WTF FIFA World Cukkake 2026

[detrius]

Let the chaos games begin!

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

for reasons which have nothing to do with the sport.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

for reasons which have nothing to do with the sport.

Never been a sports fan. ...but it was long my understanding that a LARGE amount of the draw is political and social rituals that have little to do with the game itself. It's very "normal" to be a fan of the big sports in your country and that's much of the appeal one way or another.

 

[Free]

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[detrius]

'A World Cup for them not us': Fans' anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions

Fans across the world say US travel bans and visa regulations make them feel excluded from the World Cup.

www.bbc.com

There are signs on the wall that the travel restrictions, pricing-out ordinary fans and the stupid idea to distribute the matches across the entire North American continent are going to blow up in the faces of Trump and Gianni Infantino.

 

[Free]

World Cup sticker shock: The ugly cost of the beautiful game's grand event

Saving up for a World Cup is nothing new for die-hard soccer fan Paul Marshall.

In 2014 and 2018, the Southern California native made trips to Brazil and Russia for the festivities. In 2022, he spent the entirety of the competition in Qatar, from the opener to the final.

Then, in 2026, the grand celebration came to his own backyard.

"It was a shock when the prices came out," said Marshall about the World Cup with 104 matches split between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. "It's like three to four times [more], then when you look at matches like the final, it's even more, it's like eight times more.

"It was a shocker."

On FIFA's resale marketplace, in which soccer's organizing body takes an additional cut from transaction fees, prices have soared into four to six figures for consumers. There have even been tickets listed for more than $2 million. By pricing out ordinary fans, FIFA risks hurting the image of the tournament.

 

[detrius]

Scotland fans 'heartbroken' as travel permits to World Cup withdrawn last minute

People travelling to the World Cup have had their ESTA applications changed from approved to "travel not authorised".

www.bbc.com

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

lol World Cup referee from Somalia denied entry to the US 'due to vetting concerns': CBP - ABC News

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

lol

 

[detrius]

Tickets for the 2006 World Cup in Germany cost between 35 and 600 Euros, btw.

With inflation, that would be between 55 and 950 Euros in today's money.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Scoop: Trump admin pre-blames Europe for any World Cup Ebola