If you’re locked into all issues FIFA, it is a big expertise to have in your radar as the World Cup nears. A captivating new exhibition detailing the interior workings of the world’s most beloved sport is coming to Science World this spring, marking its North American debut.
How innovation and tech form soccer
From video assistant referee methods to high-speed cameras and drones to soccer friction exams, the exhibition dives deep into the tech and innovation that make the World Cup potential. Presented in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, the touring exhibition is a big deal for followers of the recreation, and it’s fairly particular that Vancouver is its first cease.
The exhibition options 5 distinct zones that every discover how soccer (and the way we devour it) has advanced: broadcasting and media, staging the recreation, clever knowledge, innovation lab, and refereeing and honest play.
Today’s superior knowledge methods and digital instruments haven’t solely supported the sport’s development on the international stage but in addition enhanced the way it’s performed, officiated, skilled, and managed. And but, soccer stays a uniquely human expertise with emotion at its coronary heart.
World Cup paraphernalia
Fans can dive into how each early changes and newer improvements have modified the approach we expertise skilled soccer. The exhibition additionally highlights the host nations of the FIFA World Cup 2026, with objects linked to Canada’s latest worldwide soccer historical past on show.
This contains the jersey worn by Christine Sinclair throughout Canada’s first Olympic gold-medal-winning recreation towards Sweden at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in addition to the match ball from Canada’s recreation towards Croatia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
“We are delighted to partner with the FIFA Museum to host an exhibition that showcases the science and technology behind the world’s most popular sport at a time when soccer fans from around the world will be visiting our city,” says Fiona Cole-Hamilton, vp of expertise and merchandise at Science World.
Hon. Anne Kang, B.C.’s minister of tourism, arts, tradition, and sport, provides that the exhibition will “give both visiting soccer fans and locals a dynamic and immersive way to explore the sport.”
Ready to test it out for your self? Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum debuts at Vancouver’s Science World on May 15, 2026, and runs till Sept. 7, 2026.
While reserving in advance just isn’t required, it does make admission seamless and ensures you get to go at the time slot of your selecting.
How a lot are tickets?
Tickets can be found on-line for $37.50 per grownup, $25.50 per baby, and $30.50 for youth and seniors.
Science World is open each day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (open at 9:30 a.m. for members).
FIFA fever has begun, and that is the excellent alternative to dive deeper into the sport.
When: Friday, May 15, 2026, to Sept. 7, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: 1455 Quebec St.
Cost: $37.50 per grownup
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