Alan Whittle
Player Valuation: £70m
I was going to Vancouver, Seattle & San Francisco. Got a big Birthday in June and had planned a Road trip.
Not going now, no chance.
2026 FIFA World Cup
- Thread starter TexanToffee
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Not going now, no chance.
barneygumble
Player Valuation: £70m
Gave my tickets up, purely from the cost of accommodation.
Miami, for a hostel was about $400 for 3 nights.
Im away with the missus before in Texas and im paying like $450 for 4 nights for a penthouse with a pool.
£200 a ticket was hard enough to stomach, but the hotels and all sorts are astronomical.
Mexico City hotels are up 900% alone. Booked a flight for England-Mexico (last 16 potential), but the fact England might not have got there meant Id just have spent a lot of money to be fleeced.
Ill do Mexico City when hotel prices are back to normal.
FCBarça
Player Valuation: £15m
Me personally, I wouldn't go at all to any WC venues due to the incendiary tensions that will already be high before a single fan arrives. But those 3 locations are generally safe harbor in terms of politics, SF perhaps the most conservative of 3 (downward spiral from hippy era) - ICE won't be a factor in those geographical areas simply due to the governors of both states openly opposed to any presence on ground. They'll also have spirited local support for football - geographically its the sweetspot for football fans in US/Canada, IMHO
And BC is frankly, magical - don't miss it
I can get to one of the sites by bus or train in about an hour, door to door, and am almost certainly not going. I went to a club world cup game last year after they slashed ticket prices, but don't think they'll do so much of that for this one.
^^^
You mentioning transport just reminded me how much of a disaster the "Dallas" location is going to be for getting to/from. Cowboys stadium is in a location that houses 3 major stadiums, and literally zero trains or busses service it. Absolutely none. Plus it's like 20 miles from downtown Dallas.
Granted, the cities are trying to work out some kind of shuttle service to get to the stadium without a car but I have no idea how traveling fans are going to do this. Luckily I can just bum rides from people nearby but I truly don't understand how people are going to get around here. They're in for a surprise.
You mentioning transport just reminded me how much of a disaster the "Dallas" location is going to be for getting to/from. Cowboys stadium is in a location that houses 3 major stadiums, and literally zero trains or busses service it. Absolutely none. Plus it's like 20 miles from downtown Dallas.
Granted, the cities are trying to work out some kind of shuttle service to get to the stadium without a car but I have no idea how traveling fans are going to do this. Luckily I can just bum rides from people nearby but I truly don't understand how people are going to get around here. They're in for a surprise.
davids
Player Valuation: £70m
If you've not been before don't miss Canada. I did a road trip decades ago and it still lives in my memory as one of the best ever.
barneygumble
Player Valuation: £70m
I remember the horror stories from the Club World Cup, fans going to Dolphins Stadium for $20 in an uber from downtown Miami, then being charged $250 on way back.
Americans are almost used to being fleeced like this, like with Dynamic seating, but the rest of the World isn't.
Not a knock on American's more the unjust system you all face.
FCBarça
Player Valuation: £15m
Yeah, I would be content to just make it an annual visit - nothing like it for me
Gallaeo
Player Valuation: £6m
I was lucky enough to attend the two semi finals of NCAA Final 4
in Phoenix. Stadium actually in Glendale. We got a lift out from my mates Mrs and the lads in the group knew on the way out that we’d be hanging on for a few hours after as an Uber would be north of $300. Just completely accepted practice there. And definitely no bud option!
The Phoenix metro area is one of the worst in terms of getting around without a car. So much sprawl. Pretty cool you got to check out the Final 4 though! Bucket list event.
longers
Parcheggia l'autobus
Gianni Infantino: Fifa president apologises for comments about British football fans
Fifa president Gianni Infantino apologises for controversial comments he made about British football supporters which were criticised by fan groups.
www.bbc.co.uk
Dunno why he's apologising, timid joke and it's not like our fans aren't famous for behaving like massive scrotums
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
ITV heads to New York for World Cup coverage while BBC stays in Salford
ITV will present this summer’s World Cup from a Brooklyn studio while the BBC stays in UK until at least the quarter-finals
Taifi gorm
Player Valuation: £35m
I wonder if they've managed to improve the surfaces or the TV production crews.
Bluerover
Player Valuation: £60m
We have friends from Wisconsin, definitely not trumpers, coming in October. We will do our best to ease their embarrassment, but they are also spending three weeks touring elsewhere in Ireland.
I hope they don't meet any idiots who think all Americans are the same as the maga-tts. I really feel for them.
Bluerover
Player Valuation: £60m
Minnesota's outgoing Governor is a democrat.