FIFA World Cup 2026™ Team Base Camp Training Sites footprint finalised

 

AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE

Another major organisational milestone has been reached on the road toward the game-changing FIFA World Cup 2026™, with the record 48 qualified teams finalising the selection of their Team Base Camp (TBC) Training Sites.

The 48 TBC Training Sites spanning Canada, Mexico and the United States will play a vital role for the participating nations as they get set to compete in the biggest FIFA World Cup™ ever. The world-class training facilities each team has selected will become their “home away from home”, and serve as the location where their players, coaches and staff will spend a significant portion of their time throughout the group stage.

The 48 TBC Training Sites are an important part of the FIFA World Cup’s impact, especially in communities that will not host matches. North America has an abundance of cities and towns that offer impressive infrastructure and convenient connections to the 16 Host Cities. The presence of the teams that train and stay in these communities – as well as the fans and media who follow them – will generate a significant socioeconomic boost while ensuring more people in more places feel the FIFA World Cup buzz.

“Team Base Camps are an integral part of the fabric of any FIFA World Cup™,” said Heimo Schirgi, Chief Operating Officer of the FIFA World Cup 2026. “They are where teams put down roots, train and recuperate, and experience the day-to-day rhythms of the tournament. Finalising the list of Team Base Camp Training Sites for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is especially exciting because of its unprecedented scale, which gives us the welcome and wonderful opportunity to involve even more communities and fans in this groundbreaking tournament.”

The TBC Training Site selection process was extensive and collaborative. It officially commenced in 2024 when a foundational list of elite options was provided to prospective qualifiers. That list was refined and enhanced throughout 2025. Following the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ in early December 2025, the then 42 qualified teams began submitting their choices from among over 60 options based partly on the geographical zones where they will contest their group stage matches.

Colombia, IR Iran, Korea Republic, Mexico, South Africa, Tunisia and Uruguay are confirmed as the seven participating teams based in Mexico. Both Canada and Panama will have their TBC Training Site in Canada, with the remaining 39 teams located in the United States.

There will be 25 communities beyond the 16 Host Cities that will host national teams. They are New Tecumseth in Canada; Cancun, Pachuca and Tijuana in Mexico; and 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.

FIFA World Cup 2026™ Team Base Camp Training Sites:

Participating Member Association	City	Training Site
Algeria	Kansas City	University of Kansas
Argentina	Kansas City	Sporting KC Training Centre
Australia	San Francisco Bay Area	Oakland Roots/Soul Training Facility
Austria	Goleta	UC Santa Barbara – Harder Stadium
Belgium	Renton	Seattle Sounders FC Performance Centre and Clubhouse
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sandy	RSL Stadium
Brazil	New York New Jersey	Columbia Park Training Facility
Canada	Vancouver	National Soccer Development Centre
Cote d’Ivoire	Philadelphia	Philadelphia Union
Congo DR	Houston	Houston Training Centre
Colombia	Guadalajara	Academia Atlas FC
Cabo Verde	Tampa	Waters Sportsplex
Croatia	Alexandria	Episcopal High School
Curaçao	Boca Raton	Florida Atlantic University
Czechia	Dallas	Mansfield Multipurpose Stadium
Ecuador	Columbus	Columbus Crew Performance Centre
Egypt	Spokane	Gonzaga University
England	Kansas City	Swope Soccer Village
Spain	Chattanooga	Baylor School
France	Boston	Bentley University
Germany	Winston-Salem	Wake Forest University
Ghana	Boston	Bryant University
Haiti	New York New Jersey	Stockton University
IR Iran	Tijuana	Centro Xoloitzcuintle
Iraq	Greenbrier County	The Greenbrier Sports Performance Centre
Jordan	Portland	University of Portland
Japan	Nashville	Nashville SC
Korea Republic	Guadalajara	Chivas Verde Valle
Saudi Arabia	Austin	Austin FC Stadium
Morocco	New York New Jersey	The Pingry School
Mexico	Mexico City	Centro de Alto Rendimiento (CAR)
Netherlands	Kansas City	KC Current Training Facility
Norway	Greensboro	UNC Greensboro
New Zealand	San Diego	University of San Diego – Torero Stadium
Panama	New Tecumseth	Nottawasaga Training Site
Paraguay	San Francisco Bay Area	Spartan Soccer Complex
Portugal	Palm Beach Gardens	Gardens North County District Park
Qatar	Santa Barbara	Westmont College
South Africa	Pachuca	CF Pachuca – Universidad Del Futbol
Scotland	Charlotte	Charlotte FC
Senegal	New York New Jersey	Rutgers University
Switzerland	San Diego	SDJA
Sweden	Dallas	FC Dallas Stadium
Tunisia	Monterrey	Rayados Training Centre
Türkiye	Mesa	Arizona Athletic Grounds
Uruguay	Cancun	Mayakoba Training Centre Cancun
United States	Irvine	Great Park Sports Complex
Uzbekistan	Atlanta	Atlanta United Training Centre