It’s 1 year until the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Is Vancouver ready? [Video]

One year out from the FIFA World Cup, questions remain about where soccer fans visiting Vancouver will stay and how much it will cost to keep the city safe. 

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim spoke to reporters at an event marking the one-year countdown to the tournament on Wednesday, saying the city began working on security plans even before it was confirmed to host seven 2026 World Cup games.

He says those plans were “augmented” after 11 people were killed when a man drove a car into a crowd at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in April.

The security costs have not been publicly released, but Sim says the city will “make the necessary investments to make sure that people are safe in the city of Vancouver” during the event.

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