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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes
^I completely agree. Football/soccer culture in Canada is just not there yet. I would be happy if Canada could at least get to the last bit of World Cup qualifying and have a few nice spots to see friendlies across the country. It sounds like the new stadium in Regina might be FIFA-approved so it might be able to host a friendly. I'd love to see a game, especially if Canada was a solid 40-60 in the World so we are at least reasonably competitive on any given night against all but the superpowers.
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Almost every stadium in Canada is "FIFA approved" There's no great mystery to "FIFA approval", any modern stadium could pass muster.
I read through the UEFA stadium building guide and there's nothing special in there. FIFA looks for areas to be set aside for press, drug testing, etc and the artificial turf must be two star rated. You can play WC qualifiers on two star rated artificial turf and almost every CFL stadium passes that qualification (not sure about Toronto and Regina at this time). Regina will have a two star rated surface with the new stadium.
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