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26 Jan 2006, 12:18 PM
FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007
Thursday, January 26, 2006
It’s Final – Toronto to Host FIFA U-20 World Cup Championship Game
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association and the City of Toronto announced today at a joint media conference at Toronto’s City Hall that the City of Toronto has been selected as the host for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Final.
Toronto will also host the tournament opener and the 3rd Place match. Both the opening day and final day will be played as double-headers.
The final has been scheduled for July 22, 2007. Dates and times for the other matches will be finalised by FIFA at a later date.
“On behalf of the National Organizing Committee for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, I am pleased to confirm that the new National Soccer Stadium at Exhibition Place in Toronto will be the host site for the Championship final of this, the second largest FIFA Championship on Sunday July 22, 2007,” said Canadian Soccer Association President Andy Sharpe.
“We were fortunate to have two wonderful presentations from both Toronto and from Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium and it proved to be a case of choosing what we felt was the better of two great options. We look forward to a sold out stadium on July 22 next year and throughout the event.”
And when you look at the details surrounding the City of Toronto, it seems like the logical choice for hosting ‘The World’s Game’.
The City of Toronto is the largest city in Canada, the Capital of the Province of Ontario and the 5th largest in North America with a population of 2.5 million. Over ¼ of Canada’s population lives within a 100-mile radius of Toronto.
“I am really proud,” said Toronto’s Mayor, David Miller.
“Toronto is a tremendous soccer city with 250,000 registered players in the region, including my children. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our incredible city, to the world.”
The city is a unique cultural mosaic with over 100 languages spoken and has a population represented by over 170 countries of origin, making it an ideal host for FIFA’s second largest event.
The top twenty language spoken in Toronto are: English, French, Italian, Chinese, Cantonese, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog (Pilipino), Tamil, Mandarin, Hindi, German, Greek, Urdu, Russian, Polish, Punjabi, Arabic, Persian (Farsi), and Vietnamese.
In addition to its renowned multicultural appeal, Toronto is the media and corporate capital of Canada with over 200 radio, television, newspaper and publishing companies and over 300 ethnic publications, including 5 non-English daily newspapers. Toronto is also the fourth largest media and corporate cluster in North America.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 will take place in Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria, and Toronto with the tournament opener set for July 1, 2007.
In addition to the three match days, each venue will host Round of 16 matches.
Montreal and Vancouver will join Edmonton and Toronto as hosts of quarter final matches with Edmonton and Toronto also hosting the two semi finals.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
It’s Final – Toronto to Host FIFA U-20 World Cup Championship Game
Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Soccer Association and the City of Toronto announced today at a joint media conference at Toronto’s City Hall that the City of Toronto has been selected as the host for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Final.
Toronto will also host the tournament opener and the 3rd Place match. Both the opening day and final day will be played as double-headers.
The final has been scheduled for July 22, 2007. Dates and times for the other matches will be finalised by FIFA at a later date.
“On behalf of the National Organizing Committee for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, I am pleased to confirm that the new National Soccer Stadium at Exhibition Place in Toronto will be the host site for the Championship final of this, the second largest FIFA Championship on Sunday July 22, 2007,” said Canadian Soccer Association President Andy Sharpe.
“We were fortunate to have two wonderful presentations from both Toronto and from Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium and it proved to be a case of choosing what we felt was the better of two great options. We look forward to a sold out stadium on July 22 next year and throughout the event.”
And when you look at the details surrounding the City of Toronto, it seems like the logical choice for hosting ‘The World’s Game’.
The City of Toronto is the largest city in Canada, the Capital of the Province of Ontario and the 5th largest in North America with a population of 2.5 million. Over ¼ of Canada’s population lives within a 100-mile radius of Toronto.
“I am really proud,” said Toronto’s Mayor, David Miller.
“Toronto is a tremendous soccer city with 250,000 registered players in the region, including my children. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our incredible city, to the world.”
The city is a unique cultural mosaic with over 100 languages spoken and has a population represented by over 170 countries of origin, making it an ideal host for FIFA’s second largest event.
The top twenty language spoken in Toronto are: English, French, Italian, Chinese, Cantonese, Spanish, Portuguese, Tagalog (Pilipino), Tamil, Mandarin, Hindi, German, Greek, Urdu, Russian, Polish, Punjabi, Arabic, Persian (Farsi), and Vietnamese.
In addition to its renowned multicultural appeal, Toronto is the media and corporate capital of Canada with over 200 radio, television, newspaper and publishing companies and over 300 ethnic publications, including 5 non-English daily newspapers. Toronto is also the fourth largest media and corporate cluster in North America.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 will take place in Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria, and Toronto with the tournament opener set for July 1, 2007.
In addition to the three match days, each venue will host Round of 16 matches.
Montreal and Vancouver will join Edmonton and Toronto as hosts of quarter final matches with Edmonton and Toronto also hosting the two semi finals.