11
JUN
OPENING · GROUP A · MD1★ Tournament opener
🇨🇦Canadavs🇨🇻Cape Verde
Canada's home opener · the tournament's first whistle
19:00 ET23:00 GMT
45,500
Capacity (WC config · expanded)
6
WC 2026 matches
2007
Opened · CAD $62 M build
Grass
Surface · natural year-round
DT
Exhibition Place · CN Tower view
02 · The Soul
The smallest WC venue, the only soccer-first one.
Built in 2007 specifically for Toronto FC. The only WC 2026 venue designed for soccer from day one · natural grass since opening, no retrofit required.
Expanded from 30,000 to 45,500 for WC 2026 · the cleanest temporary-capacity adjustment in the tournament.
The slate: six WC matches all in the group stage. Canada's opener of the tournament happens here.
03 · The Fixtures · 6 matches
Every game played here.
Group stage · Canada's home games + the tournament opener.
15
JUN
GROUP H · MD1
🇭🇷Croatiavs🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
European-Asian crossover · group opener
15:00 ET19:00 GMT
19
JUN
GROUP K · MD1
🇨🇴Colombiavs🇮🇷Iran
South America vs Asia · group opener
15:00 ET19:00 GMT
22
JUN
GROUP A · MD2★ Host vs Argentina
🇦🇷Argentinavs🇨🇦Canada
Canada's biggest WC test · Toronto delivers
15:00 ET19:00 GMT
26
JUN
GROUP J · MD3
🇦🇺Australiavs🇰🇷Korea Rep.
Asian-Oceania decider · group stakes
15:00 ET19:00 GMT
04 · The Map
Pinned.
Exhibition Place · Toronto's waterfront fairgrounds · CN Tower across the channel.
🏆BMO Field
—Stadium · Exhibition Place
2026 WC venue · 45,500 capacity (expanded), open roof.
🚆Exhibition GO Station
0.1 miTransit · Exhibition Place
GO Train · runs to Union Station in 8 min · the cleanest WC transit in Toronto.
🎉CN Tower
2 miFan zones · Downtown Toronto
Toronto's most-recognisable landmark · WC fan-festival anchor at its base.
🛏Hotel X Toronto
0.6 miHotels · Exhibition Place
Closest premium hotel · walking distance to the gate.
🍽Liberty Village
0.7 miRestaurants · Liberty Village
Toronto's pre-match restaurant hub · walking distance, packed for matchdays.
🌳Trillium Park
0.4 miParks · Ontario Place
Lakefront park · WC fan-festival overflow venue · skyline views.
✈Toronto Pearson (YYZ)
17 miAirports · Mississauga
The major airport · UP Express train to Union Station, then GO to Exhibition.
06 · Getting There
Three ways in.
GO Train from Union Station is the cleanest. UP Express from the airport.
🚆 From Union Station
GO Train · 8 min
8 mindoor to gate
CAD $3one-way
10 minevent freq.
1
Board GO Train at Union Station westbound.
2
One stop to Exhibition GO.
3
2-min walk to the gate.
🚆 From YYZ airport
UP Express + GO
40 mindoor to gate
CAD $15combined
15 minfrequency
1
UP Express from Pearson Airport to Union Station.
2
Transfer to GO Train westbound.
3
One stop to Exhibition GO.
🚆 From downtown
TTC 509 streetcar
20 mindoor to gate
CAD $3.30one-way
6 minfrequency
1
Board the 509 Harbourfront streetcar at Union Station.
2
Ride west to Exhibition Place loop.
3
Walking distance from the streetcar stop to the gate.
07 · The Pitch & the Stands
Soccer-first since 2007.
Toronto FC have played on natural grass at BMO Field since opening · **the only WC 2026 venue built specifically for soccer**.
Field specifications
// already FIFA-spec
SurfaceNatural grass · Kentucky Bluegrass
SourceIn-situ · permanent
Dimensions105m × 68m
RoofOpen
LightingLED · 2,500 lux
Pitch transitionNone required
Temporary capacity30,000 → 45,500
LowerClubUpperVIP
08 · The History
Before it was a World Cup venue.
Opened in 2007. The biggest moments before WC 2026, in reverse.
2026
🏆 FIFA World Cup · 6 matches · group only
Canada's opener kicks off here.
Six matches including the tournament's opening fixture: Canada vs Cape Verde on June 11. Toronto delivers the first whistle.
2017
⚽ MLS Cup · Toronto FC 2-0 Seattle
Toronto's first MLS title.
TFC won the treble in 2017 · MLS Cup hosted at home · 30,000 packed in.
2016
🏈 NHL Centennial Classic · outdoor hockey
NHL turns the pitch to ice.
Maple Leafs vs Red Wings outdoor game · the only NHL game ever at BMO.
2007
🏟 Opening · Toronto FC vs Kansas City
Canada's first soccer-first stadium.
First TFC home game · the first MLS Canadian club. The Toronto soccer culture was already loud · BMO matched the noise.
★ The deepest line on this file
The Opener.
Thursday · 11 June 2026 · 19:00 ET
08
Days
09
Hours
34
Minutes
08
Seconds
The first whistle of WC 2026 · Canada vs Cape Verde · the tournament starts here.
09 · Stadium trivia
Four facts for Liberty Village.
For the matchday brunch.
Only soccer-first WC venue
Designed and built specifically for Toronto FC · the rest of the WC 2026 venues are converted NFL/CFL stadia.
Permanent natural grass since 2007
Never went artificial. TFC's home advantage has been the same field surface since opening.
Tournament opener lands here
The first whistle of WC 2026 will be blown at BMO Field · Canada's home opener vs Cape Verde on June 11.
Capacity expanded for WC
30,000 → 45,500 via temporary stands · the cleanest temporary-capacity expansion in the tournament.
The deepest truth in the file
Six matches.The only soccer-first WC venue.The first whistle of the tournament.
Host venueTournament opener45,500 capacityTFC homeLake Ontario