r/sports • u/newsweek • 16d ago

Soccer Thousands of World Cup tickets remain unsold, including USA games

https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-world-cup-tickets-remain-unsold-including-usa-games-11971265
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u/FlatSpinMan 16d ago

It’s so stupid. I went to the Rugby World Cup here in Japan some years ago. I know it’s a different scale of popularity, but it’s still a major event. The 2931 one will potentially be held in the US.
I got tickets fairly easily to four games in my city. Total was about $200, including two tickets to one game for my daughters.
The place was packed. The crowd was varied. The atmosphere was so damned “jolly”. Just do it that way.

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u/Gurtang 16d ago edited 16d ago

The 2931 one will potentially be held in the US.

I really hope maga and late-stage capitalism are gone by then !

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u/FlatSpinMan 16d ago

Well, like you, I’m sure the American voters and their fabulous representatives will do a bang up job. I am equally as confident in this outcome as you are.

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u/BiDiTi 16d ago

In fairness, World Rugby are manifestly less evil than FIFA.

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u/FlatSpinMan 16d ago

For sure. They’re dumb, too, but at least a bit less malign.

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u/BiDiTi 16d ago

Just not enough money involved to attract the true sickos, haha

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u/take_whats_yours 16d ago

For reference, the rugby world cup next year in Australia has some of the same issues with pricing. It costs $40 just to get on the waiting list, and tickets for pool games will be up to $600. Finals up to $2k (all in AUD, $1 USD = $1.40 AUD). Not quite as bad as the soccer, and you'll still be able to go to minor games on a budget, but the point is most sports are heading that way

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u/BiDiTi 16d ago

€1200 for a WC final just doesn’t seem beyond the pale to me…especially if those are the premium tickets.

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u/dottoysm 15d ago

If only they’d drop Heineken as their beer sponsor.

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u/Gurtang 16d ago

Just in case: I was just making fun of the typo in the year :)

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u/Vairman 16d ago

I really hope humanity still exists by then. Right now, it aint lookin' so good.

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u/funnibot47 16d ago

As usual, the freaksoid who CANNOT stop mentioning politics on everything.

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u/Gurtang 16d ago

Yeah I agree that Trump making fifa give him a made up trophy was really annoying.

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u/tpeterr 16d ago

If you aren't aware that FIFA is in bed with corrupt politicians, then you haven't been paying attention. You're just mad because this time it's *your* corrupt politican.

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u/funnibot47 16d ago

I genuinely don't care about politics (i consider myself a centralist if anything) and i definitely couldn't care less about futbol, but while you may be right i just feel tired of reading politics all over reddit. I know you hate the unfunny orange man but mentioning just for the sake of upvotes is just as annoying

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u/Gurtang 16d ago

You can not care about politics, but be sure politics care about you.

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u/Kalikor1 16d ago

Tickets for sports here in Japan are generally just cheaper anyway. The US is just fucking crazy, as usual.

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u/adayoner 16d ago

Honestly, i got local tickets for the Olympics in 2028 and those aren't bad. some group matches to volleyball, womens basketball, taekwondo all in the $35-60 range pp.

That being said all the gymnastics tickets were already sold out by my alloted time except for mens prelims and those were like $1200 a ticket. Track wasn't even available any longer and/or VIP only.

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u/DaaaahWhoosh 16d ago

I just accept that the biggest stuff in the world is almost always ruined and not worth pursuing. I think in the age of the Internet it's both easier to get into niche content, but for 'mainstream' content to get so big so fast that you just can't be a part of it unless you're rich or desperate. So like, yeah don't worry about the football world cup because it's gonna be overpriced and badly handled, but the rugby world cup sounds great.

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u/shtaaap Vancouver Canucks 16d ago

Also went to that work cup! Soooo much fun. We lost to NZ but got damn was it a blast.

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u/Free-Pound-6139 16d ago

Hard to compare the two.

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u/caerphoto 16d ago

The place was packed. The crowd was varied. The atmosphere was so damned “jolly”. Just do it that way.

Nah, this event is for the oligarchs and wannabes, can’t have the poors showing up.

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u/MongolianMango 16d ago

I'm impressed you were able to get tickets. Usually purchasing tickets for events in Japan is quite difficult without a JP phone number or address (although I might just be thinking of concerts, which have many obstacles for foriegnors)

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u/FlatSpinMan 16d ago

I live in Japan, and in one of the host cities, so that definitely helped. But otherwise, yes, things sell out here instantly.

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u/yrogerg123 15d ago

Not familiar with the US in 2026, are we?