13 m. ago Vancouver fans react with excitement to FIFA 2026 World Cup draw

“We stared at each other, thinking, what are the odds?" soccer fan Corrado Lenzi said. “Italy in Canada — it would be a win-win for us, no matter who wins.”

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33 m. ago FIFA 2026 World Cup: ‘I’m just going to watch for the love of the game’

FIFA's official Vancouver watch party was at Craft Brewery in the Olympic Village on Friday

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36 m. ago FIFA 2026 World Cup draw brings excitement to Vancouver, but also questions about preparedness

'Now that we know who Canada will be playing in Vancouver, the excitement is really taking off,' said Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim

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3 h. ago Here are all the countries that could play in Toronto during the FIFA World Cup

In case you've somehow missed it, the FIFA World Cup is coming to Toronto next year.And though we don't know exactly who will be playing in Toronto yet, we do at least have many of the potential teams nailed down after Friday's preliminary draw.Who is Canada playing in Toronto?After the first FIFA World Cup draw to determine the majority of group stage matches, Canada found out that they'll be playing a yet-to-qualify European opponent when their tournament kicks off on June 12, 2026.They'll be facing one of Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the four-time champions Italy the likely toughest draw they could get. They'll find out who their opponent is on March 31 of next year, after a four-team playoff to determine the fourth spot in Group B.Non-Canada matches in TorontoToronto also has five other matches to be hosted, with the potential matchups now out after Friday's draw.Basically, each of the following matchups will eit...

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4 h. ago Toronto 2026 FIFA World Cup games could include England, France and Senegal

Toronto is one of two Canadian host cities for the FIFA 2026 World Cup, which will be spread across Canada, the United States and Mexico. 

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4 h. ago Canada could play against Italy in Toronto at FIFA World Cup

It turns out that Canada does not yet know its FIFA World Cup opponent for their first-ever match on home soil.But on June 12, 2026, Canada has a shot at taking on one of the most successful soccer countries of all time.Canada knows it will play Qatar and Switzerland in its final two group-stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with both games taking place in Vancouver.In Toronto, though, they await one of four opponents for their opening match of the tournament: Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales or Bosnia and Herzegovina.And while they've missed out on the last two World Cups, it seems hard to say the Italian side is anything other than the team Canada would least like to see coming out of the final round of European qualifying.Italy is ranked 12th in the FIFA World Rankings, and is a four-time winner of the FIFA World Cup, one of only three countries to win at least that many times. Wales is ranked 32nd, Northern Ireland is ranked 69th, while Bosnia and Herzegovina are ranked ...

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7 h. ago World Cup Draw Live: Canada’s Group stage opponents revealed at star

The groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are drawn at star-studded event in Washington, D.C.

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9 h. ago FIFA World Cup Draw Live: Who will Canada play? Trump gets peace award

Who's in which group? Which countries will play in Canada? Can you still buy tickets? Get the latest news for the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw.

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9 h. ago World Cup Draw Live: Who Canada will play in Group B — and which teams could come to Vancouver

Canada will open the tournament in Toronto against the winner of a European playoff, either Italy, Wales, Northern Ireland or Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canada will play Switzerland (June 24) and Qatar (June 18) in Vancouver

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9 h. ago World Cup Draw Live: Who Canada will play in Group B — Switzerland, Qatar, and maybe Italy will join them

Canada will open the tournament in Toronto against the winner of a European playoff, either Italy, Wales, Northern Ireland or Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canada will play Switzerland (June 24) and Qatar (June 18) in Vancouver

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9 h. ago World Cup Draw Recap: Who Canada will play in Group B — Switzerland, Qatar, and maybe Italy will join them

Canada will open the tournament in Toronto against the winner of a European playoff, either Italy, Wales, Northern Ireland or Bosnia and Herzegovina. Canada will play Switzerland (June 24) and Qatar (June 18) in Vancouver

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31 h. ago Carney to meet with Trump, Sheinbaum in D.C. as CUSMA future in question

The three leaders will be in Washington, D.C., for the FIFA World Cup draw, marking the first time they will be in the same room together.

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51 h. ago How does the World Cup draw work? Explaining FIFA’s process for dividing teams into groups

The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place Friday at the Kennedy Center, for the purpose of dividing the 48-team field into 12 groups of four. Once the tournament starts, 32 teams will advance from those preliminary groups to the single-elimination knockout rounds. The 12 round-robin World Cup groups are designated Group A, Group […]

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1 week ago Lions to host Elks, Stampeders in Kelowna as Vancouver hosts FIFA World Cup

Temporary summer digs in Kelowna as the team gets kicked out of Vancouver and B.C. Place for the World Cup

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1 week ago Budget has nearly tripled for PNE Amphitheatre set to host Vancouver's FIFA World Cup festival

The budget for Vancouver's new 10,000-seat open air event venue has escalated from an original estimate of $65 million in 2021, to $137 million last year, reaching $183 million earlier this year

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2 w. ago 2026 FIFA World Cup: Who’s in, who’s not, and Vancouver’s stratospheric ticket prices

Scotland is back in the World Cup for the first time in 28 years. Same for Austria and Norway, which hasn’t been in soccer’s biggest dance since France 1998.

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2 w. ago 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.

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4 w. ago Granville Street social housing, subject of countless complaints, emergency calls, will close by June 2026

B.C. Minister says the closure is part of an agreement requested by Vancouver around larger plans for the Granville Entertainment District, but not specifically related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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4 w. ago Granville Street social housing, subject of countless complaints and emergency calls, will close by June 2026

B.C. Minister says the closure is part of an agreement requested by Vancouver around larger plans for the Granville Entertainment District, but not specifically related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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4 w. ago FIFA creates new peace prize to be awarded at World Cup; Trump a favourite to win

The Nobel Committee keeps snubbing the U.S. president but it looks like Donald Trump's chances of winning an elusive peace prize have just gotten much higher

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