England at the World Cup: Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas reveals what the Three Lions can expect from their Swope Soccer Village base

With just a few months to go until the start of the 2026 World Cup, England will soon be travelling to the USA to begin a campaign that sees them as one of the favourites to lift the trophy for the first time since 1966.

If Thomas Tuchel and the FA are to deliver the first senior men's trophy in 60 years, they will need perfect preparation and the ideal base to give them the 'home away from home' feeling that is deemed key to success.

This year, that will be at the Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri. Based in the central part of the country, it offers England easy access to their three group matches in Dallas, Boston and New York-New Jersey, with minimal travel time vital across the vast United States, who are co-hosts alongside Mexico and Canada.

Kansas City has a rich sporting pedigree too. Perhaps best known for their NFL team, the Kansas City Chiefs, the city is also dubbed the 'home of soccer in the US', having two football teams - MLS team Sporting Kansas City and NWSL side the Kansas City Current. Along with their baseball team, the Kansas City Royals, the city is often abuzz with sports fans.

And while there has been huge sporting success in Kansas City, hosting England's training base for the World Cup has been earmarked as a "historic moment" by the city's mayor, Quinton Lucas.