Canadian Soccer Association to bid for 2026 World Cup

[SubHuman]

For Toronto alone --
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/con...for-world-cup-2026-despite-a-cash-crunch.html

... BMO Field renovation ... approximately $66.6 million. The training sites ... $45 million.
In total, the last estimate ... currently $300 million.

 

[Northern Light]

For Toronto alone --
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/con...for-world-cup-2026-despite-a-cash-crunch.html

And a big chunk of that money is in the Capital budget of Parks, Forestry and Recreation............where there is an ever growing backlog of state-of-good-repair, and where dollars for park acquisition go unspent for lack of staff to manage said projects.

 

[christiesplits]

Anyone have a ballpark figure of the expected ticket prices for Toronto matches?

 

[SubHuman]

Anyone have a ballpark figure of the expected ticket prices for Toronto matches?

Possibly irrelevant, but this shows 2022 prices. Online currency converters can be used to show Cdn$ equivalent.
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/ticket-prices-en
"To receive information on how to apply for FIFA World Cup 2026™ tickets" ...

https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/register-interest

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

With news that the tournament is expected to increase from 80 matches - we will probably see 2/3 more games in Canada.

 

[Northern Light]

With news that the tournament is expected to increase from 80 matches - we will probably see 2/3 more games in Canada.

104 total games proposed:

World Cup 2026: four-team groups and 104 game-tournament set for approval

The 2026 World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico are set to feature 104 games, including a new last-32 stage

www.theguardian.com

 

[yrt+viva=1system]

Much more to the point: When you vote to host the World Cup in your city, you vote to get ripped off. Period. The basic agreement is cities pay to host, FIFA keeps almost all the money, take it or leave it. This isn’t secret information. Cities like Montreal, Minneapolis, Chicago (headquarters of the U.S. Soccer Federation) and Phoenix left it, declining to be part of the 2026 bid. Toronto took it, knowing it was in a huge budget hole, and without any guarantee of provincial or federal support. Once councillors approved the plan, all that remained to be determined were the precise details of the swindle.

Meanwhile in Vancouver, the projected budget is $260 million for as many as five World Cup games. It’s an only slightly less outrageous cost than Toronto’s. But on the bright side, unlike Toronto, Vancouver actually has a plan to pay the tab: A temporary hotel tax, which is supposed to raise $230 million between now and 2030.

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/world-cup-swindle-was-always-plain-to-see

 

[tripwire]

Isn't that the case with most of these big events? e.g. Olympics, Expo(?)

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

6 games for Toronto then - Vancouver gets 7.

Toronto hosts the opening Canada match on June 12.

 

[christiesplits]

6 games for Toronto then - Vancouver gets 7.

Toronto hosts the opening Canada match on June 12.

I'm absolutely dreading ticket prices. It wouldn't surprise me if it's cheaper to fly to Kansas City, book a hotel, and catch a game there than paying for a ticket at BMO.

 

[christiesplits]

Hosting 6 FIFA World Cup matches estimated to cost Toronto nearly $380M, new report finds​

When Toronto first pitched the games in 2018, a city report estimated the cost at between $30 million and $45 million. Later in 2022, those cost projections would balloon to about $300 million. But in a report released Monday, city staff now estimate the hit to taxpayers will run about $380 million.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fifa-toronto-city-costs-world-cup-games-1.7125815

 

[just east of the creek]

According to this report from the CBC ( www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fifa-toronto-cost-increase-1.7145284 ) Toronto City Councilors will seek to dig a little deeper into the latest report showing costs escalating into the neighbourhood of CDN$380M - a number that is sure to be far from final. As the cost estimations started out less then CDN$100M, I think anyone would be foolish to believe this latest figure will be close to the final tally reached post tournament. It will be interesting to see how this latest meeting will go. It would be also interesting to know what penalty clauses there may be in any agreement to host, should the city decide that six games for a number in excess of $500M is excessive.