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World Cup 2026 in Vancouver: Statistics & Key Numbers

matches at BC Place

goals scored in Vancouver

3.3

goals per match average

54,500

BC Place capacity

381,500

cumulative stadium capacity, 7 matches

days of World Cup football in Vancouver (Jun 14 – Jul 7)

⚽ All 7 Vancouver Match Results

Date	Stage	Result
Jun 14, 2026	Group stage	Australia 2–0 Türkiye
Jun 18, 2026	Group stage	Canada 6–0 Qatar — Canada's biggest-ever World Cup win
Jun 22, 2026	Group stage	New Zealand 1–3 Egypt
Jun 24, 2026	Group stage	Switzerland 2–1 Canada
Jun 27, 2026	Group stage	New Zealand 1–5 Belgium
Jul 3, 2026	Round of 32	Switzerland 2–0 Algeria
Jul 7, 2026	Round of 16	Switzerland 0–0 Colombia (Switzerland win 4–3 on penalties)

Source: FIFA.com match centre. Full match reports: Vancouver schedule & results.

📊 Match & Team Facts

Canada 6–0 Qatar was the highest-scoring single-team result in Vancouver

Canada's six goals on June 18 — in front of a home crowd at BC Place — stand as the tournament's loudest Vancouver moment, with Jonathan David scoring a hat-trick contribution across the night.

Switzerland played 3 of Vancouver's 7 matches — and won all three

Group win over Canada (Jun 24), Round of 32 over Algeria (Jul 3) and the Round of 16 penalty shootout over Colombia (Jul 7). No team used BC Place as a launchpad more effectively.

Vancouver's only goalless 90 minutes came in its final match

Six of seven matches produced goals; the Jul 7 Round of 16 finished 0–0 after extra time, decided 4–3 on penalties — the only shootout staged in Vancouver.

8 nations played in Vancouver

Canada, Australia, Türkiye, Qatar, New Zealand, Egypt, Switzerland, Belgium, Algeria and Colombia appeared at BC Place across the seven fixtures (10 teams total, 8 in group stage).

🏟 Venue & City Numbers

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BC Place: 54,500 capacity

Vancouver's downtown stadium hosted all seven matches under its retractable roof — cumulative capacity of roughly 381,500 seats across the tournament.

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FIFA Fan Festival at the PNE (Hastings Park): ~30,000 capacity, free entry

Vancouver's official Fan Festival ran throughout the tournament with giant screens, live music and free admission — regularly reached capacity on Canada match days.

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Provincial estimates: over 1 million visitors and $1+ billion in economic activity

The Government of British Columbia projected more than a million incremental visitors to the province and over CAD $1 billion in economic activity connected to hosting, against hosting costs it estimated in the $483–581 million range.

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Part of the biggest World Cup ever: 48 teams, 104 matches, 16 cities, 3 countries

The 2026 edition was the first 48-team FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, the USA and Mexico. Vancouver and Toronto were Canada's two host cities.

📎 Cite these statistics

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