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dem4decades

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6. Agree 100%, instead they tried to make a deal with the devil.

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 07:01 AM

23 hrs ago

And soccer fans of the world are forced to pay for it.

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That was hapless reactivity Cosmocat 23 hrs ago #7

Actually frees up rooms JustAnotherGen 21 hrs ago #11

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I wonder what they will do if most of the world decides to just ignore this event? OldBaldy1701E 11 hrs ago #34

FIFA should have pulled any games scheduled out of the US Old Crank 23 hrs ago #3

Agree 100%, instead they tried to make a deal with the devil. dem4decades 23 hrs ago #6

Those knowledgeable about FIFA popsdenver 20 hrs ago #17

Short term plan: suck up to Trmp. Long term plan: move away from Trmp. eppur_se_muova 23 hrs ago #4

Don't want to get ICEd IronLionZion 23 hrs ago #5

Reason #1 Botany 23 hrs ago #8

If they were going to move the World Cup events to Canada or Mexico FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #15

eye bleaching warning bdamomma 20 hrs ago #16

After reading all the replies, Delphinus 22 hrs ago #9

This is standard inventory management. QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #10

Very good point. SergeStorms 21 hrs ago #12

Thank you AverageOldGuy 21 hrs ago #13

That's the excuse they gave here BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #14

Yes. I think that the turnout from international visitors supporting their teams will be thin. QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #21

Well since this is the U.S. 250th/semiquincentennial BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #22

Stop with the rational explanations! maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #23

Sorry. I'll try to do better in the future... or worse... depending. QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #25

The truth about World Cup ticket demand and why USA's opener has struggled to sell out BlueWavePsych 20 hrs ago #18

"Hello, you've reached the FIFA TRUMP SUITES INTERNATIONAL. How can we help you?" littlemissmartypants 18 hrs ago #24

Would not be surprised if Fifa is going to pull all it's games from the u.s. mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #28

I love the USA............... Lovie777 15 hrs ago #29

I live in Philadelphia JBTaurus83 15 hrs ago #30

I live here too BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #31

Well I believe Americans will come to the World Cup events FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #32

Dont mean to jinx it, but what if the American team falls out early? LiberalLovinLug 11 hrs ago #33

Hadn't thought of that possibility, but it certainly would be awful FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #35