The Brief
- Sweden and Czechia have officially established their World Cup base camps in Frisco and Mansfield, drawing massive fan excitement and international media to the DFW metroplex.
- This marks Czechia’s first World Cup appearance in 20 years, a milestone secured after winning back-to-back European playoff penalty shootouts to join the expanded 48-team field.
- While Czechia will train locally, they do not play group stage matches in Texas and will travel to Guadalajara to face the Republic of Korea this Thursday.
MANSFIELD, Texas – Two nations will be making their World Cup base camps here in North Texas. Sweden will be practicing at the home of FC Dallas in Frisco, and Czechia will be right in Mansfield, Texas.
Mansfield Stadium welcomes World Cup team
What we know:
The Czechs arrived on Friday and got out on the pitch, on Saturday, in front of fans for their first session in Texas.
We met people with Czech roots and also fans who came out here just to see for themselves what it’s like to watch a World Cup squad up close. Some lucky ones even scored autographs after the session concluded.…