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The 2026 FIFA World Cup of soccer will not be coming to Vancouver.

The provincial government confirmed Wednesday that the B.C. city had been dropped from the North American bid to host the world’s largest sporting event.

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Canada, Mexico and the U.S. are up against Morocco to host the FIFA men’s tournament, with a decision coming in June.

Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Edmonton had been identified as potential candidates for hosting games, but Vancouver’s involvement was put in serious doubt on Tuesday when B.C. Premier John Horgan stated he wanted some guarantees on the cost for the province before signing an agreement with the United 2026 bid committee.

On Wednesday, the province learned that United 2026 has dropped Vancouver from its list of host city candidates.

“We submitted our second bid last night and this morning we received notification that (United 2026) have not accepted the bid,” Tourism Minister Lisa Beare told a scrum of reporters Wednesday at the B.C. Legislature.