Mexico to Host Iran World Cup Team Training Base in Tijuana

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that the United States asked Iran’s national soccer team to move its training base from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico. She stated that her government had no objection to hosting the team overnight.

The team will play its group-stage matches in Inglewood, California, on June 15 against New Zealand, on June 21 against Belgium, and on June 26 against Egypt in Seattle. FIFA confirmed the change of base camp on Monday when it published the list of all 48 training sites.

U.S. territory. The representative then asked whether the team could stay in Mexico, and Sheinbaum replied that Mexico had no issue with the arrangement. Iran’s soccer federation had announced the move over the weekend. The original plan placed the base in Tucson before the relocation to Tijuana.

The 2026 World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19 and is co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Teams use base camps to train before and after matches. S. State Department said in a Monday statement that President Donald Trump had made clear the Iranian team was welcome to participate in the tournament.

The statement did not address overnight accommodations. Sheinbaum said her government continues to work with FIFA on remaining logistical details.