With 100 days to the World Cup, today’s picture seems appropriate. While FIFA say that the country will be ready (what they gonna say?), there is doubt that all of the games will be sold out due to the obscene costs of air travel and hotels.
So FIFA have strung a cock a bull story together about how they held back tickets for the people of South Africa. Reality? They didn’t sell out the games between the smaller countries. England are expected to have the most fans at the tourney and that peaks at 20,000.
So, If they reckon they will shift all the tickets (and they do) why would they need to build these?
Roll up, roll up–come and watch soccer giants Serbia take on Australia!
Note to FIFA, tournaments held on the other sides of the world with little infrastructure rarely ever work.
The more I watch the failures of this World Cup, the more I think that FIFA will want a sure thing in the future. (USA 2022)
I would figure that a group of ticket selling windows would be something you’d want included anyway in a stadium building project. They may not get used at the World Cup, but they’d still be needed for whatever the stadiums get used for after.
I’m not saying you are wrong (it is clear there’s issues), I’m just not following how the picture proves this.
I thought the US was the biggest purchaser of WC tickets?
Ditto, TFA.
It strikes me that “the most supported team at the World Cup” might not mean that the English have bought more tickets than the Americans. I suspect Americans are more likely to buy tickets to non-American games than the English are.
So it might just be a little bit rah-rah from Sky. Just guessing.
@TSE: so, you’re saying Sky is making a statement without supporting facts? liars. the whole lot of them.
@TFA: Shocking, I know. One of my favorite late-night insomnia cures is watching Sky Sports News to see the “in the papers” segment for all the awesome hyperbole explained by some stuffy, slouchy journalist type.
@Unoriginal_name
These stadiums will be rubble in a couple of years of the circus leaving–no need for them
@U75
@TFA
No idea, I have read in 3 places that England will have most fans, 20,000.