Vancouver has had its first moment under the World Cup spotlight, with fans from Down Under partying into the night after Australia’s 2-0 win over Turkey.
The city had been awash in green, gold, red and white ahead of Saturday’s 9 p.m. kickoff at BC Place Stadium as fans of both nations thronged the downtown core, chanting, dancing and setting off smoke canisters in their national colours.
While it was the Aussies greeting the final whistle with delight, Vancouver also appeared to pass its first World Cup test, after a buildup dominated by talk of whether British Columbia was getting value from up to $729 million in hosting costs….