Anyone who has so much as glanced at the news or scrolled through social media will be aware of the problems plaguing the 2026 FIFA World Cup held in the US, Canada, and Mexico and set to get

In terms of raw numbers, that seems to be right: FIFA reported it sold 3.2 million tickets in 2022; 2.8 million in 2018; and 3.1 million in 2014. NPR reported the 1994 World Cup, also hosted in the U.S., set the standing attendance record at 3.5 million, with game after game filled to capacity.

Some fans and participants hoping to enter the United States for the World Cup have complained that restrictive immigration rules have presented a roadblock.

That’s no doubt the thought, in one of the seven languages he speaks, coursing through Gianni Infantino’s head Wednesday as FIFA’s president met with the media in Mexico City on the eve of a World Cup with the largest field in history and, it seems, the largest number of problems.

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With the World Cup facing growing crises, Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, struck a defiant tone on the eve of the competition’s start.

Several soccer fans who paid thousands of dollars for World Cup tickets say they are frustrated with FIFA’s ticketing process, prompting complaints to NBC Los Angeles and scrutiny from state attorneys general.

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For months, headlines have been asking whether international supporters will come, whether demand is materializing, and whether host cities are seeing the return they expected. While they’re reasonable questions, they may not capture the full picture.