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maxsolomon

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6. Because the WC tournament has rabid national fan bases on every continent.

Reply to Ritabert (Reply #4)

Fri May 8, 2026, 05:37 PM

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And other than Trump & Republicans, America is still a nice place to visit. The host cities are all liberal and diverse.

However, the reason demand is lower than expected: tickets are outrageously, ridiculously expensive. $2000 per seat for even group round games. They were bought up by bots instantly the day they were released. Even before the resale gouging started, FIFA set the cost sky high.

I know NO ONE who is going. At least the city is stopping road construction projects for 3 weeks...

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