Fans are gathering in Toronto and Vancouver today to observe the World Cup soccer final between Spain and defending champion Argentina, bringing Canada’s month-long tournament celebration to an in depth.
Official FIFA Fan Festivals in each World Cup host cities are expected to attract hundreds for public watch parties. Bars and restaurants along Vancouver’s Granville Street and in Toronto’s Liberty Village are also preparing for giant crowds.
Toronto hosted six matches and Vancouver seven in the course of the first men’s World Cup staged across Canada, america and Mexico.
The tournament brought supporters from around the globe to each Canadian cities and turned public spaces into soccer gathering places.
The championship match, expected to attract a worldwide television audience of nearly two billion viewers, closes the primary 48-team men’s World Cup and Canada’s role as a number of soccer’s biggest tournament.
While the World Cup wraps up today, the ultimate cost of staging the tournament won’t be known for months. In May, Canada’s independent parliamentary budget officer estimated total hosting costs at about $1.066 billion, including $473 million in federal costs, projected costs of as much as $729 million in British Columbia and $380 million in Toronto.
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