Saturday, June 13, 2026 is the date Vancouverites will host their first of seven World Cup matches at BC Place with an expected attendance of 54,000. BC Place is the favourite venue for major sporting events in Vancouver, including big soccer matches such as the Women’s World Cup 2015 United States championship victory over Japan.
While the games to be played in Vancouver are not known yet, we do know that Canada will play at BC Place on Thursday, June 18 and Wednesday, June 24. There will be five group-stage games, one game from the round of 32 and one game in the round of 16 for Vancouver.
Like Toronto, Vancouver is a diverse city with more than half of the city’s population with a first language other than English and soccer has been for many years one of the favourites sports with its residents. Home to the Vancouver Whitecaps of Major League Soccer and the recent interest in player Alfonso Davies’ transfer from Vancouver to one of the top clubs of the world Bayern Munich, has lifted soccer in British Columbia’s largest city to mainstream popularity and given the 2026 World Cup a greatest show on earth feel for the west coast province.
Considered one of the most picturesque cities in North America, Vancouver is expected to be a big draw with tourists from many parts of the world during the World Cup.
A total 48 teams representing six confederations will play 104 games with a kickoff date June 11, 2026. Host countries United States, Mexico and Canada qualify automatically. Toronto’s BMO Field will host six games, Vancouver seven games, 11 cities in the United States will host 78 games and Mexico will host 13 games in three cities.
