Canadian Soccer Association to bid for 2026 World Cup

[christiesplits]

The new tidbit for me was the ‘fan centre for outdoor viewing.’ Could be interesting!

Good eye. I suspect it would be a ticketed and limited capacity event, sort of like Maple Leaf Square during the NHL/NBA playoffs.

 

[rdaner]

Good eye. I suspect it would be a ticketed and limited capacity event, sort of like Maple Leaf Square during the NHL/NBA playoffs.

Ok. And this could be a chance to be really creative and innovative! Put our best minds to work! ️

 

[wopchop]

All World Cups now have the official FIFA Fan Festival, which is the outdoor viewing party. These are not ticketed, but have capacity restriction.

 

[christiesplits]

While security operations around the Olympics are mostly geared around terrorism and crowd control, an additional concern with the World Cup is preventing fan fights and hooliganism.

There have been a number of incidents at this summer's European Championship:

Violence erupts in Dortmund as Dutch hooligans target England fans ahead of Euros semi-final

Incidents of violence erupted in Dortmund as Dutch hooligans targeted England fans, resulting in injuries to five individuals. Videos circulating online depict

www.mundodeportivo.com

England’s Euro 2024 win over Serbia marred by fan violence before kickoff

England’s opening Euros game has been marred by violence, with the arrest of seven Serbs and a warning of banning orders for any UK nationals found to be involved

www.theguardian.com

 

[Towered]

I'm really surprised nobody here has commented on Canada's unexpectedly impressive run in men's soccer this week...

 

[reinventingthewheel]

While security operations around the Olympics are mostly geared around terrorism and crowd control, an additional concern with the World Cup is preventing fan fights and hooliganism.

There have been a number of incidents at this summer's European Championship:

Violence erupts in Dortmund as Dutch hooligans target England fans ahead of Euros semi-final

Incidents of violence erupted in Dortmund as Dutch hooligans targeted England fans, resulting in injuries to five individuals. Videos circulating online depict

www.mundodeportivo.com

England’s Euro 2024 win over Serbia marred by fan violence before kickoff

England’s opening Euros game has been marred by violence, with the arrest of seven Serbs and a warning of banning orders for any UK nationals found to be involved

www.theguardian.com

Funny timing on this post as a Malice-at-the-Palace style fight broke out after the Colombia v Uruguay match tonight in Charlotte.

Uruguay's Darwin Nunez, other players fight fans after heated Copa America semifinal loss in Charlotte

 

[SubHuman]

Have they said where this FIFA Fan Festival will be? I would assume it will likely be in the parking lot immediately south of the stadium. Is it just a big screen with a viewing area, maybe with a big tent with a few hundred folding chairs and a few displays around it?
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-247473.pdf
https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/fifa-world-cup-26/
The six matches at BMO Field "Toronto Stadium" are from June 12 to July 2. Does the Fan Festival stay there all the way through to the final on July 19?
How much does this prevent other things happening at Exhibition Place? Will Toronto FC and Argos have to avoid home games for a few weeks or maybe have some 'home' games in Hamilton? Does the construction of the IndyCar course start happening as usual in early June?

 

[rdaner]

The Star is reporting that the facilities at Cenntennial Park will be smaller than first envisioned but I can’t find any more info. Apparently at Executive committee so will look later. Also no news about Woodbine stadium.

 

[ChesterCopperpot]

FIFA has reduced the requirements needed to training locations

FIFA has reduced training site requirements at Centennial Park from two training pitches and field houses down to one for the duration of the tournament in Toronto. This change results in net savings in capital expenses allocated to training sites plus additional savings to operations including safety and security budgets. Savings from the training site capital budget will be reallocated to other FWC26 budget requirements including the Toronto Stadium capital project. With the completion of pre-construction work at Toronto Stadium, rough order of magnitude pricing is surpassing initial estimates. The increase in capital costs for the stadium will be offset by: reallocation of savings from the training site capital project; investment of new funding from MLSE; and continued work with FIFA and all vendors to reduce scope and identify and implement cost saving measures wherever possible.