Stadiums in Frisco and Mansfield served as official FIFA base camps for Sweden and Czechia's teams during the international soccer tournament.

With the World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico spread out over such a wide geographic area, teams have looked to get strategic with their base camp selection. The result has been bringing a World Cup presence to some of the more unexpected locations throughout the U.

Scotland’s “Flower of Scotland” rang out from The Tartan Army, who was concentrated in three sections at the southwest end of Hard Rock amid a yellow-clad sea of Brazilian fans. Their proud voices – and bagpipes – far outshone their small numbers, a fitting finale for their Scotland’s memorable World Cup showing.

A tournament that began as a grand experiment across three countries ended with a finish worthy of all its sprawl: Spain beating Argentina, 1-0, in extra time.

De la Fuente, who at 65 became the oldest coach to guide a team to a World Cup triumph, led Spain to the Euro 2024 title and his team are now unbeaten in 38 matches in all competi