As potential host cities debate World Cup 2026, we learn more about the bid as a whole

As potential host cities debate World Cup 2026, we learn more about the bid as a whole

Canadian supporters at BC Place.

As the short-listed cities debate the merits of being World Cup hosts in 2026, we learn a little more about the United bid with each council meeting, with each report that comes from a city’s administrators.

Last week, as Edmonton voted to support going forward as a potential World Cup host city, we learned about the growing concerns over Calgary’s potential bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the conflict that might bring.

On Tuesday, it was Vancouver’s turn to endorse itself as a potential World Cup host city, and we learned a little more about the process along the way. Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto have made the shortlist to be host cities — if the joint United States/Canada/Mexico bid for the 2026 is successful. We’ll learn which 16 cities over the three nations could be host cities in 2021.

In the report to Vancouver’s city council, administration laid out what are “key assumptions” of the 2026 United bid.