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mdbl

(8,934 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 10:18 AM Saturday

FIFA World Cup Attendance down, does FIFA care?



AFAIC, I don't think FIFA even cares about attendance. When they raised ticket prices many times over the price of previous matches, that means they will get more money per person. The sad part is people who wanted to see the tournaments, even locally won't be able to afford it. But hey, in a fascist run society, who cares about them?
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FIFA World Cup Attendance down, does FIFA care? (Original Post) mdbl Saturday OP
FIFA and the IOC are two of the most useless international organizations AZLD4Candidate Saturday #1
Same thing with professional and collegiate popsdenver Saturday #2
The myth that Americans care about soccer could not be hid by tourism JT45242 Saturday #3
My Friend's got free tickets for a second stadium in NJ IbogaProject Saturday #4

AZLD4Candidate

(7,065 posts)
1. FIFA and the IOC are two of the most useless international organizations
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 10:43 AM
Saturday

Remember, IOC has put the Olympics in Nazi Germany, Communist China, Soviet Union, Putin's Russia, and planned to put it in Fascist Italy and Japan during WW2.

All these two organizations do is force government to spend money to build things for them, then come, make all their money, and leave.

Locusts have more value. I told the IOC to pound sand in 1972 when they refused to halt the games due to terrorists killing athletes.

popsdenver

(2,762 posts)
2. Same thing with professional and collegiate
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 10:50 AM
Saturday

sports here..............

All the good season seat tickets are taken up by Corporations.......AND THEIR COST IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE ..........
So most of the mediocre or nose bleed ticket prices, are people paying for those corporate seats by way of their taxes......

JT45242

(4,217 posts)
3. The myth that Americans care about soccer could not be hid by tourism
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 10:52 AM
Saturday

Those stadiums would only be full if international fans were willing and able to fly to US, get through customs. Pay for hotels and pay for tickets.

Tv ratings will be awful except the handful of games with the US until they get bounced out early.

IbogaProject

(6,154 posts)
4. My Friend's got free tickets for a second stadium in NJ
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 12:03 PM
Saturday

There is a soccer arena, was the RedBull Arena in Harrison NJ, between Jersey City and Newark. Friends of mine got free tickets for a game with Brazil. There were ones with prices.

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