Vancouver officially to host the World Cup 2026:FIFA has confirmed that Vancouver has been chosen as an official host city for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be jointly hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico, with matches held in select cities across North America. This World Cup will be the largest ever held and the first to feature 48 teams playing in 80 games. The United States is expected to host 60 matches, with Canada and Mexico expected to host 10 games each.Currently, the estimated costs for planning, staging and hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026 in B.C. range from $240 million to $260 million.Local First Nations communities have expressed their support, including Chief Wayne Sparrow, of the Musqueam Indian Band. “Soccer is a globally unifying sport. It is an important sport to Musqueam – just like it is important to so many communities around the world. We are thrilled to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in our ancestral territory."#Musqueam#UBCVancouver#UBC#Vancouvercanada#Vancouvereconomy#WorldCupFIFA

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Vancouver officially to host the World Cup 2026:FIFA has confirmed that Vancouver has been chosen as an official host city for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be jointly hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico, with matches held in select cities across North America. This World Cup will be the largest ever held and the first to feature 48 teams playing in 80 games. The United States is expected to host 60 matches, with Canada and Mexico expected to host 10 games each.Currently, the estimated costs for planning, staging and hosting the FIFA World Cup 2026 in B.C. range from $240 million to $260 million.Local First Nations communities have expressed their support, including Chief Wayne Sparrow, of the Musqueam Indian Band. “Soccer is a globally unifying sport. It is an important sport to Musqueam – just like it is important to so many communities around the world. We are thrilled to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in our ancestral territory."#Musqueam#UBCVancouver#UBC#Vancouvercanada#Vancouvereconomy#WorldCupFIFA