{"id":354037,"date":"2026-06-21T04:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T23:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=354037"},"modified":"2026-06-21T04:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T23:15:29","slug":"germany-ivory-coast-fans-take-over-toronto-for-world-cup-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/germany-ivory-coast-fans-take-over-toronto-for-world-cup-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany, Ivory Coast fans take over Toronto for World Cup match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  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FIFA World Cup match between the 2 nations kicked off in the town on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Germany defeated Ivory Coast 2-1, securing a spot within the tournament\u2019s knockout stage.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier within the day, Germany\u2019s supporters marched by Toronto\u2019s waterfront to the temporarily rebranded BMO Field, a near Queens Quay West and Robertson Crescent with hundreds in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Road closures took place throughout the day, with Lake Shore Boulevard West fully closed in each directions between Bathurst Street and British Columbia Road.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get every day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get every day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you may never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The closures typically take effect about five hours before kickoff and remain in place until roughly three hours after the ultimate whistle.<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast supporters also filled up Toronto Stadium, wearing their team\u2019s orange jerseys.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ivory Coast players arrived in Toronto with striker Elye Wahi after the 23-year-old was cleared to enter Canada, a lift for the team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More 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