Sportingly speaking, out of FIFA's 66 base camps, only 4 met the conditions of this one, which are having the pitch and the hotel right there, and that is key for our technical staff because they have everything in one place. 'Both the national team's technical staff and the operational and administrative part of the federation are happy that this option has been finalized,' he explained. In turn, Christian Núñez, director of National Teams, also spoke along the same lines, highlighting the logistical benefits of the decision. 'Logistically, it was the best option for Panama and that was the line we used in the draw. The others had a hotel and then you had to move to the pitch, and that is super important,' he detailed. Panama now has its base camp it will use for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A press release from the Panamanian Football Federation (FPF) detailed that FIFA informed them of the assignment of the Nottawasaga Training Site as the site for Panama's senior national team's World Cup base camp. The base camp is located in the city of New Tecumseth, Ontario, Canada. Panama will play its first two World Cup Cup matches in Toronto, Canada, on June 17 against Ghana and on June 23 against Croatia, which are their first two matches in Group L. Subsequently, the team led by head coach Thomas Christiansen will be traveling to New York to face the England team on June 27, to close out the group stage. Miguel Zúñiga, the federation's secretary general, expressed his satisfaction with FIFA's decision and highlighted the benefits for the national team to be able to stay in the location of their first two matches. 'The option to have our base camp close to Toronto implies important benefits for our team, especially understanding that our first two games are in Toronto. Having two games in Toronto guaranteed that our movements would be minimal, as we are only going to move to New York in the first round, and that was the most important thing. First, because it limits long trips that can affect the players' physical condition, and second, because it facilitates all the logistics and operation around the team.'
