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Qatar's Almoez Ali at the 2022 FIFA World Cup (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Qatar to Set Up World Cup Base Camp in Santa Barbara, California

The Qatar Football Association has confirmed that it will set up is 2026 FIFA World Cup base camp in Santa Barbara, California. “Al Annabi,” or “The Maroons,” will use the UC Santa Barbara Westmont College sports facilities in Montecito as their training base during the tournament and stay nearby at the Courtyard by Marriott Santa […]

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The KC Current Training Facility (Credit: KC Current)

Netherlands Heads to Kansas City, Missouri for FIFA World Cup Base Camp

The Dutch Men’s National Soccer Team has chosen the KC Current Training Facility in Kansas City, Missouri as its team base camp during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The KNVB confirmed that the daily training sessions would take place at the training complex of the professional American women’s soccer club Kansas City Current. It added […]

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The Oakland Roots/Soul Training Facility (Credit: Oakland Roots/Soul Sports Club)

Australia Chooses Oakland Roots/Soul Training Facility for FIFA World Cup Base Camp

The Australian Men’s National Soccer Team has selected the Oakland Roots/Soul Training Facility, located on Bay Farm Island in Alameda, California, as its official base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However, Football Australia has not yet publicly announced where the hotel will stay during rest periods between training and matches at […]

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Swope Soccer Village (Credit: Sporting Kansas City)

England Secures Preferred FIFA World Cup Base Camp in Kansas City, Missouri

The English Men’s National Soccer Team will be based in Kansas City, Missouri for the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Swope Soccer Village, one of the training facilities of MLS side Sporting Kansas City, will be the team base camp training site for the Three Lions during the tournament. It was identified as […]

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Nottawasaga Inn Resort and Conference Center

Ontario Base Camp Confirmed for Panama’s Men’s National Soccer Team at FIFA World Cup

Panama’s Men’s National Soccer Team has secured the Nottawasaga Training Center in New Tecumseth, Ontario in Canada as its base camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nottawasaga Inn Resort and Conference Center will be the team’s hotel during the tournament, while the Nottawasaga Training Site next door will be its training facility. The base […]

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Curaçao Confirms Boca Raton as FIFA World Cup Base Camp Destination

Curaçao will prepare for its first FIFA World Cup campaign this summer at a base camp in Boca Raton, Florida. It was announced that the “Blue Wave” (La Familia Azul) will use Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as its principal training facility, while the team and staff will stay at the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca […]

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Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

Saudi Arabia Assigned to Austin for FIFA World Cup Base Camp

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has announced that it has selected Austin, Texas, as its base camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Green Falcons will train at Q2 Stadium, the home of Major League Soccer side Austin FC, and make use of its fields, facilities and […]

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Argentina Picks Kansas City, Kansas, for FIFA World Cup Base

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced that reigning FIFA World Cup champion Argentina will be based in Kansas City, Kansas, during this year’s edition of the tournament. Lionel Scaloni’s team will set up at Compass Minerals National Performance Center, the training facility for Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City, for its team base camp training […]

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Uruguay Selects Playa del Carmen for 2026 FIFA World Cup Base Camp

The Uruguayan Football Association has confirmed that its men’s national soccer team will be based in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, in Mexico during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. La Celeste (Sky Blues) will stay at the Fairmont Mayakoba during the tournament, while its training camp will be […]

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FIFA has unveiled its Canada Celebrates program (Credit: FIFA)

FIFA Launches Nationwide Canada Celebrates Program

FIFA has announced the launch of Canada Celebrates the FIFA World Cup 2026, a program that it says will unite communities across the tournament co-host country from 11 June—19 July 2026. Delivered as a series of free-to-the-public, one-day community celebrations across the country, FIFA says that Canada Celebrates will “bring football fans together for live […]

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