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Originally Posted by elly63

Doesn't look like any real upgrades to BMO aside from what may or may not be temporary seating.

“We’re not going to build a new stadium, we’re going to put additional seating in BMO Field,” Tory said.

Temporary seating is fine. BMO has been large enough in the past and can easily be large enough in the future for WC. I've no idea why people think it's unsuitable. Anyone expecting BMO to be permanently expanded to something like 50K for 2026 are kidding themselves.

Originally Posted by EpicPonyTime

Toronto's a strange case. They're the closest thing to a guarantee for a host city in Canada, but they arguably have the worst-fit stadium out of all the candidates left, and definitely the smallest. I assume BMO would be the smallest World cup stadium in the bid if it made it?

Yes, which again is fine and isn't the end of the world. BMO shouldnt be comparing itself to mega large NFL/NCAA stadiums. The current state of soccer specific stadiums in the US has a long way to go but it would have been nice to see Orlando's stadium considered as a similar example to BMO. Most US soccer stadiums aren't designed to be temporarily expanded like BMO.

The most important thing is that Rogers Centre won't be used.