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Wiz Imp

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14. Actually Canada & Mexico couldn't absorb the World Cup very easily.
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 11:28 AM
Jul 2025

There are 16 stadiums being used as part of the World Cup. 11 of them are in the US (3 in Mexico, 2 in Canada). I believe that 16 stadiums are required in order to meet the schedule that has been laid out for the games. The US stadiums are generally significantly larger than stadiums in Mexico and Canada. Only the stadium in Mexico City is on a par size wise with US stadiums. Moving to much smaller stadiums would result in a significant drop in revenues gained by the event. In fact, in submitting the bid for the World Cup, 4 additional Canadian Stadiums submitted bids to host games but were rejected and 3 others were contacted to submit bids but didn't. That's an indication that there is unlikely a sufficient number of stadiums between Mexico and Canada that either meet FIFA regulations or are even willing to host games.

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