World Cup 2026 (5 Viewers)

[Mucca Mad Boys]

LGBT fans were told not to be too ‘public’ about their sexuality in Qatar, we were all told it’s their ‘custom’ and to respect it. Well now it’s in the US, pro LGBT views are the ‘custom’ in this particular part of it so if teams don’t like it…they can always withdraw.

It's asymmetric multiculturalism. We rightly have to tolerate their cultural norms and practices in their countries but that same thing isn't afforded to us. It's pretty indicative of the West at present.

FIFA should double down and if the teams want to postpone the match, their loss.

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

It's asymmetric multiculturalism. We rightly have to tolerate their cultural norms and practices in their countries but that same thing isn't afforded to us. It's pretty indicative of the West at present.

FIFA should double down and if the teams want to postpone the match, their loss.

No argument there, never wanted it in Qatar in the first place.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

No argument there, never wanted it in Qatar in the first place.

We’ll get one in Saudi too in 2034… great.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

We’ll get one in Saudi too in 2034… great.

A whole new meaning to 'mind your head!' on the way into the ground.

 

[SBT]

FIFA should double down and if the teams want to postpone the match, their loss.

It’s not a FIFA initiative, and FIFA clearly won’t be promoting any diversity-related events out of political correctness with the US government, which also happens to be openly hostile towards some LGBT people.

 

[Evo1883]

$1800 for a Hampton Inn in New Jersey, what a time to be alive

Yea but those hotels are just trying to maximise profits , so people can watch the greatest show on earth , if people pay it the prices are right

 

[Tommo1993]

Peaceful, civil religion though.

 

[AOM]

Final is having a Superbowl style halftime show. Slight problem here is that to facilitate that the Superbowl has a 30 minute break.

Not sure players will be too happy with an extended halftime for this nonsense.

Imagine being 3-0 down at half time and then having to sit through Coldplay for half an hour

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Yea but those hotels are just trying to maximise profits , so people can watch the greatest show on earth , if people pay it the prices are right

Praise hostels and airbnb.

 

[Sick Boy]

What a shock - World Cup ticket prices: Fifa's prices a 'monumental betrayal' says Football Supporters Europe

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

What a shock - World Cup ticket prices: Fifa's prices a 'monumental betrayal' says Football Supporters Europe

Optimistically, the prices will drop because fans won’t pay it. FIFA tried this stunt at the Club World Cup and prices hit a floor.

I’ve already scaled back my plans for the World Cup, at the most I’ll do the quarters to the final should we get there. If it’s going to

I stayed out in Germany for the whole month in 2024 and that cost me approximately £6k which includes all my tickets (£1.5k for the final ticket), accommodation, travel and of course, beer and food. It’ll probably cost double that to do the USA.

 

[AOM]

The border police are going to be checking who on here wanted Biamou over Gyokeres

Trump plan for World Cup tourists to reveal social media activity described as ‘chilling’

A plan to require fans travelling to the US for the World Cup to disclose information about their social media accounts has been described as ‘chilling’

www.theguardian.com

 

[North York’s Blue]

Was looking to do 4 games, will scale that back now to 2 or 3 if we go…..

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Was looking to do 4 games, will scale that back now to 2 or 3 if we go…..

I looked at a couple of options and thought

I’ve got a flight booked to NY now just in case we get to the final. I’d consider the prices for a final ticket just to be there.

This will backfire on FIFA, the teams with the biggest followings in Europe and South America will be priced out. The costs were racking up significantly when just considering the logistics, accommodation and just being in the US… £5k in ticket prices is just too much and in my network of ETSC members, that’s a consensus view too.

@CJ_covblaze Will you be going out to this one?

 

[SBT]

Somewhere in Stratford-upon-Avon, Doug King just sat bolt upright

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

I looked at a couple of options and thought

I’ve got a flight booked to NY now just in case we get to the final. I’d consider the prices for a final ticket just to be there.

This will backfire on FIFA, the teams with the biggest followings in Europe and South America will be priced out. The costs were racking up significantly when just considering the logistics, accommodation and just being in the US… £5k in ticket prices is just too much and in my network of ETSC members, that’s a consensus view too.

@CJ_covblaze Will you be going out to this one?

What you're going to have is rich Americans taking all the tickets and sitting there singing 'fight and win'. That's genuinely how I see it.

BTW @Sick Boy is there any way to merge both world cup threads? Might be useful.