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Around Canada and the 2026 World Cup (Part 2)
The World Cup always starts with soccer fields, expected to be BMO pitch in Toronto, Olympic in Montreal and Commonwealth in Edmonton.
FIFA requires a minimum capacity of 40,000 seats for matches in the group stage to the quarter-finals, increasing to 60,000 seats for the semi-finals, and 80,000 seats for the opening and final matches.
Currently, Toronto’s BMO yard with a capacity of over 30,000 will need to expand. Similarly, although the courts in Edmonton and Montreal have a larger capacity of about 56,000 people per yard, expansion must also be done.
Remember, when FIFA hosted the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada, the players had to play on artificial turf at the Montreal Olympic Stadium, although many opposed it. For men’s football, even the temporary replacement of natural grass will cost from 1-2 million CAD (0.76-1.52 million USD).
Previously, the cost of building the Montreal Olympic Stadium was 1.5 billion CAD, all from taxes, plus 32 million CAD per year for operation and maintenance. And yet, this 20-year-old roof is in need of replacement, with an estimated cost of CAD 200-300 million, according to Globe & Mail estimates.
The preliminary estimate that Toronto and Edmonton offer to host matches is 30-55 million CAD per city, depending on the number of matches they are allotted. Montreal City Council has closed the cost a bit higher, at 69 million CAD, of course this cost does not include the money to upgrade the stadium.
Not to mention the cost of security, which is causing headaches for world-class event organizers. For example, the security budget for the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 was originally CAD 175 million, but the actual team amounted to CAD 900 million, five times the estimate.
Most recently, the Government of Canada spent 396 million CAD on police forces, vehicles, fences and other security means to protect the leaders at the G7 summit which only took place within 28 hours. at La Malbaie.
Recent World Cups have been held at a huge cost: Brazil 2014 cost US $ 15 billion, Russia is estimated at US $ 14 billion, and Qatar could spend up to US $ 200 billion for the World Cup in four years.
Around Canadian football and the 2026 World Cup (Part 1)
A day before the 2018 World Cup kicked off in Russia, FIFA member soccer federations gathered to vote for the host nation of the planet’s biggest football festival.
The result is a consortium of three North American countries, including Canada, the United States and Mexico. This overtook Morocco with a ratio of 134-65 votes to officially become the 2026 World Cup co-hosts. This is the first time in FIFA history. hosting rights for the consortium of 3 countries.
Mexico twice hosted the World Cup in 1970 and 1986. The United States was the host of the 1994 World Cup. But for Canada, this will be the first time. They failed once in the run to host the 1986 World Cup, the only World Cup Canadian football team to participate in, but they lost all three and were eliminated from the group stage against Soviet rivals. , France and Hungary.
Due to the host countries, FIFA has not officially confirmed that they will automatically be exempted from the qualifying round. However, with the tournament expanded from 32 to 48 teams in eight years, the ability of Canada to participate is not small, whether it is kicked or not.
As planned, Canada and Mexico are scheduled to hold 10 matches each. Besides, the United States will take charge of 60 games, but this is not the final decision. FIFA will select 16 cities to officially host matches in 23 candidate cities of 3 co-host countries. Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal are Canada’s three candidate cities.
Steven Reed, president of the Canadian Football Federation, said the FIFA decision was “an unprecedented honor and privilege”. And Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is proud: “This is an opportunity to bring the world together and highlight the good things between Canada, Mexico and the United States.”
What price is for Canada for the 2026 World Cup?
According to estimates by the United States Football Association, the 2026 World Cup contribute $ 5 billion to economies. This the ability to create 40,000 jobs in 3 countries. However, right after the initial excitement about the opportunity to return to the World Cup arena, Canadians turned to calculating the cost of a successful World Cup in the next 8 years.
USA, Mexico, Canada could host the FIFA Club World Cup 2026
Although football in Canada has its roots in rugby, this sport has evolved into its own version called Canadian football. Two teams of twelve players each play to control the territory of an oval ball, similar to the parameters set by American football.
The biggest difference between Canadian and American football is the scale of this field. Canadian football fields have 110 yards and 65 yards wide. The post goal is also placed in the front, instead of the back of the end area.
The CFL
The professional tournament is called the Canadian Football Federation, or CFL. Among many football events, the Gray Cup is highly anticipated. This event attracts millions of fans in the stands and snuggling into their television.
The CFL consists of nine teams, including Hamilton Tiger-Cat, Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Redblacks, Toronto Argonauts, BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The FIFA Club World Cup in 2026 can be held by the three countries. They are United States, Mexico and Canada as these three countries prepare to host the World Cup in 2026.
ESPN sources say that the United States, Mexico and Canada will have the option to host FIFA events before the 2026 World Cup. is the FIFA Conference, the World Cup youth tournament or the FIFA Club World Cup.
Sources in the Mexican Football Federation also confirmed that the three countries are likely to host the 24-team FIFA Club World Cup by 2025, but added that nothing has been determined yet.
The announcement
On October 24, FIFA announced that China was the host of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021. This team will join 24 teams for the first time. The tournament period will be held from June 17 to July 4, 2021. Europe will have 8 seats, South America will have 6 seats. Meanwhile, Africa, Asia and North America – each continent has 3 seats and Oceania has 1 interest.
FIFA Club World Cup will be held every 4 years, instead of every year as it is now. So the next event will be in 2025, likely in the Americas. The final edition of the FIFA Club World Cup will be held in December this year in Qatar, the host country of the 2022 World Cup.
