FIFA confirmed on Monday that the national teams of Colombia, Iran, South Korea, South Africa, Uruguay, Tunisia and Mexico will have their base camp in this country for the 2026 World Cup that will kick off on June 11.
The South African team, which will play the home team in the opening match at the Azteca Stadium, will be based in Pachuca, Hidalgo, 90 kilometers north of the Mexican capital. In the World Cup, South Africa will be part of Group A along with Mexico, South Korea and Czech Republic.
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South Korea will hold its training camp in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in the western part of the country.
At the facilities of Chivas Guadalajara, one of the most popular teams in the local league.
Mexico, coached by Javier Aguirre, will have its headquarters at the Mexican Soccer Federation’s High Performance Center.
It is located south of Mexico City, in the area where the Azteca Stadium is located.
El Mundial 2026 arrancará el 11 de junio próximo
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Iran, a member of Group G with Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand, although it will not play any of its matches in this country, will have its training camp in Tijuana, Baja California, in northern Mexico.
At the facilities of the Xolos de Tijuana team of the local league, something that was confirmed earlier in the day by Claudia Sheinbaum, the country’s president.
“The United States does not want the Iranian team to stay overnight in the United States.”
“So they asked us, ‘Can you stay overnight in Mexico?’ And we said yes, no problem, we have no problem.”
The president stated in her conference on Monday (Filed under: 2026 World Cup selections choose Mexico).
Colombia and Uruguay prepare for their World Cup adventure
The Colombian national team, which is part of Group K along with Portugal, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uzbekistan, will work in Guadalajara.
At the facilities of Atlas, another local league team.
The Colombian team will make its World Cup debut on June 17 against Uzbekistan at the Azteca Stadium.
On the 23rd they will face DR Congo at the Guadalajara stadium and will close the group stage against Portugal on the 27th in Miami.
Uruguay, which is in Group H with Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia, will concentrate in Cancun, Quintana Roo, in southern Mexico, at the Mayakoba Training Center.
Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa’s team will only have one match in Mexico, on June 26 against Spain at the Guadalajara stadium.
And Tunisia, which shares Group F with the Netherlands, Japan and Sweden, will stay in Monterrey, Nuevo León, in the north of the country (Filed under: 2026 World Cup selections choose Mexico).
With information from EFE
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