FIFA Has Trouble Filling Seats

Friday, June 12, 2026

As of the eve of the tournament, approximately 180,000 tickets remained listed across FIFA's official resale portals.

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TOO ------- EXPENSIVE.

Or, you could say it's due to an "affordability" hoax, right?

$300 for parking. A half mile away. Come on.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-06-12 08:01 PM | Reply

A lot of effort to just get a "replica" of the FIFA trophy to take home.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-06-12 08:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Canada should get a replica for the Stanley Cup. That seems to be the only way they'll get one.

#3 | Posted by rf4b at 2026-06-12 08:47 PM | Reply

That seems to be the only way they'll get one.

The winner gets the real one. That's good enough.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-06-12 08:53 PM | Reply

The winner gets the real one. That's good enough.
#4 | POSTED BY REDIAL

You really didn't understand what he said did you? As long as I have been alive, Canada hasn't seen the Stanley Cup.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-06-13 12:30 AM | Reply

Football outside of this country is historically and socially considered a workingman's sport. When you thoughtlessly price those folks out of any realistic chance of attending, you're gonna find a whole bunch of empty seats in your stadiums. Then there's the whole ICE goons lurking about at Customs thing here in the Land O'Freedom. Lord knows how many 3rd world fans that scared off.

#6 | Posted by dutch46 at 2026-06-13 04:29 PM | Reply

The World Cup is generally held in one country and people can drive from stadium to stadium and buy generally reasonably priced tickets

Having the World Cup in American states, Canada and Mexico is stupid. Expensive. And a huge expectation for fans.

Add to that our current xenophobic government.

The World Cup should have been canceled.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-06-13 04:34 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I haven't seen an empty stadium, any of you knuckleheads have a link?

I know its sport to hate on Trump and all your hiding under the bed fears, but I am not seeing the empty stadiums or complaints about the tourney being held in North America in general.

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-06-13 04:41 PM | Reply

A boot licking trump suckup doesn't see a problem. What a shock.

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-06-13 04:52 PM | Reply

Is the mush-brained orange chomo going to do to FIFA what he did to the USFL?

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-06-13 05:29 PM | Reply

A boot licking trump suckup doesn't see a problem. What a shock.

Well in all fairness to us true Liberals, Trudeau didn't attend the Canadian match, but he was in LA for the US match, talk about your suckups.

#11 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-06-13 05:46 PM | Reply

You're not a liberal, s*&^bag.

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2026-06-13 05:50 PM | Reply

It's pretty sad when Americans prefer to attend baseball games rather than soccer matches. I understand that soccer in the US is a family thing, but buying 4-8 World Cup tickets means someone going without suitable clothes ...

#13 | Posted by catdog at 2026-06-13 05:54 PM | Reply