am.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement Major I-70 shutdown coming to Kansas City as drivers prepare for nearly yearlong project All three of the women FOX4 talked to Tuesday thought there was a chance the team staying across the street could be an inconvenience to them, but after being around them for a month, Pam Lewis says it’s not been an inconvenience at all.“It’s a complete blast. We’ve had the most fun, so it’s been so much fun, and I love Fan Fest,” Lewis said. “I thought Kansas City knocked Fan Fest just out of the world.”England will either be traveling to the Miami area Friday for the third-place match or the New York area that same day for the first-place match. A spokesman for the team says they will stay in the Kansas City metro Wednesday after their match earlier in the day in Atlanta.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCopyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News,