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The Promise of 1994, Delivered: Major League Soccer’s Investment Powers the Modern Game in North America
$11 billion invested in soccer-specific stadiums, training facilities in 30 years with three more stadiums opening in the next three years
Argentina, Brazil and England among nations to call MLS club facilities home during World Cup
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New York, NY (Monday, June 1, 2026) – Born out of the 1994 FIFA World Cup hosted in the United States, Major League Soccer is now in its 31st season and has made good on the vision of creating a soccer nation. This progress underscores nearly three decades of investment in world-class soccer infrastructure and community development, as highlighted in FIFA’s Team Base Camp announcement.
For photos and videos of Major League Soccer’s stadiums and training facilities please see our website soccerlimagazine.com.
All FIFA World Cup 2026™ host markets across the United States and Canada are MLS cities, reflecting the league’s deep integration into the fabric of the sport throughout the region. In addition, five MLS stadiums will host FIFA World Cup matches and 14 MLS and MLS NEXT Pro clubs are hosting team base camps showcasing the state-of-the-art venues built by MLS clubs and ownership in partnership with local communities.
In total, approximately 40 MLS stadiums and facilities will serve as a cornerstone and reinforce the league’s role in shaping the past, present, and future of soccer in the United States and Canada.
- All 13 FIFA World Cup host markets in the United States and Canada are MLS cities.
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MLS Cities hosting FIFA World Cup 2026™
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| Host City |
MLS Club |
Club Accomplishment |
| Atlanta |
Atlanta United |
2018 MLS Cup Champions |
| Boston |
New England Revolution |
2021 Supporters’ Shield Winners |
| Dallas |
FC Dallas |
2016 Supporters’ Shield Winners |
| Houston |
Houston Dynamo FC |
2x MLS Cup Champions |
| Kansas City |
Sporting Kansas City |
2x MLS Cup Champions |
| Los Angeles |
LA Galaxy |
6x MLS Cup Champions |
| Los Angeles |
LAFC |
2022 MLS Cup Champions; FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Participant |
| Miami |
Inter Miami CF |
2025 MLS Cup Champions; FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Participant |
| New York New Jersey |
New York City FC |
2021 MLS Cup Champions |
| New York New Jersey |
Red Bull New York |
3x Supporters’ Shield Winners |
| Philadelphia |
Philadelphia Union |
2x Supporters’ Shield Winners |
| Seattle |
Seattle Sounders FC |
2x MLS Cup Champions; 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup Champions; FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Participant |
| San Francisco Bay Area |
San Jose Earthquakes |
2x MLS Cup Champions |
| Toronto |
Toronto FC |
2017 MLS Cup Champions |
| Vancouver |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
2025 Western Conference Champions, Four consecutive Canadian Championships
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- Five (5) MLS stadiums will host FIFA World Cup 2026™ matches:
- BC Place, home of Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- BMO Field, home of Toronto FC
- Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Revolution
- Lumen Field, home of Seattle Sounders FC
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of Atlanta United
- 14 MLS and MLS NEXT PRO clubs will host World Cup participating national teams at their official Team Base Camps.
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Team Base Camps at MLS Training Facilities
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| MLS and MLS NEXT Pro Club |
Participating Nation |
Training Facility |
| Atlanta United |
Uzbekistan |
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground |
| Austin FC |
Saudi Arabia |
Q2 Stadium |
| Charlotte FC |
Scotland |
Atrium Health Performance Park |
| Columbus Crew |
Ecuador |
OhioHealth Performance Center |
| FC Dallas |
Sweden |
Toyota Stadium |
| Nashville SC |
Japan |
Vanderbilt Health Training Center |
| North Texas SC (MLS NEXT Pro) |
Czechia |
Texas Health Mansfield Stadium |
| Philadelphia Union |
Ivory Coast |
Subaru Park and WSFS Bank Sportsplex |
| Real Salt Lake |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
America First Field |
| Red Bull New York |
Brazil |
RWJBarnabas Health Red Bulls Performance Center |
| Seattle Sounders FC |
Belgium |
Providence Swedish Performance Center & Clubhouse |
| Sporting Kansas City |
Argentina |
Compass Minerals National Performance Center |
| Sporting Kansas City II (MLS NEXT Pro) |
England |
Swope Soccer Village |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Canada |
Whitecaps National Soccer Development Centre
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- In addition to the 19 MLS venues hosting official matches and team base camps, more than 20 other MLS club facilities are scheduled to host different events in the lead up and during the World Cup, including pre-World Cup matches, pre-World Cup camps, fan festivities and official Venue-Specific Training Sites.
Since its launch in 1996 — established as part of the legacy of the 1994 FIFA World Cup — MLS ownership has invested more than $11 billion in soccer-specific stadiums, elite training facilities, youth academies, and community-based infrastructure projects across the United States and Canada. These long-term investments have elevated standards for the professional game while creating lasting community impact and expanding access to the sport at every level.
- MLS has grown from 10 to 30 clubs since its inaugural season in 1996
- All MLS Clubs operate academy programs, and more than 650 homegrown players have come into the league, with a majority of those players signing since 2020.
- 27 MLS clubs play in stadiums built or renovated for soccer, following Inter Miami CF’s stadium debut in April 2026. New stadiums for New York City FC (2027) and Chicago Fire FC (2028) are under construction, with the New England Revolution coming soon to follow.
- Reinvestment in current soccer-specific stadiums, including FC Dallas’ Toyota Stadium, undergoing a $182 million renovation.
- All 30 MLS Clubs operate in world-class first-team training centers.
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