FIFA World Cup 2026: Czechia national team hosts open training session at Mansfield Stadium

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 teamThe 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.International media also arrived here in DFW, some covering Czechia, others following Mexico and the Republic of Korea, two of the nations in Group A with the Czechs.Hundreds of fans turn out for the training sessionLuis Castillo is a Mexico fan from Carrollton, and he is excited to finally have the big tournament in the Lone Star State."It's insane, because when you're a kid, you grow up watching these European tournaments. That's the best qu