Alberta government confirms funding to Edmonton for 2026 World Cup bid
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The government of Alberta will provide financial support to the City of Edmonton in its efforts to host games as part of the FIFA 2026 Canada-USA-Mexico World Cup.
The government of Alberta will provide financial support to the City of Edmonton in its efforts to host games as part of the FIFA 2026 Canada-USA-Mexico World Cup.
Minister of Culture, Ronald Orr, has written to the mayor, committing World Cup funding.
In 2018, soccer’s international governing body voted in favour of a joint bid for the event by Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
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Toronto, Montreal and Edmonton are the Canadian candidate host cities for the men’s soccer event. FIFA will select up to 16 host cities from the 23 candidates proposed in the North American bid.
In November 2021, Edmonton hosted World Cup qualifying matches that saw Canada take on Costa Rica and Mexico.
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