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The 2026 World Cup will be an expanded 48-team tournament hosted across North America.
Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, will host matches from June 13 to July 9, 2026.
Local venues like Bryant University are being considered as potential training camps for participating teams.
Don’t look now, but we’re just a few short months from the next edition of the World Cup taking over the sporting landscape in North America.
The latest international break in the domestic calendar came last week, and four additional national sides from UEFA have punched their respective tickets to either the United States, Canada or Mexico. France, Croatia, Portugal and Norway joined the three hosts and 25 previous teams who advanced through their respective regional association

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