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powsandwich t1_j1hoop7 wrote

Reply to comment by VMP85 in Foxborough ≠ Boston by vvsbari

Unrelated but I might like to see the odds that all games sellout. Some Qatar games had visibly empty seats (granted it’s Qatar), but also the 2026 cup is going to be expanded to 48 teams for the first time. There’s going to be a lot of seats to fill

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man2010 t1_j1il7pb wrote

I think people around the world would much rather travel to North America than Qatar for the World Cup, never mind the US/Mexico/Canada having 150x the population of Qatar

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Comfortable-Scar4643 t1_j1ingzs wrote

Think of all the people coming from Latin America. It will be a zoo. And fun people watching for sure.

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WinsingtonIII t1_j1jkd2l wrote

Nah, I expect most games to sell out. The US has a huge population and even though soccer isn’t the most popular sport here over 25 million people in the US watched the 2022 World Cup final. Qatar’s entire population is only 2.8 million people, which was part of the issue, there simply weren’t that many local fans attending. The US will provide more local fans simply by virtue of having 100+ times the population.

Add in the fact that travel from Latin America will be much easier and Latin American fans travel in huge numbers, and the fact European fans won’t be as bothered by the location in terms of controversy, and I suspect attendances will be high.

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