FIFA World Cup 2026 base camps: Where Messi’s Argentina, Ronaldo’s Portugal will train

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FIFA observed that the TBC sites will be particularly crucial in lighting up the football festivities in regions beyond the 16 host cities in the respective countries. While 39 teams will be distributed across various training camps in the US, co-hosts Canada will train at home alongside Panama.

Colombia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Korea Republic, Mexico, South Africa, Tunisia and Uruguay will base their training in Mexico.

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Reigning world champions Argentina, who are yet announce their final 26-man roster, are slated to train at the Sporting KC Training Centre in Kansas City, home to the Major League Soccer (MLS) club, Sporting KC. Meanwhile, 2022 runners-up France have opted for a quaint university ground near Boston as its official base. The quality of the grass at the Bentley University was almost too good to be true for the Frenchman, who will land at the venue on June 11.

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Gearing up for his sixth shot at an elusive world title, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will train in south-west US, at the Gardens North County District Park in Florida.

Full list of FIFA World Cup 2026 training bases, team camps in USA, Canada and Mexico

The 25 communities that will host national teams beyond the 16 host nations are:-

New Tecumseth in Canada;

Cancun, Pachuca and Tijuana in Mexico;

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.