LAWRENCE, Kansas, ⁠June 22 (Reuters) - Algeria's win over Jordan on Monday was a boost to the North African side's World Cup hopes and ⁠a shared triumph for the small U.S. college city that has embraced the team as its own.

In Lawrence, a city ‌of about 96,000 people and home to the University of Kansas, fans gathered for a watch party that turned downtown into a sea of green, white and red as the team secured their first group match victory.