{"id":731131,"date":"2026-06-12T03:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T03:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/731131\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T03:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T03:29:13","slug":"canada-vs-bosnia-forecast-will-rain-disrupt-torontos-fifa-fan-festival-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/731131\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada vs. Bosnia forecast: Will rain disrupt Toronto&#8217;s FIFA Fan Festival again?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What to know<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s FIFA Fan Fest was cancelled mid-game due to weather conditions, including rain and risk of thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Canada had forecast showers and gusty winds for Thursday, which proved accurate.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s Canada versus Bosnia match is scheduled, but a 40 per cent chance of afternoon showers could impact festivities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s FIFA Fan Festival was cancelled due to bad weather, so what\u2019s the forecast for Friday ahead of Canada versus Bosnia\u2019s game?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s Mexico vs. South Africa match at the FIFA Fan Fest was interrupted mid-game due to weather, forcing the City of Toronto and organisers to cancel the rest of the event. Fans were disappointed to miss part of the game as they exited the area to quickly go home or find a bar nearby to squeeze the rest of the game in. Thursday\u2019s events cast a doubt\u00a0over Fan Festival scheduled for Friday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nt-read-more__title no-margin-top\">Read More<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weather.gc.ca\/en\/location\/index.html?coords=43.655,-79.383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Environment Canada<\/a> had anticipated 30 per cent of showers early Thursday evening, with a risk of thunderstorms.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly after the announcement of the event\u2019s cancellation, it started drizzling, which later turned into heavier rain. Though it stopped after about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, here\u2019s the weather forecast for Friday, to see if attending is worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada\u2019s set to play its first FIFA World Cup match against Bosnia on the afternoon of June 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nt-read-more__title no-margin-top\">Read More<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s been much anticipation built around it, so to avoid being disappointed and missing the game, here\u2019s the forecast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weather.gc.ca\/en\/location\/index.html?coords=43.655,-79.383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Environment Canada<\/a> forecasts cloudy weather with a 40 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon. However, conditions are expected to improve, with skies clearing later on and a clear night in store for soccer fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now Toronto reached out to the City of Toronto, but the City did not directly respond to the question about tomorrow\u2019s weather and possible cancellation. The city administration will hold a 10 a.m. presser on Friday for updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re considering attending, check the weather before leaving, dress for the weather, bring a raincoat, and have a backup plan in mind to catch the rest of the game if FIFA Fan Fest is cancelled once again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday\u2019s weather is supposed to hit a high of 32C and a low of 18C according to Environment Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to know Thursday\u2019s FIFA Fan Fest was cancelled mid-game due to weather conditions, including rain and risk&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":731132,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,263249,3274,263250,263251,3302],"class_list":["post-731131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-vs-bosnia","tag-fifa","tag-fifa-fan-fest","tag-fifa-weather","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/731132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}