NASHVILLE, TN – On Thursday, Nashville SC announced that the Japan Football Association has chosen Nashville SC's Vanderbilt Health Training Center as the team's base camp and training site during the tournament.
Nashville SC's training center in Antioch, Tennessee, will serve as Japan's basecamp during the tournament, with the team training there in the lead up to their tournament opener against the Netherlands on June 14 in Arlington, Texas. Opened in 2023, the 12-acre, 60,000 square foot training facility has to three soccer fields, a full-service-dining hall, a theater-style video and film room, multiple cardio and weight-training areas, and cryogenic chambers.
"Nashville has proven itself as a worldwide hub for soccer, music and culture, and the decision by FIFA and the Japan Football Association to use Nashville SC’s Training Center as a home base for this year's World Cup underscores our city’s importance in the global soccer landscape," said Nashville SC Chief Business Officer Lindsey Paola. "We are both honored and thrilled to be a part of the biggest World Cup in the tournament's 95-year history."
Japan’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage Schedule:
- June 14 | 3 p.m. CT: Japan vs. Netherlands (Arlington, Texas)
- June 20 | 11 p.m. CT: Japan vs. Tunisia (Monterrey, Mexico)
- June 25 | 6 p.m. CT: Japan vs. TBD (Arlington, Texas)
