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Transit services navigate the unknown to get fans to World Cup matches

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Transit users ride the Skytrain as it approaches downtown Vancouver an hour before New Zealand takes on Belgium at the FIFA World Cup on June 26, 2026. Despite it being a World Cup match day, the city’s transit system appeared to be functioning normally, even at rush hour. Jesse Winter/The Globe and Mail
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A day in the life of a Vancouver server on World Cup game day

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7:54 p.m. 15,886 steps. HR: 121 bpm. Server Kaylee Banks (centre) settles a customer’s tab at Good Co sports bar on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver, B.C. as people celebrate Mexico scoring a goal against Czechia during the FIFA World Cup on June 24, 2026. Jesse Winter/The Globe and Mail
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