FIFA

• Free spots available for FIFA Fan Fest, but ‘premium experience’ will cost money

  Premium experiences, including reserved seating within the amphitheatre for 7,400 people and dedicated fast-track entry lanes, will be available for purchase.

  Sports

  Mar 17
  
• Details about the FIFA World Cup Fan Zone in Vancouver released

  "This is going to include the PNE site minus Playland, and so will be also the first large festival to take advantage of the new amphitheatre," Jessie Adcock said.

  Sports

  Mar 6
  
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• FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash

  FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of $4,185.

  Sports

  Dec 16, 2025
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• Toronto records lowest hotel price increase among 2026 World Cup host cities

  Hotel prices have jumped across North America following the release of the 2026 World Cup schedule, though Toronto recorded the lowest increase among host cities.

  Sports

  Dec 13, 2025
• Egypt and Iran protest Seattle FIFA match over Pride celebrations

  Seattle Pride organizers say their programs will proceed on that day, suggesting that FIFA might move the game between Egypt and Iran to Vancouver.

  Sports

  Dec 10, 2025
• Is hosting the FIFA World Cup worth it? Canadians are divided in new poll

  The B.C. government says the costs of the event will be offset by estimated revenues of between $448 million and $478 million, which is higher than it originally estimated in 2024.

  Politics

  Nov 17, 2025
• Toronto to develop wastewater surveillance program to detect diseases for FIFA World Cup

  Toronto will launch a wastewater surveillance pilot during the 2026 World Cup to monitor diseases like COVID-19, flu, and measles in busy fan zones.

  Sports

  Oct 17, 2025
• 2026 FIFA World Cup organizers start search for some 65K volunteers

  Organizers say volunteers will provide support across 23 functional areas at official and non-official sites such as stadiums, training sites, airports, hotels and more.

  Sports

  Aug 11, 2025
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• FIFA may need to rethink World Cup calendar due to climate change: experts

  With temperatures rising worldwide, scientists warn that staging the World Cup and other soccer tournaments in the Northern Hemisphere summer is getting increasingly dangerous.

  Sports

  Jul 16, 2025
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• FIFA World Cup 2026 hospitality tickets released — starting at $2,500 each

  "What they are going to see is the greatest sporting spectacle and it's going to be here, for seven games," Kingsley Bailey with Vancouver Ticket told Global News.

  Sports

  Jul 14, 2025