World Cup and Winter Olympics? 2026 would be a historic sports year for Canada
CALGARY — World Cup matches and an Olympic Games would put Canada front and centre in the sports world in 2026.
Canada’s successful bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup with the United States and Mexico coincides with Calgary travelling further down the road of bidding for the Winter Games of that same year.
The city has yet to greenlight a Winter Games bid, but a bid corporation — Calgary 2026 — is up and running as of this week.
Calgary’s provincial sports rival Edmonton is a candidate city, along with Montreal and Toronto, to host Canada’s 10 World Cup matches in 2026.