Photo shows Warner presenting a FIFA pennant and a pair of FIFA cuff links to the Mayor of Victoria Allan Lowe.

Warner approves Victoria Stadium for 2007 World Cup

- October 21, 2006

FIFA Vice President Jack Warner continued his inspection visit of the Stadia in Canada for the 2007 FIFA World Youth Championship over the past two days, approving the Royal Athletic Facility in Vancouver to be a host venue.

Warner, also chairman of the Organising Committee for the Championship, has been touring the facilities with a host of other delegates from FIFA, the Canadian Local Organizing Committee and Soccer Association as well as FIFA media broadcasters committee. In total some 40 persons make up the touring party which made its way to the Burnaby Stadium, Swangard Stadium and Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.

“We made 500,000 Canadians in Victoria extremely happy with the approval of the Royal Athletic facility and I am confident we will continue to the same for the remaining inspection of the facilities in Canada,” Warner said.

The inspection tour ends on Wednesday with a visit to the Varsity Stadium in Montreal which will be followed by an overview meeting the next day.