Guest Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Teams only have to comfirm their interest in bidding apparently. Chile, Colombia, and Morocco. Got this all from Wikipedia before anyone asks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 I would love to see BC place, Commonwealth stadium ( with massive upgrades ), BMO or Rogers centre, and Olympic stadium ( with massive upgrades/ renovations ) Olympic Stadium could be really amazing if they did it right which I question ? I wish they would turn that into a national stadium like other countries, you can host rugby games ( World Cup maybe) , huge track and field competitions , host national soccer games. That doesn't mean others cities won't get other games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Huge no from me to have a World Cup game in a Baseball stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 7 minutes ago, canta15 said: Huge no from me to have a World Cup game in a Baseball stadium Bmo might be too small, a stadium needs to be minimum 40,000 ? And I thought I read that theymaybe increasing it to 50,000 can they upgrade BMO again ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 41 minutes ago, SpecialK said: And I thought I read that theymaybe increasing it to 50,000 I hadn't heard this. 41 minutes ago, SpecialK said: can they upgrade BMO again ? Can they upgrade? Yes. Will they upgrade? I would guess that if World Cup came to town they definitely would and as long as MLS and TFC keep up the success they have had recently then they would want the upgrade also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 They are going to upgrade BMO within 8 years and expand capacity ? ( yes they can bring temp seating but that's so make shift). Also can TFC sell 40,000+ tickets for a MLS game ? I'm not from Toronto so I don't know , I know when I have been to a few TFC games it's wasn't sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 9 minutes ago, SpecialK said: Also can TFC sell 40,000+ tickets for a MLS game ? I'm not from Toronto so I don't know , I know when I have been to a few TFC games it's wasn't sold out. I don't think so. They'd likely add as many temporary seats as possible, and if they have to expand by 4,000 seats they'll be fine. Even if they have to tarp off some seats for the smaller regular season games like Seattle, NYRB and Atlanta do, they'll definitely sell them for the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Honestly, 7-8 years from now any upgrades to BMO field would probably be a waste of money. You'd be better off just building a new stadium... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 I'm curious what TFC attendance will be like in that kind of time frame. Attendance is strong now but not exactly showing any need to add more seats (playoffs aside). Will the club be able to sustain good form for several years? Will attendance shrink significantly if the team stops being a legitimate contender? Only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 32 minutes ago, Kent said: I'm curious what TFC attendance will be like in that kind of time frame. Attendance is strong now but not exactly showing any need to add more seats (playoffs aside). Will the club be able to sustain good form for several years? Will attendance shrink significantly if the team stops being a legitimate contender? Only time will tell. Given the ongoing growth of the sport in North America, I suspect attendance numbers will keep growing even if on-field performances lag a bit. As MLS both moves more mainstream, and gets increasingly recognized as a legit footy league among fans of the global game, it will continue to grow. As much as I have bitched about the domestics issue and Garber's half-assed efforts re Canada in the past, the reality is that we have 3 teams in what will likely be a world class league within another couple of decades. That may not be awesome in terms of advancing CPL, but it has a lot of merit on its own. And in a decade I think MLS will have generally continued gaining exposure and fan support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Morocco officially sends in bid to host Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 29 minutes ago, canta15 said: Morocco officially sends in bid to host Yep and it should be taken seriously https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2017/07/224615/caf-support-morocco-2026-world-cup-bid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 51 minutes ago, canta15 said: Morocco officially sends in bid to host Have to admire their perserverance on this and not giving up after repeated failure. If Africa backs them they have enough of a voting block behind them to be a bit of a threat and they can use timezone argument to argue that they are a better fit for Europe in broadcasting terms, but think Mexico-US-Canada will still win easily as FIFA tends to follow the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Have to think North America would be the favourite...first 48 team tournament...higher revenues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 It irritates me how those opposed to the NA bid keep bringing up travel as a huge problem. There is one good point they bring up though, why doesn't the USA just host it itself? Was it just to avoid Canada and Mexico doing seperate bids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 17 minutes ago, canta15 said: It irritates me how those opposed to the NA bid keep bringing up travel as a huge problem. There is one good point they bring up though, why doesn't the USA just host it itself? Was it just to avoid Canada and Mexico doing seperate bids? yes because as we've seen morocco likely has all of caf behind it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 The North America bid is exactly the opposite of the Qatar bid, Qatar has too little travel! Is it wrong that there is a part of me that wants Morocco to win so that Canada can host the World Cup on it's own, decades from now, when we are ready and have the infrastructure in place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 4 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: decades from now Really? Could happen now, just need the will to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, Joe MacCarthy said: Really? Could happen now, just need the will to do it. Except for the fact of a lack of will from governments and majority of Canadians to use tax dollars to pay for stadiums that will be for the most part obsolete after the Cup. The combined bid is the best thing to happen to Canadian soccer and blows my mind that people still don't appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Interesting note that Mexico has announced that they are having their 10 games in 3 cities, Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara. USSF President Sunil Gulati announced that all of the cities will be announced next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, harrycoyster said: Interesting note that Mexico has announced that they are having their 10 games in 3 cities, Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara. USSF President Sunil Gulati announced that all of the cities will be announced next week. Soon will be Canada's turn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xabuep2 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I guess Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal will be the Canadian selected cities. Edmonton mmmmmm maybe ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Rheo said: Except for the fact of a lack of will from governments and majority of Canadians to use tax dollars to pay for stadiums that will be for the most part obsolete after the Cup. The combined bid is the best thing to happen to Canadian soccer and blows my mind that people still don't appreciate it. I'll bite. I'm one of the doubters, so apart from allowing us to qualify for the WC, shortcutting a process the men have only succeeded at once, what does hosting one eighth of a World Cup do for Canadian soccer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, jonovision said: I'll bite. I'm one of the doubters, so apart from allowing us to qualify for the WC, shortcutting a process the men have only succeeded at once, what does hosting one eighth of a World Cup do for Canadian soccer? nation watches every game that happens here and follows canada's progress. national pride, raised interest in men's soccer millions in supports that goes to cpl and other projects money saved on stadiums montreal gets the expos back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 1 minute ago, matty said: nation watches every game that happens here and follows canada's progress. national pride, raised interest in men's soccer millions in supports that goes to cpl and other projects money saved on stadiums montreal gets the expos back This is certainly an optimistic view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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