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Lumen field in Seattle, which will be renamed Seattle Stadium during the 2026 FIFA World Cup (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

2026 FIFA World Cup Host City Guide: Seattle, Washington

In advance of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, SportsTravel is delving into each of the 11 U.S. cities that will host matches during the event. This year’s edition will be the largest ever, with 48 teams (up from 32), and it will be the first to be staged in three countries — Canada, Mexico and the United […]

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The Iran Men's National Soccer Team (AP Photo/Riza Ozel, File)

Iran Moving World Cup Base Camp from U.S. to Mexico

Iran has moved its World Cup training base out of the United States because of the war in the Middle East, according to the Associated Press. Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, said Saturday that his nation had been given approval from FIFA to move the base, which had been scheduled for Tucson, […]

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The Paraguayan Men's National Soccer Team (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

Paraguay Heads to SJSU for FIFA World Cup Base Camp

The Paraguayan Men’s National Soccer Team will utilize the Spartan Soccer Complex facilities at San José State University in San José, California, for its team base camp training site during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The complex, which opened before the 2017 season, is home to both the men’s and women’s Spartan soccer teams, and […]

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G. Larry James Stadium and the Sports Center at Stockton University (Credit: Stockton University)

Haiti Selects Stockton University, New Jersey, for FIFA World Cup Base Camp

Haiti has officially selected Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey, as its team base camp training site during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It will mark Haiti’s second participation in the FIFA World Cup, having last played in the tournament in 1974 in Germany. It is also the only Caribbean nation to qualify for the […]

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MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., will host the championship game for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

2026 FIFA World Cup Host City Guide: New York New Jersey

In advance of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, SportsTravel is delving into each of the 11 U.S. cities that will host matches during the event. This year’s edition will be the largest ever, with 48 teams (up from 32), and it will be the first to be staged in three countries — Canada, Mexico and […]

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Expedia Group and PredictHQ have revealed their latest traveler intent research

World Cup Host Cities Topping $8.1B in Total Traveler Spend This Summer

Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States, new data from Expedia Group and global demand intelligence and data platform PredictHQ is showing how fan travel is already reshaping demand across North America — in host cities and beyond. Following Expedia Group and PredictHQ’s partnership announcement earlier this year, […]

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The Bosnian Men's National Soccer Team (AP Photo/Armin Durgut, File)

Real Salt Lake Stadium to Serve as Bosnia’s FIFA World Cup Base Camp Site

The Bosnian Men’s National Soccer Team will prepare for FIFA World Cup matches at the Real Salt Lake Stadium in Sandy, Utah, after it was confirmed as the team’s base camp training site for this summer’s tournament. It has been confirmed that Bosnia-Herzegovina will first train in St. Louis, Missouri, for a pre-World Cup base […]

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The Portuguese Men's National Soccer Team (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)

Portugal Claims Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, World Cup Base Camp

The Portuguese Men’s National Soccer Team, headed by Cristiano Ronaldo, has secured a base camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Palm Beach, Florida. Although the news has not yet been announced by the Portuguese Football Federation, The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach County Sports Commission have both confirmed that the team will […]

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The Kansas City Stadium ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

One Month to Go: 10 Key Questions as World Cup Draws Near

This year’s FIFA World Cup will be the largest ever. It will cover the most ground (being hosted by three countries). It will feature the most teams (48, up from 32). It will have the most games (104, up from 64). And it’s nearly here. Eight years after the United bid from the U.S., Canada […]

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Belgium Manager Rudi Garcia and Seattle Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer (Credit: Seattle Sounders FC / Royal Belgian Football Association)

Belgium Sets Up FIFA World Cup Base Camp at Seattle Sounders FC Facility

The Belgian Men’s National Soccer Team will use Seattle Sounders FC’s Providence Swedish Performance Center & Clubhouse in Renton, Washington, as its team base camp training site during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The facility, which encompasses 50,000 square feet and is located 15 miles from downtown Seattle and Sounders’ Lumen Field, will become Belgium’s […]

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