FIFA 2026: Tunisia Among Nations Setting Up Base in Mexico

Tunisia has finalized its base camp location for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, opting for Monterrey, Mexico. This decision comes as teams participating in the expanded 48-nation tournament, hosted across Canada, Mexico, and the United States, have confirmed their training and accommodation sites.

For Tunisia, making their seventh World Cup appearance and fourth consecutive, Monterrey's Rayados Training Center will serve as their home base during the group stage. Their group stage opponents have selected different locations: the Netherlands will be based in Kansas City, Japan in Nashville, and Sweden in Dallas. These camps will be central to the teams' preparation and daily life throughout the competition, scheduled from June 11 to July 19.

FIFA announced that 39 teams will be based in the United States, seven in Mexico, and two in Canada. The seven nations choosing Mexico as their base are Colombia, Iran, South Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Tunisia, and Uruguay. This distribution aims to broaden the tournament's economic and popular impact across North America, with 25 communities outside the 16 host cities accommodating national teams.

Heimo Schirgi, FIFA World Cup 2026 Director of Operations, emphasized the importance of base camps as integral to the World Cup experience. The selection process, which began in 2024, involved refining lists of proposed facilities and culminated after the final draw in December 2025, ensuring teams have optimal environments for training and recovery.

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The team base camps are an integral part of the fabric of any FIFA World Cup. It is where teams settle, train, recover, and live to the daily rhythm of the competition.