TransLink releases limited-edition Compass Soccer Mini keychains for FIFA World Cup | Daily Hive

TransLink releases 10,000 limited-edition Compass Soccer Mini keychains celebrating the FIFA World Cup

Compass Soccer Mini keychain. (TransLink)

Score one while you can. Metro Vancouver residents and visitors can add another 2026 FIFA World Cup era souvenir to their collection, this time with a practical purpose.

Just days before the kickoff of the tournament across North America, TransLink is releasing a limited-edition Compass Soccer Mini keychain featuring a soccer ball design.

Like previous Compass Minis, it functions just like a Compass Card. The reloadable keychain can be used to pay fares by tapping in at SkyTrain and SeaBus fare gates, as well as on card readers aboard buses and at West Coast Express stations.

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The Compass Soccer Mini will go on sale this Saturday, June 6, starting at 9 a.m. at TransLink’s Customer Service Centre at Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver. Purchases will be limited to two per person.

Only 10,000 of these latest Compass Minis have been produced: 8,000 adult versions (blue soccer balls) and 2,000 concession versions for children and seniors (orange soccer balls). Each soccer ball-themed Compass Mini comes with a refundable $6 deposit.

TransLink FIFA World Cup Compass Soccer Mini

Compass Soccer Mini keychain. (TransLink)

TransLink FIFA World Cup Compass Soccer Mini

In recent weeks, riders on the public transit system have also been noticing significant FIFA World Cup decorations and wayfinding at select public transit hubs, especially in Vancouver.

Beyond the fan spirit engagement initiatives, beginning early next week, TransLink will begin to shift into its FIFA World Cup operations plan of providing greatly enhanced services to reach BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver and the FIFA World Cup Fan Festival at the PNE fairgrounds in Hastings Park.

This includes not only increased service for SkyTrain, buses, SeaBus, and West Coast Express, but also prolonged bus route detours due to road closure and several new temporary bus services to better accommodate the expected surge in unique ridership demand.

TransLink will launch the temporary No. 11 FIFA Fan Festival Express bus route along Renfrew Street between the Expo Line’s 29th Avenue Station and the PNE’s Pacific Coliseum entrance, with a key connection stop at Renfrew Station on the Millennium Line and running every five minutes. As well, TransLink is launching the temporary No. 1 Downtown Vancouver South Circulator bus route, which will make a looping route within the Downtown Vancouver peninsula.

For the seven matches held at BC Place Stadium, spectators are required to arrive at the venue using the designated “Last Mile” pedestrian route along Pacific Boulevard/Quebec Street from SkyTrain’s Main Street-Science World Station to the security screening area at Carrall Street. Stadium-Chinatown Station will not be the usual direct, shortest route to the stadium from SkyTrain during the tournament, but it will remain open for local access and service.

Compass Soccer Mini keychain. (TransLink)

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