00:06Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and capital of the province of Ontario.
00:12It is Canada's largest financial centre, home to the Toronto Stock Exchange
00:17and the headquarters of many Canadian and multinational corporations.
00:23Sport in the city is dominated by ice hockey.
00:26The Maple Leafs were one of the NHL's original six clubs
00:30and Toronto has served as home to the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1958.
00:39Other major franchises include the Raptors in the NBA and the Blue Jays in MLB.
00:45The Blue Jays captivated the city in 2025 when they took the LA Dodgers to Game 7 in the World
00:52Series.
00:54Canada national team coach Jesse March hopes that momentum carries into the World Cup.
01:01I was also excited about sports culture, right, in Canada and people coming alive for the Blue Jays.
01:10And I believe, I believe that we will be even bigger, right?
01:15I believe that the World Cup at home in Canada will be even bigger.
01:20And so I hope that with the taste of success and excitement and inspiration that everybody felt from the run
01:30in the World Series.
01:31And look, the Blue Jays represented themselves in all positive ways and gave everything they have.
01:36And I can tell you right now, that is exactly what this national team will be about.
01:41And it will electrify this country and I have no doubt that this team will be ready to really make
01:47history and to do something very special.
01:50The city's major soccer venue is the 45,000 capacity BMO Field, known during the World Cup as Toronto Stadium.
02:01It will host six matches during the tournament, five in the group stage and one in the round of 32.
02:08This includes the first match featuring the Canadian national team on June 12.
02:15The only side guaranteed to play twice in Toronto is Panama, while European powerhouses Germany and Croatia will also pass
02:25through.
02:26It's tremendous. You know, we have a lot of first generation Canadians here whose parents came over from Europe and
02:32their love is soccer, football as they call it over there.
02:35And soccer has now passed hockey in Canada as the number one participation sport.
02:40Here in Toronto, you know, it's grown by leaps and bounds.
02:45There's 450,000 youth players playing the game here just in Ontario.
02:50Our fans, we sell out every game at Toronto FC.
02:53And whatever team or country in the world comes to Toronto, we'll have a fan base here.
02:58And all fans are gereal choir.
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