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which state does the us men's soccer team live in

Short answer

The U.S. men’s national soccer team (USMNT) doesn’t “live” in a single state—players are spread across the country and around the world—but its official training headquarters and main operational base is in the Atlanta area, specifically Fayette County, Georgia.

Where the USMNT is officially based

U.S. Soccer has built a new National Training Center (NTC) in Fayette County, Georgia , just south of Atlanta, and that’s now the federation’s primary home for the men’s national team.

Key points:

  • The USMNT began training there for the 2026 World Cup cycle, with arrivals and media events centered on the Atlanta-area facility.
  • U.S. Soccer and head coach Mauricio Pochettino (and previously Gregg Berhalter) have described the NTC as the team’s “home” for camps, preparation, and long-term operations.
  • Before the NTC opened, the program often used various sites (like D.C.-area camps or Southern California venues), but the Georgia center is now the flagship base.

So if you’re asking which state the team “lives in” in an institutional sense, the best answer is Georgia.

Where the players actually live

The roster is international by design:

  • Many USMNT players are based in Europe (Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, etc.).
  • Others play in MLS clubs across the U.S. and Canada.
  • A few may be in Mexico or other leagues.

That means on a day-to-day basis, the squad is geographically scattered; they only come together in one place (often Georgia, but sometimes other states) for training camps and tournaments.

Why California keeps coming up in headlines

You’ll see a lot of 2026 World Cup coverage saying the USMNT is “based” in Southern California , specifically Irvine, California. That’s about the tournament, not everyday life:

  • For the 2026 World Cup, U.S. Soccer chose Irvine’s Great Park Sports Complex as the team’s World Cup base camp.
  • The logic: two of the three U.S. group-stage matches are in the Los Angeles area (SoFi Stadium), so staying in Orange County minimizes travel and time-zone disruptions.
  • During the tournament, the team stayed in an Orange County hotel and trained at Great Park, with trips to L.A. and Seattle for matches.

So:

  • Long-term home base: Georgia (Atlanta-area NTC).
  • 2026 World Cup operational base: California (Irvine/Orange County).

TL;DR

  • The USMNT’s official headquarters and main training center are in Georgia.
  • Players themselves live in many different states and countries.
  • For the 2026 World Cup, the team temporarily “lived” and trained out of Irvine, California , to optimize travel for their group-stage games.

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