FIFA World Cup

• FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026: Here’s who Team Canada will face

  Canada finds out its group opponents today for next summer’s expanded 48-nation FIFA World Cup at the tournament draw in Washington, D.C.

  Sports

  Dec 5
  
• More questions about FIFA costs as host First Nations receive $6M each

  Global News has learned that $18 million has been paid to the Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation with each getting $6 million.

  Economy

  Dec 1
  
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• 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
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• Airbnb wants exemption during FIFA World Cup in Vancouver, but Eby says ‘no’

  The report, from Deloitte, projects a shortfall of 70,000 nights during the tournament's busiest stretch and warns that the gap could drive up hotel prices by 200 per cent.

  Economy

  Oct 1
• 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
• U.S. politics threaten to complicate Canada’s co-hosting of 2026 World Cup

  With the 2026 World Cup less than a year away, political tensions and U.S. immigration policy under Trump raise concerns for fans and players crossing borders.

  Sports

  Jul 27
• 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
• 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
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• Cost of hosting FIFA World Cup in B.C. could be as high as $624M, province says

  The province estimates that hosting seven matches will result in more than one million out-of-province visitors, generating more than $1 billion in spending.

  Sports

  Jun 24
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• Vancouver to host the next FIFA Congress ahead of 2026 World Cup

  The FIFA Congress is traditionally held in the World Cup host country the year of the tournament. In earning hosting rights, Canada wins out over co-hosts the U.S. and Mexico.

  Sports

  May 15