News of Canada’s bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup with the United States and Mexico is cause for celebration. Playing host to part of the world’s most popular sports tournament would be a boon for the country. And if Mayor John Tory succeeds in his push to bring at least some of the matches to Toronto, it would be a boon for the city, too. Hosting the World Cup has historically presented benefits and drawbacks in roughly equal measure. City staff have estimated that bringing the World Cup to Toronto would cost the city somewhere between $30 million and $45 million.

Source: thestar March 13, 2018 20:48 UTC