Here’s where to find that viral Argentina jersey (and more must-have KC-made merch)
June 16, 2026 | Tommy Felts
Dulcinea Herrera, owner of Café Corazón, sports MADE MOBB's new Team KC Argentina Jersey during a fan gathering that spilled from her coffee shop into Southwest Boulevard the night before Argentina's match against Algeria; photo by Frank Pham
These are moments fans want to remember forever, said Jesse Phouangphet, unpacking a just-arrived box of Kansas City jerseys emblazoned with a MADE MOBB crest and the colors of Argentina’s national football team.
The Crossroads-built streetwear team officially dropped the jerseys in-store Tuesday as crowds of Argentina fans swelled throughout the city ahead of the day’s nighttime match against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium.
They’ve already gone viral with fans clamoring to get their hands on the new pieces before they’ve even hit store racks.
Argentina fans check out MADE MOBB’s new Team KC Argentina Jersey at the brand’s booth inside the City of Entrepreneurs marketplace at Union Station; photo by Tommy Felts, Startland News
“In MADE MOBB fashion, we make a lot of quick decisions,” said Phouangphet, co-owner of MADE MOBB, which in May released about a dozen World Cup-inspired jerseys ahead of the games and an expected influx of visitors. “A few weeks ago, we realized we had a blue jersey, but not something that could really represent Argentina directly — like a reference to the blue and white.”
Click here for a look at MADE MOBB’s KC Cup jerseys, along with more merch from Kansas City makers.
“With the success of our other jerseys, pulling the trigger on the defending champs was a no-brainer,” he added, noting the Argentina jersey fits the brand’s streetwear style, but features more of a cropped design than others in the collection.
It first caught fans’ attention Monday night when Phouangphet took a few pieces to the Argentine fan rally on the Country Club Plaza — a gathering that quickly caught the attention of local fans and media, turning into a massive Kansas City World Cup moment.
“The energy on the Plaza was just so insane, the chanting … it just felt like that championship energy. It’s a feeling we know in Kansas City,” he said. “But instead of it being a city of champions, it felt like a whole country of champions.”
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The MADE MOBB crew tossed one of their jerseys to a fan who wasn’t wearing blue and white.
“Everyone loved it — because it represented them with the colors and look, but it represents us, and Kansas City, at the same time,” Phouangphet said. “At the end of the day, this is going to be a keepsake they take back home. Immediately we had people coming up to us and saying ‘Where can I get this?’”
“We knew we hit the mark again.”
The fans-first piece is for sale only at the MADE MOBB storefront at 221 Southwest Blvd., as well as at the brand’s booth within the City of Entrepreneurs marketplace at Union Station.
MADE MOBB’s new Team KC Argentina Jersey hangs next to a tee made in collaboration with the official Argentine watch party for Alta Joda Fest during the Argentina-Algeria match inside MADE MOBB’s Southwest Boulevard storefront; photo by Tommy Felts, Startland News
MADE MOBB also is partnering with the official Argentine watch party at the Uptown Theater — releasing two exclusive shirts Tuesday at Alta Joda Fest during the Argentina-Algeria match.
A new pink jersey inspired by Lionel Messi’s time with Inter Miami FC sits atop MADE MOBB’s new Team KC Argentina Jersey at the brand’s store; photo by Tommy Felts, Startland News
Another shirt referencing Argentina’s star player, Lionel Messi, also dropped Tuesday at MADE MOBB.
“It represents Messi in Miami; and it’s lighter-weight, pink, very vibrant,” said Phouangphet, voicing optimism that his experiences so far with fans — especially the energetic Argentine crowd — will continue to meld cultures in line with MADE MOBB’s brand.
“Having an opportunity to party with our neighbors — and people from around the world in Kansas City — is amazing,” he continued.
Curtis Herrera, co-owner of Café Corazón, stands outside the coffee shop with Jesse Phouangphet, co-owner of MADE MOBB. Café Corazón launched its own Argentina-inspired jersey earlier this spring. Check out more locally-made merch here; photo by Frank Pham
Following the Argentine rally on the Plaza, Phouangphet rode a packed KC Streetcar back to the Crossroads with visiting fans, he said. They all got off together and started walking west toward Café Corazón — a rallying point for the Argentine community thanks to the efforts of Dulcinea Herrera and her family, who led the coffee shop and cultural hub to a victory this spring as the KC Chamber’s Small Business of the year.
Café Corazón sits packed with Argentina fans the afternoon before the team’s match against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium; photo by Tommy Felts, Startland News
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As the crowd of revelers around the business grew Monday night, Phouangphet and others worried police would push them away. Instead, he recalled, members of the Kansas City Police Department blocked off the streets and kept the party going.
“They let us be within the culture and represent, and just have fun,” Phouangphet said. “This is definitely a moment to stop and take it all in.”
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