thePodcast: Did Vancouver win or lose the World Cup lottery?

theBreaker.news Podcast

Dec 07 2025 | 00:28:35

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Show Notes

For the week of Dec. 7, 2025: The FIFA World Cup 26 draw means we now know who is coming to B.C. Place Stadium next June. Does the Canadian national team stand a chance of advancing to the second round? What can Vancouverites expect? Will it all be worth the price tag that is approaching $1 billion? Joining Bob Mackin to answer those questions is Research Co. president Mario Canseco, who covered the 1994 and 1998 World Cups as a broadcast journalist in Mexico. As usual, Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines and the Virtual Nanaimo Bar. CLICK BELOW to […]

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