Canada "officially" interested in hosting the men's Fifa World Cup:
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VANCOUVER -- After successfully hosting two major women's soccer tournaments over the last couple of years, the Canadian Soccer Association is now giving serious consideration to bidding for the next FIFA World Cup.
"I think our next project as a country, and as a soccer country, would be the men's World Cup," Victor Montagliani, the CSA's president, told a news conference Thursday.
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Although this isn't really news, this is the first time CSA president has expressed intention to look into hosting.
Soccer haters can say what they want, but this is the biggest sporting event in the world. Soccer has such a global reach. Literally millions of people who haven't heard of Calgary before will be exposed to the name. I for one would be beyond excited if Canada hosted.
My gut tells me the USA would host again before Canada does, but nevertheless this is a step in the right direction. As little as a few years ago, Canadian SA had no interest in bidding on the 2018 or 2022 editions.