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BY JENNA STEPHENSON
Frisco will be the base camp for Poland, Albania, Ukraine or Sweden for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee Presi- dent Monica Paul announced in a March 3 press conference. The four countries are competing in Playo Path B of the European Quali ers for a spot in the World Cup, which will be determined later this month. Whichever team quali es will train at Toyota Stadium and stay at the Westin Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa this summer, o cials said. “We’re excited to be a partner, welcome soccer fans from all over the world to our community and have soccer fever take over Frisco, Texas,” Frisco Mayor Je Cheney said. Frisco will host European team for FIFA World Cup
Frisco Mayor Je Cheney speaks during a March 3 press conference about the four teams that could call Frisco home as a base camp for the FIFA World Cup this summer.
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Teams will use their chosen base camp as a train- ing facility and stay at a nearby hotel in between matches. Not every potential base camp will be selected by a World Cup team. FIFA has 64 base camp locations, but only 48 teams will participate in the tournament. “We’re just so excited to nally be here,” Cheney said.
The gist The 2026 FIFA World Cup will run from June 11 to July 19. Nine of the tournament’s 104 matches will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, which will be temporarily renamed to Dallas Stadium for the World Cup. Frisco’s Toyota Stadium was announced as a base camp location last year, along with several other locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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