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11 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Flamengo fans at airport before club  takeoff to USA. 

This tournament really should've been held in South America. Especially the first edition where a lot of people aren't sure about it. Every game would've sold out and had a good atmosphere. 

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5 hours ago, King Kante said:

This tournament really should've been held in South America. Especially the first edition where a lot of people aren't sure about it. Every game would've sold out and had a good atmosphere. 

After the events at the Copa America last year, the USA need as much preparation as possible before they welcome fans in their millions next year. I believe they've lowered the prices for the opening game three times. Maybe pricing them so they are affordable for people OUTSIDE of the States would have been smart.

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11 hours ago, LAM09 said:

After the events at the Copa America last year, the USA need as much preparation as possible before they welcome fans in their millions next year. I believe they've lowered the prices for the opening game three times. Maybe pricing them so they are affordable for people OUTSIDE of the States would have been smart.

Uptake at the lower costs is still not pulling people in apprantly. The pricing I do not feel is an issue as the reductions have clearly not done enough in terms of pulling people in. Real are apprantlly the only team with expected uptake. Some of the minor teams/games of teams that aren't in Europe or South America are also meant to be really poor. 

Rather as this is a new tournament it should've been held in a location where the locals would've been most up for it to fill the stadiums and build the spectacle. This is pretty much what happened in 1930. The European teams weren't keen and it required Uruguay to step in. 

 

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3 hours ago, King Kante said:

Uptake at the lower costs is still not pulling people in apprantly. The pricing I do not feel is an issue as the reductions have clearly not done enough in terms of pulling people in. Real are apprantlly the only team with expected uptake. Some of the minor teams/games of teams that aren't in Europe or South America are also meant to be really poor. 

Rather as this is a new tournament it should've been held in a location where the locals would've been most up for it to fill the stadiums and build the spectacle. This is pretty much what happened in 1930. The European teams weren't keen and it required Uruguay to step in. 

 

You can't reduce prices a week before the tournament and expect fans overseas to jump at the chance. We have no idea how much advertising has been put in place over in the States to actually promote a tournament for a sport which lags behind at least three other sports. I said it when the announcement was made, and I'll say it again - the WC shouldn't be taking place in NA. The USA & Canada aren't up to it, & Mexico has a whole load of crowd issues, from racism to homophobia.

I'd be in agreement if the WC wasn't taking place next year. This is effectively the replacement for the Confederations Cup, so it's something we'll have to get used to. 

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They have reduced the price six times now. They are offering students at local colleges in and around Miami 4 tickets for $20. They still cannot put people in the stadium so people that bought the top level seats are being moved to the field and second level seats where the camera pans out to.

 

 

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18 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

They have reduced the price six times now. They are offering students at local colleges in and around Miami 4 tickets for $20. They still cannot put people in the stadium so people that bought the top level seats are being moved to the field and second level seats where the camera pans out to.

 

 

If only they had done this from the get go. More fans from participating clubs might have made the trip.

Has the tournament actually had much coverage &/or advertising in the States?

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3 hours ago, LAM09 said:

If only they had done this from the get go. More fans from participating clubs might have made the trip.

Has the tournament actually had much coverage &/or advertising in the States?

There are using Messi in commercials. They really are not focusing on all the teams coming, which is probably a mistake. It is getting coverage also from people discussing if Trump’s Ice raids will grab fans here for the games. 

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4 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

There are using Messi in commercials. They really are not focusing on all the teams coming, which is probably a mistake. It is getting coverage also from people discussing if Trump’s Ice raids will grab fans here for the games. 

I thought as much. So many big players taking part that clearly aren't getting any attention. You do have to wonder if there will be similar concerns next year.

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4 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

We’re going to be the only European side to struggle against the rest of the world aren’t we?

Post 2006 (Brasilian sides won the first 3 FWCCs: 2000 - Corinthians, 2005 - São Paulo, 2006 - Internacional) we were the only UEFA side to not win it (out of the next 17 finals, UEFA teams won 16, including us in 2021), when we choked versus Corinthians in 2012 under FSW, nil 1 in the final.

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