Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow unveiled further details to the planning and committee structure to ensure the 2026 FIFA World Cup Games are a success.
“We have a little spring cleaning of our own to do. In just two short years, we will host the world’s game. Hosting six matches during the 2026 World Cup Games is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Chow told reporters on Wednesday.
Chow said the FWC26 Steering Team will be responsible for providing leadership, oversight and accountability for the games.In a report from last month, written by City of Toronto staff, it now pegs the cost of hosting six World Cup matches at $380 million, a jump of $90 million from last year, when the city estimated the competition would cost about $290 million.The report said that “as planning requirements become more defined” the cost estimates had risen.
Toronto is one of 16 host cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States that will hold games during the 2026 World Cup.Ottawa urged to step up against homophobic laws in Uganda, Ghana Chow said the executive steering committee was first established in 2020 and will be expanded. She will serve as the chair with Deputy Mayor Mike Colle as her alternate.
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