It's just like any other big sporting event… including Aggie football. If you don't care where you sit and just want to be in the building, reasonable last minute tickets will be available. If you want good seats… let's use FIFAs "cat 1" terminology, those should remain in high demand.

I've got 2 round of 16 tickets for July 4th in Houston that unfortunately I'll be forced to sale… they may actually be worth more once the teams are known.

I GOT A TICKET FOR SCOTLAND v MOROCCO IN TODAYS RELEASE!

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I GOT A TICKET FOR SCOTLAND v MOROCCO IN TODAYS RELEASE!

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That's awesome, should be a great match.

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AgRyan04 said:

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I GOT A TICKET FOR SCOTLAND v MOROCCO IN TODAYS RELEASE!

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That's awesome, should be a great match.

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Correction....vs Haiti

It was all a blur!

Scotland vs Morocco is still available.

Also Germany-Curacao and Netherlands-Sweden have some tickets in Houston.

Travel Advisory

I guess more tickets will be available now that Amnesty International has posted a US Travel advisory.

This thing is gonna be a bust in terms of what it could have been. Although I do find it funny that the USA is considered a travel threat. Its still no different than any other western world country and probably quite a bit safer.

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This thing is gonna be a bust in terms of what it could have been. Although I do find it funny that the USA is considered a travel threat. Its still no different than any other western world country and probably quite a bit safer.

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I am sure they consider Mexico safer.

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wangus12 said:

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This thing is gonna be a bust in terms of what it could have been. Although I do find it funny that the USA is considered a travel threat. Its still no different than any other western world country and probably quite a bit safer.

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I am sure they consider Mexico safer.

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Amnesty International is no fan of Mexico.

At any rate, right or wrong, there definitely seems to be pretty widespread apprehension about traveling to the US for the World Cup. Combined with FIFA's antics, the vibes are definitely not great or where they should be for this.

If I were brown-skinned and not fluent in English, I probably wouldn't try to come… but honestly, it'd be no better for me overall in most European countries either. Most might be better about letting folks in with minimal barriers, but once there, the average European is far worse about racist treatment than the average American. That is to say - some folks are likely going to be F-ed with by ICE, but once they're in, they'll be treated much better than most places in the world.

Honestly, I can only think of a small handful of countries where I might be willing to say that people from every walk of life would be treated better than in the US. And even then, I'm not too sure.

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While we're griping about FIFA - I finally just got a wire transfer for the profits from my ticket sales on their marketplace. Credit card refund for the purchase was instant, but getting cash in my account for the profit took 3.5 months. I'll let someone smarter than me calculate how much extra money they make by keeping my money that long.

A few months ago I advocated for buying resale on their site (after mine had sold) - because under the old Category model it was advantageous for buyers to use them for a variety of reasons. But now that they have assigned seats, I wholeheartedly think you should pass and use someone else if you want to buy resale. Their site is awful for buyers trying to find good prices - and they're screwing sellers by not paying them in a timely manner.

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But they'll be sure to bill you immediately for ticket sales!

Any thoughts or hesitations on buying tickets through TickPick, Stub Hub, etc? Looking mainly at Germany-Curaao in Houston, plenty available on those sites. Just not sure how reliable or secure it is.

I can only speak to Stubhub, but they guarantee their tickets

I've used them probably 50 times over the years

Thanks, appreciate that. I've used TickPick for other events and have never had a problem. I guess I was wondering more about the World Cup specifically and ticket listings right now. I assume they're all legit, but with those prices, I'd hate to get scammed.

I think now that seats have been assigned, the risk is very low. But not zero because the transfer of tickets has to happen on the FIFA platform, not via Stubhub. Sellers have to prove that they have the tickets to Stubhub, but that's only a small safeguard because this event involves so much international interest. There's a risk that someone could still essentially refuse to transfer the tickets, keep your money, get their account closed by Stubhub, but escape criminal prosecution from Stubhub because they live in BFE. And then they could list them elsewhere and make more money. And then maybe eventually sell them. Or maybe use all the scamming to pay for their flight to the States to actually go to the game.

Very worst case, you'll eventually get your money back (it is guaranteed) but the process might take forever to resolve and you end up having to pay more to attend while you wait. Or you miss out and don't get to go.

The FIFA marketplace is the only way to guarantee a transfer will happen instantly… but as I mentioned above, the site is sheer trash. Very hard to find the cheapest seats.

Shocked I tell you.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2026/05/05/hotels-world-cup-non-event-so-far/

Yep. A lot of these games are going to end up really cheap. Like bring Ms Fletchers entire kindergarten class cheap.

I think a huge factor is the expanded format. Fans of quality teams aren't gonna pay to see group stage games against the likes of Iraq, Curacao, etc that would've had no business being in previous WCs. For the top teams, there's almost no risk of not advancing since many 3rd place teams will also move on.

So I agree with the speculation that interest will improve once teams advance… most of the top teams are countries in the Visa waiver program so they can basically just come when they want. And I bet others (Argentina/Brazil/etc) already have secured their Visas and maybe even flights but are waiting to see where they actually end up before booking hotels.

If that's all true, then ticket prices for knockouts are going to rise once group results get confirmed.

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And I bet others (Argentina/Brazil/etc) already have secured their Visas

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I would take that bet! You definitely don't know Brazilians!!!

My wife works in the Consulate in Houston, she would even tell you this. You wouldn't believe how many "oh I need a new passport as mine expired and I am leaving tonight" stories she tells.

So is the smarter move to sit tight regarding purchasing tickets, in hopes that prices drop even more? There are plenty on sites like Stub Hub and Tick Pick, and not for crazy prices either (more than I'd like to pay, but not too much more). And as someone mentioned above, the FIFA site is garbage (and more expensive, it seems). The only game I can realistically make is Germany-Curacao (maybe Portugal-Congo DR if that drops enough), and I'd like to get by with paying as little as possible.

The website I posted says that ticket prices have dropped like 70% in the last month, I'm planning to hold tight and get some more last minute. I think they'll continue to come down.

Thanks. I did take a look at that site. Guess I'll hold off for a bit longer and see what happens.

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So is the smarter move to sit tight regarding purchasing tickets, in hopes that prices drop even more? There are plenty on sites like Stub Hub and Tick Pick, and not for crazy prices either (more than I'd like to pay, but not too much more). And as someone mentioned above, the FIFA site is garbage (and more expensive, it seems). The only game I can realistically make is Germany-Curacao (maybe Portugal-Congo DR if that drops enough), and I'd like to get by with paying as little as possible.

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I would bet eleventy internet dollars that tickets to both of those games drop another 70%.