Nearly three quarters (71%) of Canadians believe that hosting the World Cup is only worthwhile if cities break even or come out ahead, according to a poll. Article content

Toronto and Vancouver are among the North American cities that will be hosting games during the 2026 World Cup. Article content Article content

Conditional support for hosting World Cup games

The Angus Reid poll concluded that Canadians only think hosting the soccer matches is worth it if host cities make enough revenue to meet costs (32%) or exceed them (39%).

The pollster noted that estimates from the summer place the cost at hosting seven games in Vancouver to be $624 million to the province and municipal governments, with another $116 million committed by the federal government. In Toronto, the three tiers of

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