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May 20, 2026
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FIFA World Cup will cost Canada more than $1B in public funding, says budget watchdog - BNN Bloomberg
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Canada is expected to spend more than $1 billion on the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, according to a report from the federal budgetary watchdog.
The estimated cost per game is $82 million, the Parliamentary Budget Officer forecasts, noting that figure is in line with past public spending on World Cup events.
Canada is one of three host nations, along with the U.S. and Mexico. The games in Canada, which run from June 11 to July 19, are split between Toronto and Vancouver. Seven will take place in Vancouver, and six in Toronto.
Those 13 games come with an estimated $1.07 billion price tag, $473 …
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