Where are England based for the 2026 FIFA World Cup? The training base Thomas Tuchel's squad will use in 'Heart of America'
Updated 05/06/2026 at 22:24 GMT+1
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England's 2026 FIFA World Cup preparation is well and truly underway, with Thomas Tuchel's squad adapting to the conditions having arrived in the United States earlier this week.
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The Three Lions are looking to lift the World Cup for the first time since 1966 in North America in what will be the biggest in the competition's history.
A total of 48 nations have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, with France, Spain, Brazil and defending champions Argentina, along with England, among those in the hunt for glory.
Tuchel's team flew to Florida, where they will be based for two pre-tournament friendlies - against New Zealand on Saturday and Costa Rica on Wednesday, June 10 - earlier this week and once the tournament gets underway spend most of their time between matches in Kansas City.
England's group stage campaign gets underway against Croatia on Wednesday, June 17, before a Group L meeting with Ghana on Tuesday, June 23.
Finally, England round off the group stages against Panama on Saturday, June 27, as they look to book their spot in the knockout stages and go the distance.
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Where is England's World Cup camp?
For the duration of the 2026 World Cup, England will be based at Swope Park in Kansas City.
While they will not play any games here, there is a good reason for it being their base.
Kansas City, which is aptly nicknamed the 'Heart of America', is slap bang in the middle of the United States of America.
It means that the players and staff won't have to endure gruelling coast-to-coast flights, whereas were they based in Los Angeles or New York, travel time would increase if they had to jet across the country.
The Three Lions, though, did not get their preferred base camp, the Compass Minerals National Performance Centre, having missed out to Argentina.
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In the meantime, however, Tuchel is putting the England players through their paces at Palm Beach Gardens having checked into The Belgrove Resort and Spa in West Palm Beach in Florida after departing Birmingham Airport on Monday morning for their pre-tournament camp.
The warmer climes will allow the squad to adjust to the higher US temperatures in their bid to be as prepared as possible for what is to come this summer.
The England players then underwent their first training session on Tuesday morning before Saturday's game against New Zealand.
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However, not every player selected by Tuchel made the flight to the US.
Those who turn out for Arsenal and Crystal Palace, including Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Dean Henderson, were told to join up with the squad later owing to their respective participation in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League final.
As such, a number of young stars have linked up with the senior squad as part of their preparation for the 2026 World Cup.
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Alex Scott, Rio Ngumoha, Josh King and Ethan Nwaneri are all involved in the training camp and are eligible to play against New Zealand and Costa Rica.
"We will take some young players out who will train with us in the size of the squad that we need, and we have the two friendly matches to take care of the minutes and the load on the players," Tuchel said.
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