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Competition World Cup 2026
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Either Lawrence Shankland or Che Adams could be good cheap options for the group phase. Both in decent form and up against weak opposition.How the fuck did Gunn from Scotland get into my WC squad
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It’s gonna be fun at this World Cup.
World Cups should not be held in the US- US has too many foreign policy conflicts.
Mange tout.
Weak opposition? The 6th and 7th ranked sides in the world? Put the glue down, there’s a good lad.
Also too hot and humid.
Well, that rules out the 2030 and 2034 venues then.
Perhaps Iceland, Greenland, and Norway for 2038?
I was thinking Haiti. Bring Shankland into your team for that game, if he scores the rules include a big bonus for goals by a player very few have picked.
I'm all for optimism......but really?
Would be lovely if the Scots could do them.
I'm all for optimism......but really?
Would be lovely if the Scots could do them.
Vini Jr and Raphinha or Che Adams and Ben Doak?
It’s a toughie. It really is.
Mystic Spider - Scotland beat Brazil, Lose to Morocco and draw with Haiti.
I'm all for optimism......but really?
Would be lovely if the Scots could do them.
Pray, didn't they just have one in Qatar?
Fair. Although it’s the kind of game we draw 0-0.
I agree though that very few will have Shankland in their fantasy 11.
"Scottsey"
Some numbers on FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket fiasco:
first year FIFA fully controlled ticket sales
ticket prices are 2x Qatar 2022 and 4x USA 1994 (adj. for inflation)
cheapest group stage is $200 and cheapest final is $2,030
FIFA official ticketing site does dynamic pricing (95 of 104 matches saw price hikes; average hike of 35%) and also takes a 15% cut on resales (from the buyer and the seller)
plans to make $3B from tickets in 2026 vs. $1B in Qatar 2022
$3B on tickets equal to Qatar 2022’s revenue from broadcast rights (these rights are the tournament’s cash cow; $4B expected in 2026)
from 2022 to 2026, projected ticket revenue is up 3x while broadcast rights only up 1.3x
total revenue for World Cup 2026 projected at $11B vs. $8B for Qatar 2022
ticket-revenue maxxxing plan also benefits from FIFA expanding to 48 teams and 104 matches (Qatar had 32 teams and 64 matches)
In the past, FIFA was fine to underprice ticketing because it only contributed 10-15% of total revenue (rest was broadcast, marketing and licensing).
In 2026, clearly wanted to milk the juicy North American live events market (see: Knicks vs. Spurs Game 3) and ticketing is projected to make up 27% of total revenue (with 75% of 104 games in US).
FIFA says its approach is to fight bots and scalpers. The website is opaque, glitchy AF and sucks, though.
Great strategy to annoy fans. Meanwhile, NY/NJ hit FIFA with subpoena to reveal mechanics behind its ticketing process.
Ton of group stage games with unsold inventory. Unless FIFA wants empty swathes of seats in stadium, forced to dump tix on SeatGeek or StubHub (both deny having a direct relationship with FIFA).
Resale market prices tanking, which is pissing off fans that paid full upfront (a lot already decided not to go due to initial sticker shock and FIFA creating artificial scarcity months ago).
Most expensive team to follow is Brazil: estimated $3,800 to see all 3 group stage games (followed by Portugal, Scotland, USA and Argentina).
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first year FIFA fully controlled ticket salesticket prices are 2x Qatar 2022 and 4x USA 1994 (adj. for inflation)cheapest group stage is $200 and cheapest final is $2,030FIFA official ticketing site does dynamic pricing (95 of 104 matches saw price hikes; average hike of 35%) and also takes a 15% cut on resales (from the buyer and the seller)plans to make $3B from tickets in 2026 vs. $1B in Qatar 2022 $3B on tickets equal to Qatar 2022’s revenue from broadcast rights (these rights are the tournament’s cash cow; $4B expected in 2026) from 2022 to 2026, projected ticket revenue is up 3x while broadcast rights only up 1.3xtotal revenue for World Cup 2026 projected at $11B vs. $8B for Qatar 2022ticket-revenue maxxxing plan also benefits from FIFA expanding to 48 teams and 104 matches (Qatar had 32 teams and 64 matches)In the past, FIFA was fine to underprice ticketing because it only contributed 10-15% of total revenue (rest was broadcast, marketing and licensing).
In 2026, clearly wanted to milk the juicy North American live events market (see: Knicks vs. Spurs Game 3) and ticketing is projected to make up 27% of total revenue (with 75% of 104 games in US).
FIFA says its approach is to fight bots and scalpers. The website is opaque, glitchy AF and sucks, though.
Great strategy to annoy fans. Meanwhile, NY/NJ hit FIFA with subpoena to reveal mechanics behind its ticketing process.
Ton of group stage games with unsold inventory. Unless FIFA wants empty swathes of seats in stadium, forced to dump tix on SeatGeek or StubHub (both deny having a direct relationship with FIFA).
Resale market prices tanking, which is pissing off fans that paid full upfront (a lot already decided not to go due to initial sticker shock and FIFA creating artificial scarcity months ago).
Most expensive team to follow is Brazil: estimated $3,800 to see all 3 group stage games (followed by Portugal, Scotland, USA and Argentina).
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