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    "title": "City of Montr\u00e9al Withdraws from FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Host City Selection Process",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-04 14:37:23",
    "published_at": "2021-07-06 13:18:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/city-of-montreal-withdraws-from-fifa-world-cup-2026-host-city-selection-process",
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    "subtitle": "Canada Soccer acknowledges that the City of Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec has announced that they will not continue the selection process as a candidate host city for the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122. We thank the City of Montr\u00e9al for their participation in the bid process and look forward to continuing our collaboratio\u2026",
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    "body": "<p>Canada Soccer acknowledges that the City of Montr&eacute;al, Qu&eacute;bec has announced that they will not continue the selection process as a candidate host city for the FIFA World Cup 2026&trade;. We thank the City of Montr&eacute;al for their participation in the bid process and look forward to continuing our collaboration with the respective municipal and provincial governments along with the Government of Canada in support of the selection of Edmonton, Alberta and Toronto, Ontario as host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026&trade;.</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-d3e2f1a0-ef70-422d-ba1c-f33a54b0911c\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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