Toronto wasn’t where I expected to find the next chapter of FAN48.

After swapping Miami sunshine for Canadian rain, I find myself in a downtown sports bar wondering whether I’ve already grown tired of giant screens and manufactured fan zones. But as ever, the story isn’t in the football. It’s in the people.

An Ecuadorian supporter and her Canadian fiancée explain why representing a small nation on the World Cup stage matters. A bartender reflects on how football is bringing strangers together across one of the world’s most multicultural cities. A Qatari engineering student wrestles with what home means after moving halfway around the world. And somewhere in between, I discover a quiet Toronto bar where the football is simply happening in the background and the conversations take centre stage.

This is FAN48 at its simplest: no pundits, no tactics boards, just people gathering around the same game for very different reasons.

Host: Rob Shaw Cameron

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