World football’s governing body, FIFA, on Tuesday revealed the expansive training and build-up plan laid out for the record 48 countries that will participate at the 2026 World Cup, slated to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 12. Over the next three weeks, teams will fly out to designated spots in one of three host nations to limber up for group-stage action across 12 pools, with elite training grounds marked each of the 48 nations. FIFA revealed that the selection of the Team Base Camp (TBC) Training Sites was finalised after an exhaustive plan that was first drawn up all the way back in 2024. CHECK OUT: FIFA World Cup Squads 2026: Portugal, Spain, Brazil, England name player lists FIFA observed that the TBC sites will be particularly crucial in lighting up the football festivities in regions beyond the 16 host cities in the respective countries. While 39 teams will be distributed across various training camps in the US, co-hosts Canada will train at home alongside Panama. Colombia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Korea Republic, Mexico, South Africa, Tunisia and Uruguay will base their training in Mexico. ALSO READ | Argentina’s World Cup squad announcement delay explained: Six lists and an online group chat Reigning world champions Argentina, who are yet announce their final 26-man roster, are slated to train at the Sporting KC Training Centre in Kansas City, home to the Major League Soccer (MLS) club, Sporting KC. Meanwhile, 2022 runners-up France have opted for a quaint university ground near Boston as its official base. The quality of the grass at the Bentley University was almost too good to be true for the Frenchman, who will land at the venue on June 11.Story continues below this ad ALSO READ | France’s FIFA World Cup base: A university near Boston that nailed the quality of grass Gearing up for his sixth shot at an elusive world title, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will train in south-west US, at the Gardens North County District Park in Florida. Full list of FIFA World Cup 2026 training bases, team camps in USA, Canada and Mexico Team City Training Venue Algeria Kansas City University of Kansas Argentina Kansas City Sporting KC Training Centre Australia San Francisco Bay Area Oakland Roots/Soul Training Facility Austria Goleta UC Santa Barbara – Harder Stadium Belgium Renton Seattle Sounders FC Performance Centre and Clubhouse Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandy RSL Stadium Brazil New York New Jersey Columbia Park Training Facility Canada Vancouver National Soccer Development Centre Cote d’Ivoire Philadelphia Philadelphia Union Congo DR Houston Houston Training Centre Colombia Guadalajara Academia Atlas FC Cabo Verde Tampa Waters Sportsplex Croatia Alexandria Episcopal High School Curaçao Boca Raton Florida Atlantic University Czechia Dallas Mansfield Multipurpose Stadium Ecuador Columbus Columbus Crew Performance Centre Egypt Spokane Gonzaga University England Kansas City Swope Soccer Village Spain Chattanooga Baylor School France Boston Bentley University Germany Winston-Salem Wake Forest University Ghana Boston Bryant University Haiti New York New Jersey Stockton University IR Iran Tijuana Centro Xoloitzcuintle Iraq Greenbrier County The Greenbrier Sports Performance Centre Jordan Portland University of Portland Japan Nashville Nashville SC Korea Republic Guadalajara Chivas Verde Valle Saudi Arabia Austin Austin FC Stadium Morocco New York New Jersey The Pingry School Mexico Mexico City Centro de Alto Rendimiento (CAR) Netherlands Kansas City KC Current Training Facility Norway Greensboro UNC Greensboro New Zealand San Diego University of San Diego – Torero Stadium Panama New Tecumseth Nottawasaga Training Site Paraguay San Francisco Bay Area Spartan Soccer Complex Portugal Palm Beach Gardens Gardens North County District Park Qatar Santa Barbara Westmont College South Africa Pachuca CF Pachuca – Universidad Del Futbol Scotland Charlotte Charlotte FC Senegal New York New Jersey Rutgers University Switzerland San Diego SDJA Sweden Dallas FC Dallas Stadium Tunisia Monterrey Rayados Training Centre Türkiye Mesa Arizona Athletic Grounds Uruguay Cancun Mayakoba Training Centre Cancun United States Irvine Great Park Sports Complex Uzbekistan Atlanta Atlanta United Training Centre The 25 communities that will host national teams beyond the 16 host nations are:- New Tecumseth in Canada; Cancun, Pachuca and Tijuana in Mexico; Alexandria, Austin, Boca Raton, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Columbus, Goleta, Greenbrier, Greensboro, Irvine, Mesa, Nashville, Palm Beach Gardens, Portland, Renton, San Diego, Sandy, Santa Barbara, Spokane, Tampa and Winston-Salem in the United States.
FIFA World Cup 2026 base camps revealed: Where Argentina, Portugal and all 48 teams will train
