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In the U.S., more than 20 cities across 19 states will serve as training grounds for national teams during the tournament. (That doesn’t include the 11 American cities where a World Cup game will be played.) Out of the 48 competitors, 39 will be based in the U.S.
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These base camps are expected to generate money as well as provide another way for fans to feel involved, according to FIFA.
The upcoming World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico will be the biggest one in history — with more teams and matches across more cities than ever. The tournament begins on June 11 and runs through July 19. And it’s the first to take place in the U.S. since 1994.
This week, FIFA finalized the list of where each team will train. Here’s a breakdown by state.
will train at Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa.
The Golden State is hosting seven teams. In Northern California, will train at the Oakland Roots and Soul Sports Club in Oakland, while will set up camp at San Jose State University’s Spartan Soccer Complex in San Jose.
In Southern California, the will make the Great Park Sports Complex in Irvine its home base. will train at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, and at the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium in Goleta. And in San Diego, will make the University of San Diego’s Torero Stadiumits base camp, while settles in at the San Diego Jewish Academy.
will be based at the Waters Sportsplex in Tampa; at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton; and at the Gardens North County District Park in Palm Beach Gardens.
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will train at the MLS club Atlanta United’s training center in Atlanta, which is also a host city for the World Cup matches.
training home base will be at the MLS club Sporting KC’s training facility in Kansas City; will be at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
will be based at Bentley University near Boston, another host city for games.
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In the other Kansas City, will make the Swope Soccer Village its base, while thewill use the training facility of the KC Current, which competes in the National Women’s Soccer League.
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will train at Stockton University in Galloway; at the Pingry School in Bernards Township; at Rutgers University facilities in Piscataway; and training base will be the Columbia Park Training Facility, home to the MLS’ New York Red Bulls, in Morris Township, N.J.
The World Cup final will also take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, where BTS, Shakira and Madonna will perform in a Super Bowl-style halftime show.
will train at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem; and at the training facility of the MLS’ Charlotte FC in east Charlotte.
will set up camp at the OhioHealth Performance Center in Columbus, which is the training site for the MLS’ Columbus Crew.
training base will be at the University of Portland in Portland.
base camp will be at the Subaru Park stadium of the MLS’ Philadelphia Union in Philadelphia.
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will be based at Bryant University outside Providence.
will train at the training center belonging to MLS club Nashville SC and will train at Baylor School in Chattanooga.
training base will be at Q2 Stadium of MLS team Austin FC; at the Houston Training Centre in Houston; at Toyota Stadium, home of MLS team FC Dallas, in Frisco; and at Mansfield Multipurpose Stadium in Mansfield.
will be at the home stadium of MLS club Real Salt Lake in Sandy.
will be at Episcopal High School in Alexandria.
training base will be the Providence Swedish Performance Center and Clubhouse, home of the MLS’ Seattle Sounders, in Renton, while will be at Gonzaga University in Spokane.
will train at the Greenbrier Sports Performance Centre in Greenbrier County.
and will train in Canada, while , , , , and will be based in Mexico.
The national soccer team was initially set to train in Tucson, Ariz. But after the start of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, the team successfully requested to move its base to Mexico.
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