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World Cup 2026 in Vancouver: The Numbers

The pitch and stands inside BC Place stadium in Vancouver
πŸ“…By FanVancouver Β·

Every verified statistic from Vancouver's seven FIFA World Cup 2026 matches at BC Place β€” results, goals, attendance capacity, Fan Festival and economic impact. Journalists and bloggers: all numbers below are free to cite with a link to this page.

Using WC stats pages

  1. Treat as archive reference after the tournament.
  2. Link out to schedule/news recaps for narrative.
  3. Primary planning now lives under Vancouver summer guides.
7
matches at BC Place
23
goals scored in Vancouver
3.3
goals per match average
54,500
BC Place capacity
381,500
cumulative stadium capacity, 7 matches
24
days of World Cup football in Vancouver (Jun 14 – Jul 7)

⚽ All 7 Vancouver Match Results

DateStageResult
Jun 14, 2026Group stageAustralia 2–0 TΓΌrkiye
Jun 18, 2026Group stageCanada 6–0 Qatar β€” Canada's biggest-ever World Cup win
Jun 22, 2026Group stageNew Zealand 1–3 Egypt
Jun 24, 2026Group stageSwitzerland 2–1 Canada
Jun 27, 2026Group stageNew Zealand 1–5 Belgium
Jul 3, 2026Round of 32Switzerland 2–0 Algeria
Jul 7, 2026Round of 16Switzerland 0–0 Colombia (Switzerland win 4–3 on penalties)

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

πŸ“Š Match & Team Facts

1

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

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

2

Switzerland played 3 of Vancouver's 7 matches β€” 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.

3

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 β€” the only shootout staged in Vancouver.

4

8 nations played in Vancouver

Canada, Australia, TΓΌrkiye, 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 β€” 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 β€” 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.

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πŸ”— Related Guides

Full Vancouver schedule & results Β· Fan Festival guide Β· Vancouver travel guide Β· Vancouver on a budget

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