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Expedia Group has announced a new partnership with global demand intelligence and data platform PredictHQ to integrate its verified event signals and predictive demand intelligence directly into Partner Central, the platform Expedia Group’s lodging partners use to manage their business, and unlock sports tourism demand forecasting. The integration is set to give lodging partners a […]
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March 3 marks a milestone for FIFA: 100 days until the long-awaited start of the men’s Word Cup in North America. The first game will take place between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City on June 11. The groups for the tournament were determined at December’s FIFA World Cup Final Draw held at the […]
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San Diego has been selected as the location for the New Zealand Men’s National Soccer Team’s official team base camp training site during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. New Zealand Football has confirmed that the All Whites will train at the University of San Diego’s Torero Stadium and […]
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Sports travel is feeling the fallout as the war in the Middle East expands. Qatar suspended all soccer games until further notice, which could impact a scheduled friendly on March 31 between Argentina and Qatar. Argentina, the reigning World Cup champions, is also supposed to play Spain four days earlier in Qatar in Finalissima, a […]
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Iran’s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in North America, is in doubt after the president of the country’s soccer federation admitted that he was unsure if the men’s national team would be able to fulfill matches at this summer’s tournament, following its missile attacks in the Middle East over the […]
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It has been confirmed that 39 national teams will have team base camp training sites in the United States, seven will be in Mexico and two will be based in Canada during the 2026 Men’s FIFA World Cup. Within those figures, 25 communities across Canada, Mexico and the United States that will not host World […]
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The Japan Football Association has officially announced that its Men’s National Soccer Team will use Nashville SC’s Training Center in Antioch, Tennessee, as its team base camp and training site during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. When they are not traveling to matches, the team will stay in Nashville at a hotel that is yet […]
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The Ghanaian Men’s National Soccer Team will utilize Bryant University in Providence, Rhode Island, as its team base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Although it has not yet been announced, it is believed that the team will stay at The Graduate by Hilton in downtown Providence between training sessions and matches. […]
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A number of soccer matches were recently cancelled in Mexico after the killing of a high-profile Mexican drug lord close to the 2026 FIFA World Cup host city of Guadalajara led to cartel violence in at least 20 states across the country. But FIFA officials have said they are not concerned about the turn of […]
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The Iranian Men’s National Soccer Team will head to Kino Sports Complex in Tuscon, Arizona, for its official team base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However, there is no news yet on where the team plans to stay during the tournament, although this is expected to be announced in due course. […]
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