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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I find it funny sometimes there is so much "small town" thinking in Calgary.
Why can't Canada, one of the richest per capita G8 nations, host the premier sporting event in the world? Why can't the largest city in Alberta, the richest per capita province in Canada host World Cup matches?
Blows my mind sometimes how people think so small.
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It's not so much "thinking small" as it is "thinking realistically". There is a difference!
I don't know where you live, but I live in Calgary, and I'm not particularly interested in helping pay for a soccer stadium we don't need on the remote chance that it could be used to host a couple World Cup games at some point in the distant future.
On the other hand, I don't really follow the game. Maybe FIFA is interested in bringing their biggest show to Canada for some mysterious reason. I don't know. I know the home team gets a bye into the tourney, so I guess a World Cup in 2026 would be a wonderful way to welcome our national team back into the tournament after an absence of 40 years.