Cost of Hosting FIFA Adding Burden to Host Cities Vancouver, Toronto: Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Published on March 1, 2024

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on Vancouver’s mayor to release updated cost estimates for hosting the FIFA World Cup games. Vancouver and Toronto are the two Canadian venues chosen to host matches for the 2026 football tournament, among 16 host cities across the three countries in North America. “Vancouver taxpayers deserve accountability when hundreds of millions are on the line,” said Carson Binda, British Columbia director for the CTF, in a Feb. 28 new release. “Costs have ballooned in Toronto and Vancouver needs to be honest with its taxpayers about how much the soccer games are going to cost,” he added....

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