As hotel room bookings and ticket sales lag, concerns of a flop are rising. But the knockout stages could change everything.
  • Velypso@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    4 hours ago

    Does not matter. These articles are just copium.

    Every single stadium will be packed come game time.

  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
    11·
    6 hours ago

    And nothing of value was lost.

    And I mean that as a pretty big soccer fan. Not as big as I used to be, but still pretty big. FIFA can go fuck itself. And I hope that this entire debacle is such a massive failure that not even Trump can try to bullshit his way through the ensuing press conference.

  • [object Object]@lemmy.caEnglish
    23·
    8 hours ago

    I would love to see Canada host the World Cup well, but fuck fifa and fuck their fascist “peace prize” and sucking trumps shrivelled dick.

    They can’t claim they’re not political or corrupt. They’re probably one of the most corrupt organizations on earth.

    FIFA deserves to fail.

  • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    9 hours ago

    Sales figures are meaningless as Ticketmaster scalps their own tickets electronically through their API to 3rd parties. Then their resale ecosystem takes a fee every time they trade hands so maximizing transactional value through frequent trading is encouraged.

    As for hotels, travel and the economy are now in the shitter thanks to Fascists who abandoned law and built detention camps.

  • Lexam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    8 hours ago

    Here in Kansas City, the city opened the doors for short term rentals and a lot of people registered their homes. But very few have been booked. I’ve seen people ask questions like “How can I get from the Airport to the game and back to the airport?” So many if they do come don’t plan on staying. It’s cheaper to fly down and see a game in Mexico than to stay here in Kansas City.

    • criticon@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      5 hours ago

      akshually… Ticket prices in Mexico are crazy. Football ⚽ is the #1 sport in Mexico so the demand is huge. My family is from Mexico and my uncle and cousin found it cheaper to go to Houston to watch some games than Monterrey. They got a 7-games package and 2 weeks of hotels for less than 3 games in Monterrey, not including hotels. Another cousin got tickets for a semi final in Dallas for the same price of a group phase game in Mexico

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    9 hours ago

    Whether it hits ticket skalpers, hotel overpricers, or FIFA directly, the only thing that matters is that any miss here is a lost opportunity.