Topic: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread - page 195. (Read 57714 times)

Hopefully, the FIFA council can find some ways to resolve this kind of problem because World Cup being a business, they sure want as many people as possible to see and watch the event because that will also mean that there's a lot of money that will flow to their pockets. Although I doubt that they can really fix it as this problem already falls down to the US and Canada's jurisdiction because safety and security must be ensured first. 

I am 100% sure that in terms of organization in the US everything will be at the top level. In terms of the quality of the competitions held (probably in all sports), this is the country No. 1 and, of course, they will also hold the World Cup at the highest level. But the problem with a visa is a problem of a different order, and there will definitely be dissatisfied people who, for one reason or another, will not be able to get it.

Yeap, that logo looks cheap. I am not a designer, but that looks cheap, when probably thousands were spent on design. Using black and white seems very simple. I think that is gonna look bad on posters at sunny days. And 26 looks shitty What is it about? Year 2026? 26th World Cup? 26 team participate ? Coloured version destroys my eyes Really bad combination of colours, as if I am on drugs or have licked hypnotoad from Futurama 

Yeap, that logo looks cheap. I am not a designer, but that looks cheap, when probably thousands were spent on design. Using black and white seems very simple. I think that is gonna look bad on posters at sunny days. And 26 looks shitty What is it about? Year 2026? 26th World Cup? 26 team participate ? Coloured version destroys my eyes Really bad combination of colours, as if I am on drugs or have licked hypnotoad from Futurama 

Having an actual image of the trophy as part of a logo seems a bit silly.

That's a basic mistake in graphics design. It won't scale down nicely. Any logo should be a vector image.

Also, the number 26 looks obese basically. Maybe they are subtly trying to say something 

The US 94 world cup was one of the best in the history of the world cup. It was outstanding in terms of sports facilities, fans' experiences, and financial support. There were no issues like workers' exploitation and other hitches experienced in the recently organized world cup. Fast forward from 1994 till date, many things have changes technologically and I am sure the US can surpass its records. But I am not 100% percent certain of what the 2026 world cup will look like based on their recent economic and political situations around the globe. But considering the current level of the US, the next world cup will still be the best. America has never disappointed expectant when it comes to hosting sporting competitions because they always exceed expectations. And the multicultural setting of the nations makes it an ideal place to host world competitions. Fans will have an exciting experience because America is like a home for all.

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Last night FIFA revealed the logo it will use for the 2026 World Cup.


What do you think?

I am 100% sure that in terms of organization in the US everything will be at the top level. In terms of the quality of the competitions held (probably in all sports), this is the country No. 1 and, of course, they will also hold the World Cup at the highest level. But the problem with a visa is a problem of a different order, and there will definitely be dissatisfied people who, for one reason or another, will not be able to get it.

One reason for us to make sure about the quality of the 2026 world cup is because America hosting this event, people from all over the world watch the games and since America wants to prove they still can host a great event with better quality than others countries, I think American will try to be a better host than Qatar. 

One reason for us to make sure about the quality of the 2026 world cup is because America hosting this event, people from all over the world watch the games and since America wants to prove they still can host a great event with better quality than others countries, I think American will try to be a better host than Qatar. 

I am 100% sure that in terms of organization in the US everything will be at the top level. In terms of the quality of the competitions held (probably in all sports), this is the country No. 1 and, of course, they will also hold the World Cup at the highest level. But the problem with a visa is a problem of a different order, and there will definitely be dissatisfied people who, for one reason or another, will not be able to get it.

Honestly, I dont understand what is lottery you are talking about. Maybe this is football finals feature, but in ice hockey, you just go online and buy ticket. Or buy tickets from resellers at the stadium. Right now you can freely go to https://www.lippu.fi/en/artist/2023-jaakiekon-mm-kisat/2023-jaeaekiekon-mm-kisat-3218460/?pnum=2 and buy a ticket for gold medal game. 150 EUR and you will see which ice hockey team is the best in 2023.

Lets take Frankfurt, Germany airport (one of the biggest and busiest airports in Europe) as a centre. Google say that cheapest one way airplane ticket is about 400 EUR. Same google say that Tampa hostels starting price is 40 EUR, taking into consideration, this is IIHF finals, everything will be booked, so I would double the price.

Total: 1000 EUR to see IIHF World Cup final + the amount you spend to get to Frankfurt + beer

The problems you might get - all the cheap tokens for prelims are already sold out now, but if you are alone and dont need 5-10 seats in a row, you still can get a ticket with a little effort.

P.S. Prelim tickets were starting from 12.50 EUR for a weak teams games, or from 22 EUR for games such as Canada vs Finland during prelims (but such tickets were sold out immediately). If you are from Europe, a bus from most of countries to Tampa would cost 20-50 EUR max, take some junk food with you and it will cost around 100 EUR to watch your favourite team play. 100 EUR can afford to spend most of average fans.

Obviously it will be better than Qatar and at least there will be no discrimination against unmarried couples and beer will be made available at the stadiums. Hotel rooms will be less expensive and travel will also be easier. But none of this matters, if the fans are unable to get a visa. Anyway, we have 3 years to go for the start of the tournament. Hopefully we will get some clarification regarding the visa issue by then. BTW, a lot can happen in three years. POTUS election is scheduled in around one and half years, for example. It's outcome can have a huge impact on the visa rules.

There are many people who think letting America host the 2026 world cup was a wrong decision and that they will have problems visiting this country to watch the World Cup games but I disagree and I think since America got the experience of hosting other great tournaments, they won't disappoint us and we are going to see a better world cup than what we saw in Qatar.

Is that the only basis for a World Cup to be hosted greatly? I don't think so.

Yes, it's true that Qatar has poured so much resources just to build the much needed stadiums to cater the people who will wanted to see the games live but that is already expected because they are a Petro-country unlike any other countries that have hosted the World Cup before, and in-terms of money, I think it's already a fact that nothing can beat what the Qatar did but you'll see soon if Saudi Arabia can get ahold of the event by being a co-host because I bet they can host it in a way more luxurious manner.

I don't think any other country can organize the World Cup in such a brilliant way in Qatar. The amount of money and initiatives they have spent around just one football world cup is not usually seen in other countries. Qatar finished the 2022 World Cup in good fashion.
It is not possible to enter America as easily as it is possible to enter other countries. When the World Cup is held in America, I hope that the American government will stabilize the rules for the World Cup visitors only.

I agree with you, no matter how much money they spent for the world cup and how they invested in the stadiums they build for the world cup, Qatar could adopt the rules for the people who visit this country to watch world cup games and people who visited Qatar had no freedom in this country which is more important than spending money.