WASHINGTON: Defending champions Argentina and England will have their World Cup teams based in Kansas City under a list of training sites announced by FIFA on Monday.

The record 48 teams competing in the global football showdown that begins next month will have 39 teams based in the United States, seven more based in Mexico and two based in Canada.

“Team Base Camps are an integral part of the fabric of any FIFA World Cup,” said Heimo Schirgi, 2026 FIFA World Cup chief operating officer. “They are where teams put down roots, train and recuperate, and experience the day-to-day rhythms of the tournament.”

Iran were confirmed with a team base in Tijuana, Mexico.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday said the country would allow Iran to be based there to avoid US visa restrictions.

Colombia, South Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Tunisia and Uruguay will also be based in Mexico with Canada and Panama based in Canada and the rest settled in US venues.

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

Published in Dawn, May 27th, 2026