Port Alberni soccer fields tested for FIFA compliance as World Cup training facilities

Port Alberni soccer fields tested for FIFA compliance as World Cup training facilities

Soccer fields at three Port Alberni, B.C. locations have undergone testing to see how they could comply as training facilities for teams set to compete in the 2026 World Cup. Testing conducted by Sports Labs will give the municipality guidelines about what work must be done on the fields to allow for pre-tournament training for the World Cup competition in which some games will be played in nearby Vancouver and Seattle. The Chemainus Valley Cour…