The MLB is already telling the Jays that they need to renovate RC to make it more baseball friendly (open areas, open bars, etc.). There's no way today's RC would be the same RC that sees a WC2026. The entire reason Shapiro was brought in was to spearhead renovation efforts similar to what he did in Cleveland.
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What do people think are the odds that Canada doesn't get an automatic berth?
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Pretty low, IMO. Canada's been getting good connections into CONCACAF and FIFA with a number of high-ranking executives. Would be shocking if we didn't get an automatic hosting berth.
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Also, which city is going to get the Round of 16 game, why is it Toronto, and why does Montreal/Edmonton deserve it more?
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Toronto, probably. More hotel rooms, better flight connections, closer proximity to other venues, security, better training venues...these are all criteria FIFA considers beyond just number of seats. It's also the marquee city for Canada in the three-way bid.
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Originally Posted by acajack
The main reason I can think of higher seating capacity, so more ticket sales and more $$$$.
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The real $$$ in this tournament is going to be in the US stadiums. Besides, BMO's increased capacity won't be
that far off Edmonton and Montreal in the end. Nothing that a slight bump in ticket sales can fix, anyway.
If this WC bid was focused solely on seating capacity they'd be playing every game at the Rose Bowl and Michigan Stadium.