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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Matt Hughes

Canada’s sports minister hopes World Cup can lead to trade agreement with US and Mexico

Canada will play on home turf at this year’s World Cup
Canada will play on home turf at this year’s World Cup. Photograph: Nathan Denette/AP

Canada’s sports minister, Adam van Koeverden, has expressed confidence that hosting the World Cup this summer could be the key to agreeing a new trilateral trade deal with the United States and Mexico.

The three World Cup hosts are facing a deadline of 1 July for a mandatory review of the existing free trade agreement between the countries, the USMCA, and initial discussions have been problematic.

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