It will be a melting pot in the Garden State with Morocco and Haiti joining Brazil and Senegal with base camps in New Jersey for this summer’s World Cup, The Athletic reported Tuesday.
Brazil, Morocco and Haiti all were selected into Group C for the tournament.
Brazil will be based at the New York Red Bulls’ training facility in Morris Township ahead of its opening pair of group stage games June 13 at East Rutherford, N.J., and June 19 at Philadelphia.
Morocco will set up camp at Pingry School, a private college preparatory school near Bridgewater Township, as it gets set for its group-stage opener against Brazil at East Rutherford.
Haiti will be based at Stockton University in Galloway, which was host to Brazil’s Flamengo during last summer’s FIFA Club World Cup. Haiti plays its opener June 13 against Scotland in Foxborough, Mass., before facing Brazil at Philadelphia.
Senegal, which was selected into Group I, will be based at Rutgers University in Piscataway as it prepares for back-to-back games at East Rutherford on June 16 against France and June 22 against Norway.
–Field Level Media
