Sounds like the college years…
After 39 days and 104 games, the FIFA World Cup is over.
In total, 48 teams took to the pitches across North America. In the end, one (Spain) held up the trophy.
Vancouver held seven of those games at BC Place, with fans arriving from the four corners of the Earth. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers from the hosting gig.
729,000,000: The total estimated maximum cost for the province and city to host the World Cup games.
242,000,000: The estimated security budget for Vancouver to host the World Cup games.
1,400,000: The number of transit boardings on June 24, the highest single-day ridership since the pandemic.
556,528: How many visits there were at the FIFA Fan Festival at Hastings Park.
367,479: The number of fans at all the Vancouver games combined.
312,573: How many people watched games at the Shipyards in North Vancouver.
218,476: Beers sold at BC Place.
40,943: The biggest day at the Fan Festival (June 18, when Canada took on Qatar).
26,132: Hot dogs sold at BC Place.
22,115: Portions of chicken tenders sold at BC Place.
16,954: Bags of popcorn sold at BC Place.
14,734: Bags of chips sold at BC Place.
8,345: Orders of nachos sold at BC Place.
3,800: How many items were sent to TransLink’s lost and found (in June 2025, there were 500).
1,300: The (maximum) number of police officers deployed in Vancouver on match days (the largest deployment ever in Vancouver).
1,225: FIFA volunteers at the games and fan festival.
850: The number of private security at BC Place on game days.
745: Unauthorized drone flights police recorded.
197: The number of FIFA-related arrests.
88: Percentage discount on official FIFA 2026 foam gear now that the World Cup has ended.
26: The cost of a craft draught beer.
23: The number of goals scored by all teams in Vancouver.
10: The number of teams that played at BC Place.
7: The number of goals Canada scored in Vancouver.
2: Red cards handed out in Vancouver.
1: Unexpected performances by aging Canadian rocker Tom Cochrane.