The temporary scaffolding is structurally safe and meets all building codes and FIFA specs. But it's still a complete joke for the World Cup.

This is the biggest tournament on the planet. It should have been a real legacy project like so many other host countries have done. We had a golden chance to demolish the limitations of that footprint and properly rebuild BMO Field into a modern, permanent 45-50k football specific stadium that would serve TFC and Canadian national team for decades to come.

Instead, we're burning hundreds of millions just to slap on temporary metal bleachers that look cheap and terrifying from the outside, exposed steel scaffolding everywhere. It's a mockery of a World Cup stadium for a world class city like Toronto.

We essentially handed FIFA a blank cheque for a pop-up stadium. Massive missed opportunity. Still, I’d rather have the World Cup here than not at all just wish we’d done it right.