Argentina, the reigning world champions, have established their base camp in Kansas City, as have England, the Netherlands and Algeria, making the Missouri capital one of the preferred host cities for the 48 teams at the 2026 World Cup, along with the New York/New Jersey area.

Mexico, another host country for the competition, is hosting seven teams (including Iran, which ultimately chose Tijuana). Two have opted for Canada, where 13 of the tournament's 104 matches will take place.

"The teams' base camps are an integral part of the very fabric of any World Cup," said Heimo Schirgi, World Cup operations director. "This is where the teams settle in, train, recover, and live to the daily rhythm of the competition."

The base camps of the 48 teams of the 2026 World Cup

South Africa: Pachuca/MEX (CF Pachuca Football University)

Algeria: Kansas City/USA (University of Kansas)

Germany: Winston-Salem/USA (Wake Forest University)

England: Kansas City/USA (Swope Soccer Village)

Saudi Arabia: Austin/USA (Austin FC stadium)

Argentina: Kansas City/USA (Sporting KC training center)

Australia: San Francisco Bay/USA (Oakland Roots/Soul training center)

Austria: Goleta/USA (University of California, Santa Barbara, Harder Stadium)

Belgium: Renton/USA (Seattle Sounders FC performance center)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sandy/USA (RSL Stadium)

Brazil: New York/New Jersey/USA (Columbia Park training center)

Canada: Vancouver/CAN (National Soccer Development Centre)

Cape Verde: Tampa/USA (Waters Sports Complex)

Colombia: Guadalajara/MEX (Atlas FC Academy)

DR Congo: Houston/USA (Houston training center)

South Korea: Guadalajara/MEX (Chivas Guadalajara training center)

Ivory Coast: Philadelphia/USA (Philadelphia Union)

Croatia: Alexandria/USA (Episcopal High School)

Curaçao: Boca Raton/USA (Florida Atlantic University)

Ecuador: Columbus/USA (Columbus Crew performance center)

Egypt: Spokane/USA (Gonzaga University)

Scotland: Charlotte/USA (Charlotte FC)

Spain: Chattanooga/USA (Baylor School)

United States: Irvine/USA (Great Park sports complex)

France: Boston/USA (Bentley University)

Ghana: Boston/USA (Bryant University)

Haiti: New York/New Jersey/USA (Stockton University)

Iran: Tijuana/MEX (Xoloitzcuintle Center)

Iraq: Greenbrier County/USA (Greenbrier Sports Performance Center)

Japan: Nashville/USA (Nashville SC)

Jordan: Portland/USA (University of Portland)

Morocco: New York/New Jersey/USA (Pingry School)

Mexico: Mexico/MEX (National Performance Center/CAR)

Norway: Greensboro/USA (UNC Greensboro)

New Zealand: San Diego/USA (University of San Diego/Torero Stadium)

Uzbekistan: Atlanta/USA (Atlanta United training center)

Panama: New Tecumseth/CAN (Nottawasaga training center)

Paraguay: San Francisco/USA (Spartan soccer complex)

Netherlands: Kansas City/USA (KC Current training center)

Portugal: Palm Beach Gardens/USA (Gardens North County District Park)

Qatar: Santa Barbara/USA (Westmont College)

Czech Republic: Dallas/USA (Mansfield Multi-Sports Stadium)

Senegal: New York/New Jersey/USA (Rutgers University)

Sweden: Dallas/USA (FC Dallas stadium)

Switzerland: San Diego/USA (San Diego Jewish Academy)

Tunisia: Monterrey/MEX (Rayados FC Monterrey training center)

Türkiye: Mesa/USA (Arizona Athletics Center)

Uruguay: Cancun/MEX (Mayakoba Cancun training center)