This small Ontario town will serve as base camp for a FIFA World Cup team

Just two out of 48 countries will call Canada home during the FIFA World Cup.

FIFA confirmed the location of each team’s base camp training site on Monday, ahead of the start of the tournament, which kicks off June 11.

“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,” FIFA announced in a media release. “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 Canadian men’s national soccer team is one of two teams that have chosen a training site based in Canada. Canada will stay at the Westin Bayshore in Downtown Vancouver and train out of the National Soccer Development Centre at UBC.

Following its opening game in Toronto, Canada plays its remaining two group-stage matches in Vancouver. Should Canada win its group, the team could play up to an additional two knockout-round matches at BC Place. A second-place finish in the group would also keep the team on the West Coast, with a Round of 32 match in Los Angeles.

The other country that will call Canada home during the tournament is Panama, which will set up shop in New Tecumseth, Ont. The team will stay at the Nottawasaga Inn Resort & Conference Centre and practice at the Nottawasaga Training Site.

Panama has its first two matches scheduled for BMO Field (Toronto Stadium), against Ghana on June 17 and Croatia on June 23.

The seven countries that chose to hold base camps in Mexico are teams that have games scheduled in Mexico City, Guadalajara, or Monterrey, with one notable exception.

Iran is setting up shop in Tijuana, likely for geopolitical reasons. All three of Iran’s group-stage matches are set to take place in the United States — two in Los Angeles and one in Seattle.

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

Teams with base camps in Canada

• Canada (Vancouver, National Soccer Development Centre)
• Panama (New Tecumseth, Nottawasaga Training Site)

Teams with base camps in the United States

• 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)
• Cote d’Ivoire (Philadelphia, Philadelphia Union)
• Congo DR (Houston, Houston Training Centre)
• 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)
• Iraq (Greenbrier County, The Greenbrier Sports Performance Centre)
• Jordan (Portland, University of Portland)
• Japan (Nashville, Nashville SC)
• Saudi Arabia (Austin, Austin FC Stadium)
• Morocco (New York, New Jersey, The Pingry School)
• Netherlands (Kansas City, KC Current Training Facility)
• Norway (Greensboro, UNC Greensboro)
• New Zealand (San Diego, University of San Diego – Torero Stadium)
• Paraguay (San Francisco Bay Area, Spartan Soccer Complex)
• Portugal (Palm Beach Gardens, Gardens North County District Park)
• Qatar (Santa Barbara, Westmont College)
• Scotland (Charlotte, Charlotte FC)
• Senegal (New York, New Jersey, Rutgers University)
• Switzerland (San Diego, SDJA)
• Sweden (Dallas, FC Dallas Stadium)
• Türkiye (Mesa, Arizona Athletic Grounds)
• United States (Irvine, Great Park Sports Complex)
• Uzbekistan (Atlanta, Atlanta United Training Centre)

Teams with base camps in Mexico

• Colombia (Guadalajara, Academia Atlas FC)
• IR Iran (Tijuana, Centro Xoloitzcuintle)
• Korea Republic (Guadalajara, Chivas Verde Valle)
• Mexico (Mexico City, Centro de Alto Rendimiento)
• South Africa (Pachuca, CF Pachuca – Universidad Del Futbol)
• Tunisia (Monterrey, Rayados Training Centre)
• Uruguay (Cancun, Mayakoba Training Centre Cancun)

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