4 min readUpdated: May 26, 2026 03:15 PM IST

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

TeamCityTraining Venue
AlgeriaKansas City

University of Kansas

ArgentinaKansas City

Sporting KC Training Centre

AustraliaSan Francisco Bay Area

Oakland Roots/Soul Training Facility

AustriaGoleta

UC Santa Barbara – Harder Stadium

BelgiumRenton

Seattle Sounders FC Performance Centre and Clubhouse

Bosnia and HerzegovinaSandyRSL Stadium
BrazilNew York New Jersey

Columbia Park Training Facility

CanadaVancouver

National Soccer Development Centre

Cote d’IvoirePhiladelphia

Philadelphia Union

Congo DRHouston

Houston Training Centre

ColombiaGuadalajara

Academia Atlas FC

Cabo VerdeTampa

Waters Sportsplex

CroatiaAlexandria

Episcopal High School

CuraçaoBoca Raton

Florida Atlantic University

CzechiaDallas

Mansfield Multipurpose Stadium

EcuadorColumbus

Columbus Crew Performance Centre

EgyptSpokane

Gonzaga University

EnglandKansas City

Swope Soccer Village

SpainChattanoogaBaylor School
FranceBoston

Bentley University

GermanyWinston-Salem

Wake Forest University

GhanaBoston

Bryant University

HaitiNew York New Jersey

Stockton University

IR IranTijuana

Centro Xoloitzcuintle

IraqGreenbrier County

The Greenbrier Sports Performance Centre

JordanPortland

University of Portland

JapanNashvilleNashville SC
Korea RepublicGuadalajara

Chivas Verde Valle

Saudi ArabiaAustin

Austin FC Stadium

MoroccoNew York New Jersey

The Pingry School

MexicoMexico City

Centro de Alto Rendimiento (CAR)

NetherlandsKansas City

KC Current Training Facility

NorwayGreensboro

UNC Greensboro

New ZealandSan Diego

University of San Diego – Torero Stadium

PanamaNew Tecumseth

Nottawasaga Training Site

ParaguaySan Francisco Bay Area

Spartan Soccer Complex

PortugalPalm Beach Gardens

Gardens North County District Park

QatarSanta Barbara

Westmont College

South AfricaPachuca

CF Pachuca – Universidad Del Futbol

ScotlandCharlotteCharlotte FC
SenegalNew York New Jersey

Rutgers University

SwitzerlandSan DiegoSDJA
SwedenDallas

FC Dallas Stadium

TunisiaMonterrey

Rayados Training Centre

TürkiyeMesa

Arizona Athletic Grounds

UruguayCancun

Mayakoba Training Centre Cancun

United StatesIrvine

Great Park Sports Complex

UzbekistanAtlanta

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.