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Canada ★ Canada's Home — June 12 Groups B · L · Round of 16 6 matches

Toronto
YYZ.

The world's most multinational city — more than half its residents were born outside Canada, speaking 160 languages. At World Cup 2026, Canada plays at home for the first time since 1986, and kicks off right here — at BMO Field, in the Exhibition Place complex, beneath the CN Tower.
6.4 million residents in the GTA Multinational No. 1 in the world EST · UTC −4 (DST)
BMO Field2007, expanded for World Cup 2026
Stadium
47 000after expansion
Capacity
65 group matches + 1 Round of 16 match
Matches
★ June 12Canada's home debut
Opening in YYZ
Main arena

Stadium
«BMO Field».

BMO Field — General view
General view · reddit.com (external preview), photos from open sources
BMO Field — Architecture
Architecture · tripadvisor.com, photos from open sources
BMO Field — Match atmosphere
Match Atmosphere · tripadvisor.com, photos from open sources
BMO Field — Facade · day
Facade · day · football-stadiums.ru, photos from open sources

BMO Field

Home of Canadian football. Opened in 2007 at Exhibition Place on the shore of Lake Ontario. Expanded for World Cup 2026 from 30,000 to 47,000 capacity with temporary stands. Canada plays at home here for the first time since 1986.

Opened
April 29, 2007
Expansion
2025–2026
Field size
105 × 68 m
Surface
Natural grass
Location
Exhibition Place
Club
Toronto FC (MLS)
Match days in Toronto

Six matches,
including Canada's debut.

12Fri · June 12
Canada — Bosnia and HerzegovinaGroup B · Matchday 1
17:00 EST
★ Canada's Home
13Sat · June 13
Qatar – SwitzerlandGroup B · Matchday 1
19:00 EST
Group
17Wed · June 17
Ghana — PanamaGroup L · Matchday 2
14:00 EST
Group
23Tue · June 23
Panama — CroatiaGroup L · Matchday 3
16:00 EST
Group
24Wed · June 24
Bosnia and Herzegovina — QatarGroup B · Matchday 3
19:00 EST
Group
29Mon · June 29
1B — 2HRound of 16 · Match 78
20:00 EST
Knockout Stage
Atmosphere · role · route

What you need to know
about the city.

Atmosphere

40 years of waiting. Canada plays at home.

The last time Canada's national team played a World Cup match on home soil was in 1986 — and even then it wasn't the World Cup itself, but qualifying. Now — home again. On June 12, BMO Field will explode: 47,000 people, the national anthem O Canada performed by a symphony orchestra, a pre-planned press route from Maple Leafs Square to Exhibition Place. The city has never seen anything like it.

Home debut · June 12 Maple Leafs Square — fan fest Canadian TIFF on a budget
Role

Hub for Groups B and L in the north.

Group B (Canada + Switzerland + Qatar + Bosnia) and Group L (England + Croatia + Panama + Ghana) are split between Toronto and partner cities — Vancouver and Boston respectively. Toronto hosts three Group B matches and two Group L matches. Plus one Round of 16 encounter. EST time zones align with prime time for European broadcasters.

6 matches · most in Canada Match 78 · Round of 16
Route — for fans

YYZ → Niagara.

1.5 hours by car and you're at North America's most powerful waterfall. On the Canadian side — Horseshoe Falls, the Hornblower boat, dinner at the Skylon Tower. You can make the round trip in a day between match days.

Climate

June in Toronto. +22°C, humid.

The most comfortable weather of all Canadian tournament cities. Daytime temperature +22°C, dropping to +15°C in the evening. Rain — once every three days, usually brief. Bring a jacket for evening matches by the lake.

Fan zone

Maple Leafs Square. 35 000.

Between Scotiabank Arena and CN Tower. A giant LED screen at Jurassic Park (nicknamed that since the Raptors' 2019 finals), food from 50+ city markets, booths for every participating nation.

Toronto Map

Where to go,
what to see.

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All locations
Facts

Seven things
about Toronto.

♫ · Sound of the City · Drake era · Toronto sound · OVO

Toronto — Not just Drake.

Canadian R&B city dominating the charts since the 2010s. Drake and The Weeknd defined the sound, but alongside them — Alessia Cara, Shawn Mendes, Daniel Caesar, and pioneers Kardinal Offishall and PartyNextDoor. All artists grew up in Toronto or its metro area.

  1. 01
    The Weeknd — Blinding Lights 2019 · Scarborough, Toronto

    The longest-charting track in Billboard top-10 history (90+ weeks). The Weeknd hails from Ethiopian Scarborough.

    Open in Yandex Music →
  2. 02
    Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla — One Dance 2016 · Forest Hill, Toronto

    No. 1 on Billboard for 10 weeks. Drake is the face of the Toronto scene.

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  3. 03
    Drake — God's Plan 2018 · Toronto

    No. 1 on Billboard for 11 weeks. The video shows Drake handing out money in Miami; a manifesto of modern rap altruism.

    Open in Yandex Music →
  4. 04
    The Weeknd — Can't Feel My Face 2015 · Scarborough, Toronto

    No. 1 on Billboard. The album "Beauty Behind the Madness" marks The Weeknd's crossover to pop stardom.

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  5. 05
    Shawn Mendes — Stitches 2015 · Pickering ON (Toronto metro)

    Top 4 on Billboard. Shawn grew up in Pickering — a Toronto suburb; started on Vine, grew into arenas. The most successful Canadian pop-rock artist of the decade.

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  6. 06
    Alessia Cara — Here 2015 · Brampton (Toronto metro)

    Top 5 on Billboard. Debut single; Alessia grew up in Brampton and immediately won Grammy "Best New Artist" in 2018.

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  7. 07
    Daniel Caesar feat. H.E.R. — Best Part 2017 · Oshawa (Toronto metro)

    Grammy "Best R&B Performance". Daniel Caesar is the most influential R&B baritone of Toronto in the 2010s; the album "Freudian" is iconic.

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  8. 08
    Tory Lanez — Say It 2015 · Brampton (Toronto metro)

    Top 25 on Billboard. Tory grew up in Brampton — one of the leading figures of the second tier of Toronto R&B.

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  9. 09
    PartyNextDoor feat. Drake — Come and See Me 2016 · Mississauga (Toronto metro)

    PND is Drake's primary songwriter and architect of the OVO sound.

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  10. 10
    Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon — Dangerous 2008 · Scarborough, Toronto

    Top 5 on Billboard. Kardinal was Canada's first international-level rap star; before Drake.

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