No worries, I’m going to Canada and Mexico, not the US.
Hamburgler4077 on
Panic for click’s sake.
While somewhat valid, the exact same things were said about Qatar. It was doom and gloom that there would be flights taking off and landing every 3 seconds (making slight exaggerations here) and that there would be long delays every single day. Never happened.
five second look into your post history lol stop doomposting and inciting all of this panic
Accomplished_Act943 on
Will be very interesting to see where relationships with Canada, Mexico, and Europe stand by next summer. People who think that politics will have little to no impact and that this will just be about sports know nothing about football fandom and culture. Football fans are not shy at all about letting contemporary events influence their behavior. Especially where match going fans are concerned.
SeaSalt99 on
No ones coming to the US to watch the world cup. The world hates US now.
brewshakes on
America is a terrible place for a World Cup. Too spread out. No trains. Very limited public transport in general. Cities that are anti walking. Hegemonic corporatized monoculture aesthetic glazed over literally everything. You couldn’t find a less authentic place to host the world cup. And now the people in charge also hate the sport. Lol. What a dump.
Fit_Cut_4238 on
We should block France from coming because of all the Fentanyl they let into the US from the US-France border. Maybe we should also block Argentina and Brazil.
i_hate_this_part_85 on
I hope this is correct. Sure would be nice if the cost of those tix came down to where Americans can afford them.
Abiduck on
Who’d have thought that after Russia and Saudi Arabia we’d be facing another tournament in a… “democratically challenged” country? It’s becoming a habit for our FIFA friends…
an0m_x on
Gotta love articles for panic!
Am lucky enough to be in some of the conversation for the DFW market for planning as I work at an area that will have some hosting duties for traveling guests.
The only concern we have are the types of banners that are going to be up for the Dallas Convention Center construction as the convention center was named the Media Hub for the World Cup (not sure why, as its going to be under construction).
There’s a great traffic plan in place for mass transit and getting people to and from locations (it will kind of suck for the people that live here, but will be good for the visitors). These types of plans are going to be in place all around the country. Don’t think this writer did much to find hosting plans other than reviewing what the city traffic/issues are now.
The US didn’t have many issues in 94, and im going to guess we’ll say the same after 26.
Ok_Research6884 on
The United States has the biggest, most extensive infrastructure in the world for hosting massive sporting events – there was a period of time where people were skeptical that FIFA would ever award the US another World Cup, because the US always served as a good “emergency option” – between MLS, NFL and CFB stadiums, we have 100+ venues that could host a soccer match on almost no notice.
Are there going to be minor issues? Sure, just like there are with any large event on the World stage, not everything will go smoothly, and some things about the US won’t be preferable/comparable to other nations – some of the stadiums are not in the middle of town and easily walkable, and public transit will need to be created to make it work. And if you’re hoping to see multiple matches, unless you’re in the northeast corridor (or Vancouver/Seattle), you’re getting on a flight.
But the suggestion that the US isn’t ready is insane… we could start the World Cup next WEEK and it’d go fine.
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Paywall article yawn
No worries, I’m going to Canada and Mexico, not the US.
Panic for click’s sake.
While somewhat valid, the exact same things were said about Qatar. It was doom and gloom that there would be flights taking off and landing every 3 seconds (making slight exaggerations here) and that there would be long delays every single day. Never happened.
[post 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldcup/comments/1igehnf/how_the_2026_world_cup_will_embarrass_the_united/), [post 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldcup/comments/1id8wsg/visa_approval_crisis_threatens_to_cost_2026_world/), [post 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldcup/comments/1idhswz/world_cup_2026_fifa_warned_of_heat_risks_to/)
five second look into your post history lol stop doomposting and inciting all of this panic
Will be very interesting to see where relationships with Canada, Mexico, and Europe stand by next summer. People who think that politics will have little to no impact and that this will just be about sports know nothing about football fandom and culture. Football fans are not shy at all about letting contemporary events influence their behavior. Especially where match going fans are concerned.
No ones coming to the US to watch the world cup. The world hates US now.
America is a terrible place for a World Cup. Too spread out. No trains. Very limited public transport in general. Cities that are anti walking. Hegemonic corporatized monoculture aesthetic glazed over literally everything. You couldn’t find a less authentic place to host the world cup. And now the people in charge also hate the sport. Lol. What a dump.
We should block France from coming because of all the Fentanyl they let into the US from the US-France border. Maybe we should also block Argentina and Brazil.
I hope this is correct. Sure would be nice if the cost of those tix came down to where Americans can afford them.
Who’d have thought that after Russia and Saudi Arabia we’d be facing another tournament in a… “democratically challenged” country? It’s becoming a habit for our FIFA friends…
Gotta love articles for panic!
Am lucky enough to be in some of the conversation for the DFW market for planning as I work at an area that will have some hosting duties for traveling guests.
The only concern we have are the types of banners that are going to be up for the Dallas Convention Center construction as the convention center was named the Media Hub for the World Cup (not sure why, as its going to be under construction).
There’s a great traffic plan in place for mass transit and getting people to and from locations (it will kind of suck for the people that live here, but will be good for the visitors). These types of plans are going to be in place all around the country. Don’t think this writer did much to find hosting plans other than reviewing what the city traffic/issues are now.
The US didn’t have many issues in 94, and im going to guess we’ll say the same after 26.
The United States has the biggest, most extensive infrastructure in the world for hosting massive sporting events – there was a period of time where people were skeptical that FIFA would ever award the US another World Cup, because the US always served as a good “emergency option” – between MLS, NFL and CFB stadiums, we have 100+ venues that could host a soccer match on almost no notice.
Are there going to be minor issues? Sure, just like there are with any large event on the World stage, not everything will go smoothly, and some things about the US won’t be preferable/comparable to other nations – some of the stadiums are not in the middle of town and easily walkable, and public transit will need to be created to make it work. And if you’re hoping to see multiple matches, unless you’re in the northeast corridor (or Vancouver/Seattle), you’re getting on a flight.
But the suggestion that the US isn’t ready is insane… we could start the World Cup next WEEK and it’d go fine.