Argentina and England will be neighbours at the 2026 World Cup | OneFootball

FIFA confirmed the training facilities for the 48 national teams taking part in the 2026 World Cup, and one detail in the outcome did not go unnoticed. Argentina will have its operational base in Kansas City, at Sporting KC’s Training Center, the same city chosen by England, its historic rival, which will train at Swope Soccer Village.

La Albiceleste will make its debut on June 16 against Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, turning that city into a focal point of high-stakes football interests. Four teams with history and recent clashes training in the same place: Argentina, England, Algeria, and the Netherlands, the side that was involved in one of the most tense matches of the tournament in Qatar 2022 against Lionel Scaloni’s team.

Brazil, for its part, will set up its base in New York–New Jersey, where it will train at Columbia Park Facilities. Uruguay will travel to Cancún to prepare at the Mayakoba Training Center. Colombia will be based in Guadalajara, at the Atlas FC Academy, and Mexico will stay at home at the High Performance Center in Mexico City.

Meanwhile, France will have its base in Boston, at Bentley University. Spain will train in Chattanooga, at Baylor School. Germany will go to Winston-Salem, at Wake Forest University. Portugal will set up in Palm Beach Gardens. Morocco, Brazil’s opening-match opponent, will be in New York–New Jersey alongside the Seleção.

Among the most curious cases is Curaçao, the smallest nation to qualify for the global tournament, which will have its base in Boca Raton, at Florida Atlantic University. Iran, one of the most controversial cases in the lead-up to the tournament, will train in Tijuana, at Centro Xoloitzcuintle, within Mexican territory.

Of the 48 participating teams, 39 will have their bases in the United States, seven in Mexico, and two in Canada. Beyond the 16 host cities, 25 different localities will welcome the countries, expanding the tournament’s economic and social impact to corners of the North American country that will not host matches.

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