Craig Bellamy did not get to play at a World Cup but hopes to take Wales to the 2026 tournament
If Wales qualify for the 2026 World Cup, they are likely to be based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Wales boss Craig Bellamy’s employers at the Football Association of Wales (FAW) are negotiating for their national team’s training base to be in the city which hosts MLS side Real Salt Lake.
Anthony Pulis – son of former Stoke and West Brom boss Tony Pulis and an ex-Wales Under-21s cap – is Real Salt Lake assistant manager and has advised the FAW on options in the United States.
Wales’ qualifying campaign resumes on Thursday, 26 March when they host Bosnia and Herzegovina in a World Cup play-off semi-final.
If they win that tie, Bellamy’s side will play Italy or Northern Ireland in Cardiff on Tuesday, 31 March for a place in the finals.
Should they qualify they would face World Cup co-hosts Canada in Toronto on Friday, 12 June, then Switzerland in Los Angeles on Thursday, 18 June and Qatar in Seattle on Wednesday, 24 June.
Mexico and the United States are also co-hosts of the tournament.
