Overview
- The Argentina delegation arrived at the Origin Hotel in Kansas City on Friday with a cargo that exceeded 500 kilograms of Argentine beef for the team’s World Cup 2026 base.
- The move followed months of planning and required passing U.S. sanitary audits and customs approvals to allow the meat into the country.
- Kitchen staff shipped a broad list of traditional cuts for player consumption, including bife ancho, bife angosto, vacío, lomo, asado de tira, entraña, matambre and osobuco.
- Team leaders say the shipment is part of a medical and nutrition strategy meant to avoid sudden dietary changes that could affect players’ digestion or performance and to preserve squad routines.
- The operation continues a practice from Qatar 2022 when Argentina shipped 2,630 kilograms of meat, a precedent the staff credits with supporting both nutrition and team cohesion through shared asados.