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Originally Posted by blueandgoldguy
There will not be any soccer matches in Canada unless we have three stadiums with grass fields. BMO Field has this covered although the stadium will need further upgrades in permanent seating. Two of Olympic Stadium, BC Place or Commonwealth Stadium will need to make the transition to real grass for Canada to have any hope of sharing hosting duties with Mexico and the US.
As it stands right now, the US could easily host the entire tournament with relative ease. There are at least 14 NFL stadiums with grass fields with each seating a minimum of 60,000 that play hosting duties for the World Cup. Given the shorter NFL field, the stadiums are also superior to the ones in Canada bringing the fans in the end zones closer to the action.
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I don't think that would be a huge hurdle. Biggest issue I think is why US would do a joint bid when they already have plenty of stadiums that are World Cup ready - why would they want to share with us and Mexico. And of course by then Mexico will be walled off...