Content creator that visited most FIFA World Cup cities ranks Toronto second

Toronto Stadium caught a ton of flak during the FIFA World Cup for being the smallest venue of the tournament.

But unless you attended matches in all host cities, it's difficult to judge how Toronto truly stacked up. One fan who came close to doing just that says that Toronto was one of the tournament's top stops.

Casey Settleman, a content creator with New York City-based Underdog Sports, attended World Cup matches in 13 of the 16 host cities (except San Francisco, Monterrey and Guadalajara).

In his final ranking of all hosts, he put Toronto as the second-best city on his list—and his reasoning might surprise you.

"I loved Toronto; they have a great public transit system, and the very small stadium actually made the atmosphere feel a lot better," Settleman said in a clip he shared to social media.

Ranking all the 2026 World Cup Host Cities (Part 2) ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/LbKcaf5qXq

— Casey Settleman (@csett13) July 14, 2026

Toronto Stadium had the smallest capacity of any FIFA World Cup venue. The city had to add more than 17,000 temporary seats to the north and south stands to meet FIFA's minimum capacity requirement of 40,000.

Settleman said he sat in the temporary north stand for the Portugal-Croatia match and was blown away by the view overlooking Lake Ontario and the Toronto skyline.

"It's made for soccer," he said of the stadium. "The city got it done!"

Settleman's praise of the city wasn't alone.

The view from the top of Toronto Stadium's temporary north stand. (Marley Dickinson/Offside)

Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez also had some kind words for Toronto following their win over Croatia in the Round of 32, saying it was a shame the city wasn't awarded more matches because his team thoroughly enjoyed its stay.

He even compared Toronto Stadium to an "old-fashioned Premier League ground."

If you are wondering which host city took the top spot, it was Canada's only other World Cup host, Vancouver.

A place that always seems to be stealing our sunshine.