Greg Mercer on FIFA’s costly contract demands of World Cup cities | Unpublished
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Publication Date: June 11, 2026 - 17:11

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Greg Mercer on FIFA’s costly contract demands of World Cup cities

June 11, 2026
Contracts between FIFA and host cities aren’t usually public, but The Globe’s Greg Mercer got access to them. He explains what Toronto and Vancouver are on the hook for and how FIFA is able to make such costly demands on host cities.


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