Media Coverage – 2026

There has been so much great coverage of the project this year. There is no way to ignore the impact the tournament has had on the city and the enthusiasm has bubbled over to every corner of the GTA, and thanks to the success of the team, across the entire country. It’s been so fun to see what hosting has done to Toronto, and I hope it has a lasting impact on World Cup fandom in this city moving forward!

Articles on the Project

The first piece published was by Daniel Ramos of Toronto Today on June 14.

Padraig Moran of CBC The Current wrote a comprehensive article on the project.

Digital and print article from the Toronto Star, written by Libaan Osman. This is likely paywalled, but it was a nice long article.

CP24’s Archie Niari also wrote an article on the project and published it on June 28.

Radio Interviews on the Project

On June 16th I had a lovely 10 minute chat with Chris Glover on CBC Metro Morning.

TV and Digital Clips on the Project

On June 25th, I sat down with Anne-Marie Mediwake on CTV Morning to have a chat about the project:

I had a great sit-down interview with Jaden Lee-Lincoln at Global News Morning Toronto on June 16th. I stumbled out of the gate with the first question, but recovered pretty well and it’s a nice interview.

I also got to sit down with Linda Ward on CBC New Network on June 20:

CBC also made a really great, succinct video of the project: