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ICE, Iran and $1,000 ‘Cheap Seats’: The World Cup Returns to the U.S.

June 8, 2026·52 min·6-min readroundtablesports
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, is shaping up to be the most controversial and expensive in history, with record-breaking ticket prices, geopolitical tensions, and FIFA's monopolistic control drawing widespread criticism. Despite these issues, the tournam

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Rachel Bachman

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Kara SwisherRachel BachmanWill LeitchTariq PanjaGianni InfantinoScott GallowayLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoLamine YamalKylian Mbappe

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