FIFA has released what it calls the “first edition” of its online Team Base Camp brochure, which outlines potential training sites and accommodation pairings for the 48 participating teams in the 2026 World Cup. These teams may choose to establish their base camps at the listed locations.

The organization has selected nine cities outside the 16 host cities as potential base camp and training locations. These cities include Chattanooga, TN; Cincinnati, OH; Green Bay, WI; Irvine, CA; Louisville, KY; St. Louis, MO; Salt Lake City, UT; San Antonio, TX; and Westfield, IN.

Some of these selections seem questionable. Having lived in San Antonio for five years, I know the drive to Houston takes 3.5 hours, and it takes about five hours to reach Dallas. Similarly, Salt Lake City is quite far from Seattle and the Bay Area, and St. Louis is 3.5 hours from Kansas City. Perhaps I am missing something.

As expected, the list of potential training sites pairs the teams with nearby hotels. The sites include college campuses such as Kennesaw State University, Baylor School, and the University of Dallas, as well as MLS or Liga MX training facilities like Sporting KC Training Centre, Chivas Verde Valle, and FC Cincinnati.

FIFA states that teams can make their final selection for their base camps after the final draw in late 2025, based on the geographic zones where they’ll play. The organization also mentions that the list of potential locations in the three countries will expand, as they are still “accepting expressions of interest from other cities and towns across the three host nations.”

List of team base camps (as of 12 June 2024):

City	Training site	Paired hotel
Atlanta	Atlanta United Training Centre	JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead
Atlanta	Kennesaw State University	InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta
Chattanooga	Baylor School	The Read House
Cincinnati	FC Cincinnati	To be confirmed
Dallas	DBU	Westin Dallas Downtown
Dallas	FC Dallas Stadium	Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West
Dallas	University of Dallas	Omni Las Colinas Hotel
Dallas-Fort Worth	TCU	Sheraton Fort Worth Downtown Hotel
Green Bay	Lambeau Field	Lodge Kohler
Guadalajara	Chivas Verde Valle	Hard Rock Hotel Guadalajara
Indianapolis-Westfield	Grand Park Sports Campus	Renaissance Indianapolis North Hotel
Irvine	Great Park Sports Complex	Marriott Irvine Spectrum
Kansas City	KC Current Training Facility	Hotel Kansas City – The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
Kansas City	Sporting KC Training Centre	Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center
Kansas City	University of Kansas	Stonehill Lawrence, Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Louisville	Louisville City	Omni Louisville Hotel
Mexico City	Centro de Alto Rendimiento (CAR)	On-site accommodation (CAR)
Mexico City	La Nueva Casa del Futbol – Toluca	DoubleTree by Hilton Toluca
Monterrey	Rayados Training Centre	The Westin Monterrey Valle
Philadelphia	Philadelphia Union	Hotel Du Pont
St. Louis	Saint Louis University	Magnolia Hotel St. Louis
Salt Lake City	RSL Training Centre	RSL Training Academy Residence
Salt Lake City	University of Utah	Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City
San Antonio	San Antonio Stadium	Kimpton Santo Hotel