The first match of the 2026 World Cup kicks off in about 3 weeks. I grew up playing soccer. I wasn’t great, but I loved the sport. Both of my kids play competitively, and they love it, too. My wife and I spend a significant amount of time taking our kids to soccer practices and games. Over Memorial Day weekend, we watched our kids play in 7 matches in 4 cities!
The 2026 World Cup is being hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico. Several World Cup matches are being held in Foxboro, Massachusetts, which is a little over 30 minutes from us. When the US hosted the World Cup in 1994, my parents took us to a match. My wife and I want to give the same opportunity to our kids.
I signed up for a bunch of ticket lotteries run by FIFA, but I was not selected. Instead, I used the FIFA resale market and bought tickets to a match in mid-June. I am sure I am going to watch many World Cup matches on television this Summer.
With so many different venues hosting matches, I am curious if you’re going to attend a match in person. If not, who are you rooting for?
Don’t be surprised attendance will be down ….who the hell wants to come to US when it is so unwelcome and ticket prices are so outrageous, and everything is so expensive.
I prefer to go to Mexico, they really know how to celebrate soccer.
I plan to go to a few matches in Mexico.
As the Red Sox are having a terrible season and with not much fire power in their bats, I won’t be going to Fenway for any baseball games.
I’ll pull for the following teams;
USA. Argentina. Brasil. Portugal.
In 1994 how old were you.
Various intel sources globally have suggested that the world cup may be the site of a massive false flag event, to be blamed on Iran. (Perhaps that’s why tonnes of equipment have been moving there in preparation?) Even if I was nearby the world cup… no thank you.
Also consider that most/all organisations (IOC, FIFA, Eurovison, etc) have been hijacked and become far too politically biased. It’s blatantly obvious. I wouldn’t support any of them solely for that reason.