Empty rooms and Fifa cancellations - US hotels fear World Cup washout

[jmowreader]

21. There are two reasons for this

First is Trump.

The other? Have you seen what World Cup tickets cost?

June 13 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Brazil vs Morocco, section 343: $1716. The December 13 game between the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos, in the same stadium, is $643 for a seat in Section 139, which is field level.
June 14 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Germany vs Curacao, section 652 (which is not only so far from the field you need a telescope to see the players, it's off the corner of the field so you get a real strange view of the game): $445. The October 25 game between the Houston Texans and New York Giants, in the same stadium, is $408.60 in Section 126.
June 14 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philly, Cote d'Ivoire vs Ecuador, section 243: $990. You can watch the Eagles beat the Carolina Panthers on October 18 in the same section for $366.
June 15 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Belgium vs Egypt, section 313 (top deck, aligned with what would be an end zone if this was a Seahawks game): $979. Watch the Seahawks play the Chicago Bears on November 2 at field level for $861.75.

Please understand: the soccer games I listed are very early-stage games. SeatGeek is listing a ticket in Section 143 for the World Cup Final (which is aligned with one of the goals) for - this isn't a misprint - $47,468 plus fees - and they don't have even one ticket in the whole arena that's under $9000. By comparison, you could buy single-game tickets for every single Seattle Seahawks game in the 2026 regular season, plus airfare and hotels for away games, for less money than the cheap World Cup Final seats cost. Prices for the postseason aren't out yet but you could probably go to every game INCLUDING THE SUPER BOWL if the Seahawks win the NFC Championship for less money than just watching the World Cup Final at field level. I don't know about y'all but I'd hell of a lot rather watch an entire football season than one soccer game.

So...they're having a hard time at this because Trump is a dictator and no one can afford to go to the games in the first place.