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The Great Park Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine, California (Credit: Orange County Soccer)

USMNT Selects Irvine’s Great Park for 2026 FIFA World Cup Base Camp

U.S. Soccer has announced that the U.S. Men’s National Team will use Great Park in Irvine, California, as its official team base camp training site during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The USMNT will train at the Great Park Championship Soccer Stadium, a premier […]

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Australian Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke with the five Iranian players (Australia Ministry of Home Affairs via AP)

Iranian Women’s Soccer Players Granted Asylum in Australia

It has been announced that players from Iran’s National Women’s Soccer Team will be granted asylum in Australia, following the team’s exit from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 last weekend. In a press conference on Monday, Australian Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke said that team captain Zahra Ghanbari, as well as Zahra Sarbali […]

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The redesigned Oak Room at Villa Park (Credit: Aston Villa FC)

Villa Park Awaits for Opening Celebration of TEAMS Europe ’26

Few clubs in world football carry the heritage and stature of Aston Villa Football Club. Founded in 1874 and crowned European champions in 1982, Villa is woven into the fabric of English football history. Its home stadium, Villa Park, has stood as one of the game’s great stages for over a century and is a […]

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Arrowhead Stadium (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

2026 FIFA World Cup Host City Guide: Kansas City, Missouri

Over the next 11 weeks, SportsTravel will delve into each of the 11 U.S. cities that will host matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be the largest edition ever of the event after it was expanded from 32 teams to 48. It will also be the first to be staged in three […]

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South Africa manager Hugo Broos (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South Africa Announces FIFA World Cup Base Camp in Pachuca, Mexico

South Africa’s Men’s National Soccer Team has chosen a team base camp in Pachuca, Mexico, for the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The South African Football Association (SAFA) announced that Bafana Bafana’s team base camp training site would be the Universidad del Futbol y Ciencias del Deporte in Pachuca and that the team […]

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Yurcak Field (Credit: Rutgers Women's Soccer)

Senegal Opts for New Brunswick, New Jersey, FIFA World Cup Base Camp

Senegal’s Men’s National Soccer Team has selected Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, as its chosen team base camp training site for the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The news was confirmed by Chris Paladino, president of the New Brunswick Development Corporation, in a Facebook post. “Mayor (James) Cahill welcomed members of the […]

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Atlanta United's training facilities (Credit: Atlanta United)

Uzbekistan Sets up Atlanta Base Camp for FIFA World Cup Debut

Uzbekistan’s Men’s National Soccer Team will be based in Atlanta during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as it prepares to make its debut in the competition. The Uzbekistan Football Association confirmed that the national team will set up a team base camp training site at the training facilities of Major League Soccer franchise Atlanta United […]

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Sports Facilities Companies to Manage New Odessa Sports Complex

The Sports Facilities Companies, a provider of management and development services for sports, recreation and events venues, has been selected to manage the new Odessa Sports Complex, a $140 million multi-sport destination located in the heart of West Texas. Planned with a deep inventory of fields and courts, the Odessa Sports Complex is designed to […]

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FC Dallas Stadium renovations are currently underway (Credit: FC Dallas)

North Texas to Host World Cup Base Camps for Two UEFA Play-Off Winners

Two UEFA Play-Off path winners from Europe will use team base camp training sites in North Texas during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The two men’s national soccer teams, which will be confirmed after winning their intercontinental play-offs at the end of this month, will train at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco and Mansfield Stadium […]

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Monterrey Stadium in Mexico (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

FIFA Announces Ticket Price Decreases for World Cup Play-Offs

FIFA has announced that tickets for this month’s intercontinental play-offs in Mexico have gone on sale, and at significantly decreased prices compared to tickets for this summer’s final tournament. Tickets for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Play-Off Tournament, which will be contested in Guadalajara and Monterrey from March 23-31, have so far been sold by […]

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