Groups want to look at impact of World Cup on city
Vancouver will host seven World Cup matches
Community groups have planned “multiple events” across Vancouver on Thursday to coincide with the Fifa Congress being held in the city ahead of this summer’s World Cup.
Multiple organizations will collaborate to “interrupt the narrative that the World Cup is a celebration”, according to local organizers, with a focus on the impact the Congress and tournament will have on the city – as well as a call from at least one group to expel Israel from Fifa competition.
The Congress, being held at the downtown Vancouver Convention Centre on Thursday, is expected to include representatives from all 211 of Fifa’s member associations, apart from the Iranian delegation, who were denied entry to Canada on Tuesday night.
