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A national government spending watchdog wants B.C. and the City of Vancouver to release the costs of hosting the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, warning of an escalating price tag.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation issued that call Thursday (March 14) after releasing the City of Toronto’s hosting contract with soccer’s world body. Toronto will host six games and Vancouver seven as two of 16 host cities spread across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The Taxpayers Federation obtained Toronto’s contract through a freedom-of-information request. The hosting contracts of Seattle and Santa Clara near San Francisco are also publicly available.

“All of these contracts are essentially identical,”…

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By Michael Pavitt For Mailonline

Published: 18:18 EST, 15 January 2024 | Updated: 18:30 EST, 15 January 2024

The U.S. has played host to three World Cups and each time the final has been held in Southern California, at the Rose Bowl for the 1994 men’s tournament and 1999 women’s event and in what is now Dignity Health Sports Park at the end of the hastily organized women’s competition in 2003.

That’s not likely to happen in 2026 when a 48-team men’s tournament, the largest in history, is shared by the U.S., Mexico and Canada. More than half the games, including the final, will be played in the U.S. but it’s looking more and more likely that the Cup will be raised at AT&T Stadium outside Dallas and not in Los Angeles, with New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium also pushing hard to host the final.

If that happens, say people close to the local World Cup organizing committee who are not…

Morocco, Spain, and Portugal have been awarded the honour to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, marking Morocco’s sixth attempt to secure the coveted hosting rights. 

The decision, which comes a month after a devastating earthquake in Morocco, is expected to uplift the spirits of the nation. 

In a surprise move, FIFA also announced that Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay will host matches as part of the centenary celebration of the World Cup’s inception in Uruguay in 1930.

The decision to join forces with Spain and Portugal highlights the growing trend of collaborative hosting in international sports, emphasising unity among…