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FIFA reveals 48 World Cup team base training sites in the USA, Mexico and Canada

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A man walks past a hand-painted mural featuring 2026 World Cup motifs in Mexico City on May 25, 2026. [AFP]

Defending champions Argentina and England will have their World Cup teams based in Kansas City under a list of training sites announced by FIFA on Monday.

The record 48 teams competing in the global football showdown that begins next month will have 39 teams based in the United States, seven more based in Mexico and two based in Canada.

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