2026 World Cup's Three-Country Setup Reshapes How Teams Prepare

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, split among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico across 16 cities, is the first three-nation tournament. Teams now face grueling travel—some flying over 4,000 kilometers between matches. This forces a rethink of traditional preparation. Countries like Japan are ditching centralized training camps for regional bases instead, fundamentally changing how the world's best ready themselves for the competition.