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Some people have spent absurd amounts of money to visit the US to attend the World Cup
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:43 am
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:43 am
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Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:44 am to Street Hawk
Don't care, it's their money.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:45 am to Street Hawk
Been wondering about this. How do all these people from other countries, some of them really poor, have the funds to just take a month off work and travel around the U.S.?
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:47 am to AlterDWI
Their countries are poor, but some of the people are not poor.
Also, I think there's a lot of World Cup fans who already lived in the US, but they still repped other various countries because that's their heritage.
Also, I think there's a lot of World Cup fans who already lived in the US, but they still repped other various countries because that's their heritage.
This post was edited on 7/14/26 at 9:49 am
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:47 am to AlterDWI
You think everyone is poor if the country is “poor”? Have you ever traveled outside the States?
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:48 am to AlterDWI
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How do all these people from other countries, some of them really poor, have the funds to just take a month off work and travel around the U.S.?
same way some "poor" people buy a $100K vehicle. Credit.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:48 am to AlterDWI
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How do all these people from other countries, some of them really poor, have the funds to just take a month off work and travel around the U.S.?
Send a relative to the US illegally
Collect welfare checks
Send welfare checks back to home country
Buy world cup tickets
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:50 am to Towelie
Or become a Sparky.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:53 am to AlterDWI
Some European countries have crazy amounts of PTO. Most get a minimum of close to a month off. Some countries basically shut down for a month during the summer except for essential personal.
Some countries also just value travel way more. Talk to some Australians, its not uncommon for them when they are young to go away for months at a time.
Some countries also just value travel way more. Talk to some Australians, its not uncommon for them when they are young to go away for months at a time.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:53 am to Street Hawk
Some of them might be taking flights all over the US to watch games. Like they might be taking flights to see one game in Washington DC one day, then another flight to see a game in Washington state the next day, then another flight to see a game in Miami the day after that.
It’s not like it is in geographically smaller countries, where you just take one flight to the capital city, half the games will be in the capital city, and the remaining games will be just 2 or 3 hours away from the capital city by car.
It’s not like it is in geographically smaller countries, where you just take one flight to the capital city, half the games will be in the capital city, and the remaining games will be just 2 or 3 hours away from the capital city by car.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:54 am to Street Hawk
Yeah but the get all the ranch dressing they want.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:55 am to AlterDWI
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take a month off work
Many Europeans get more vacation PTO at early years than I got at 25-years. You typically cannot find one working July or August each year.
Vacation: Europe 1, US 0
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:56 am to Prosecuted Collins
I understand that not everyone is poor in a poor country, but when you see like 25k Senegal fans at a match, you kind of wonder how they all have the money to travel over here.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:56 am to Everyday Is Saturday
Italy basically takes a month off in addition to the bazillion holidays they have.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 9:57 am to Street Hawk
I was wondering the same thing until I saw the crowd at the Mexico England match. They didn't look like the Mexicans I was familiar with. Then I realized foreigners of European descent have money.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 10:03 am to UFFan
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Some of them might be taking flights all over the US to watch games. Like they might be taking flights to see one game in Washington DC one day, then another flight to see a game in Washington state the next day, then another flight to see a game in Miami the day after that.
Can you even give one example of a non-celebrity doing that
Hell I doubt even rich af celebs aren't putting up with 3 cross country flights in 72 hours to attend such non-exclusive events.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 10:04 am to AlterDWI
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How do all these people from other countries, some of them really poor, have the funds to just take a month off work and travel around the U.S.?
There's "rich" people in every country on earth, even if it's just the leader's family. Some of them probably using government funds to travel here.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 10:05 am to JohnnyKilroy
I heard Show Pony on XM considering paying $3500 for a ticket to a game.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 10:08 am to QJenk
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Their countries are poor, but some of the people are not poor.
It's surprising how many people seem to think "poor countries" aren't full of rich people.
They all have a lot of rich people. They just don't have much middle class.
You get a better idea by comparing them to the poorest counties in the US, where you may have 25% below the poverty line, hardly anything but minimum wage jobs for another 50% but still some people making a lot of money.
Posted on 7/14/26 at 10:08 am to Street Hawk
Last dude does in fact look like a “sparky” to me…might also be a packer, though.
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