10/07/2026
The world watched the competition. College campuses helped make it possible.
Thirteen universities across the country served as Team Base Camps, putting their athletics facilities, campuses and communities on a global stage.
For Bentley University, that meant welcoming France and transforming its athletics facilities into a home base for one of the world’s premier national teams.
Read “The World Trained Here” in the latest edition of the Athletics Administration digital magazine.
Gonzaga University | Egypt
Hosting went beyond providing a place to train. Gonzaga welcomed Egypt to Spokane while navigating the operational details required to turn a college athletics facility into a World Cup-caliber training environment.
Westmont College | Qatar
For Westmont, welcoming Qatar meant preparing its athletics spaces for the needs of an international team while balancing preparations for its own student-athletes and the upcoming academic year.
UNC Greensboro | Norway
A Team Base Camp can put more than facilities on display. Norway’s time at UNCG created an opportunity to showcase the university while connecting an international team with the greater Greensboro community.
