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A historical look back at Switzerland\u2019s 2\u20131 Group B win over Canada on June 24, 2026, and what TransLink\u2019s ridership figures do\u2014and do not\u2014show.<\/p>\n

World Cup Group B Match 51 kicked off at noon local time at Vancouver\u2019s BC Place on June 24, 2026. Switzerland beat Canada 2\u20131, according to the final schedule published by BC Place<\/a>. The match and city transit details below are historical; tournament traffic controls, ticketing and venue rules should not be treated as instructions for today.<\/p>\n

Canada Soccer\u2019s official match record<\/a> shows a 0\u20130 first half. Ruben Vargas scored for Switzerland in the 46th minute, Johan Manzambi made it 2\u20130 in the 57th, and Promise David pulled one back for Canada in the 75th. In its post-match report<\/a>, Canada Soccer confirmed that Canada still finished second in Group B and advanced to the Round of 32. The loss therefore did not end Canada\u2019s home tournament.<\/p>\n

The noon fixture also fell on a major transit day for Vancouver. TransLink\u2019s preliminary post-tournament report<\/a> put systemwide boardings on June 24 at nearly 1.4 million, its highest total in more than six years. Across Vancouver\u2019s seven match days, ridership at SkyTrain stations near BC Place rose by an average of 54%. A \u201cboarding\u201d is each time someone boards a transit vehicle; it is not a count of unique passengers or stadium attendance. The June 24 figure covers the whole system, remains preliminary, and cannot tell us how long a particular traveller waited on a particular route.<\/p>\n

A noon kickoff overlaps the day\u2019s meal period. The official post-match records do not document venue food service or prices, so they cannot support claims about either; tournament-specific transit arrangements are historical. For broader city planning, see our Vancouver guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Updated October 6, 2026. This is a record of a completed 2026 World Cup match, not current transit or entry guidance.<\/em><\/p>\n

Image: BC Place exterior, photographed May 18, 2026; not a match-day scene. Photo by Quintin Soloviev via Wikimedia Commons; CC BY 4.0<\/a>. Resized and cropped.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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