BC Premier Eby Calls on Everyone to Wear Red for Team Canada! See You at BC Place on June 18

Updated: 2026-06-19｜Real-time information is subject to official announcements

In the days before the match, BC Premier David Eby publicly called out to residents, inviting everyone to wear red on June 18 and cheer together for Team Canada as it competed at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The call was not a mandatory event, but simply a hope to turn the streets of Vancouver and BC Place into a sea of red—and judging by the result, wearing that red was well worth it.

At 3 p.m. on June 18 (Pacific Time), Canada faced Qatar at BC Place in Vancouver and won decisively 6–0, securing the first-ever victory for the Canadian men’s team in World Cup history, and also the largest margin of victory by a CONCACAF team in the history of the men’s World Cup. Eby was there in person to watch, and according to reports he celebrated every goal in the stands alongside FIFA President Infantino and CONCACAF President Montagliani.

The goals were distributed splendidly: Cyle Larin opened the scoring in the 16th minute, Jonathan David delivered a hat-trick (29th minute, 45+3, 90+2), Nathan Saliba added another in the 64th minute, and Qatar scored an own goal in the 75th minute. Qatar was also down to nine men by the end for various reasons, while Canada bombarded the goal with 33 shots all match to the opponent’s mere 2—an almost one-sided rout. For the host nation, this was about as ideal an opening as one could hope for.

BC Place is one of the two official venues for this World Cup in Canada, the other being Toronto’s BMO Field (temporarily named Toronto Stadium during the tournament). This Vancouver venue, which holds about 54,000 people, will host 7 World Cup matches in total, and Team Canada’s upcoming group-stage matches will also stay here—June 24 against Switzerland, another day worth wearing red to enter the stadium. For friends who want to attend, all tickets go through the official FIFA ticketing platform, and keep an eye on the SkyTrain Canada Line and the traffic and road controls around the venue on match days; checking the latest announcements before you set out is the safer bet, and you can also refer to our compiled Vancouver match-watching guide.

If you can’t make it to the venue, Canada’s major TV networks and streaming platforms are all broadcasting it, and this historic 6–0 victory has already been written into the record books. Subsequent fixtures, ticketing, and broadcast arrangements remain subject to the official announcements of Canada Soccer and FIFA.