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There was the event at Santa Maria Goretti centre at 3pm before the game (hosted by the Voyageurs). Apparently there are 1,800 of them here. And then at 5pm walked over to the stadium and greeted the Canadian national team when they arrived by bus - actually shaking the bus. Many fans were there then.
I saw on the news earlier tonight a music event in the Ice District plaza for the PBR. Also happens to be where many of Voyageurs folks are staying.
Here's the Global News story on the tailgate party.
"This weekend marks the first big event at the new Ice District Plaza, a two-day tailgating party for the PBR Canada National Finals."
Big events in Edmonton bring boost in business - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
Two major events in Edmonton this weekend are giving restaurants and hotels a much needed boost in business.globalnews.ca
As an aside, the 48,806 attendance was the third-highest attended Men’s National Team match in history. Tuesday will surpass that.
Of note, the US beat Mexico 2-0 in a huge game played in Cincinnati - another city hoping to host World Cup games in 2026. The crowd? 26,000.
Well done, Edmonton and Canada - we will double that on Tuesday.
Between PBR and FIFA there were a lot of visitors out and about Downtown the last couple of days. It would have been nice to have seen something, anything on RHW and area welcoming them or enlivening the area with say a giant soccer ball or inflatable bull. Heck, even some nice Canada flags or something.
