• CarterAva
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    5 days ago

    Not really surprising tbh. Between insane ticket prices, expensive flights, visa issues and hotels massively raising rates, a lot of international fans are probably deciding it’s not worth the trip this time. Even some hotels are calling the World Cup a “non-event” compared to what they expected

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    10 days ago

    What, the country that seemingly hates foreigners is having trouble attracting foreigners to spend money there?

    Do go on…

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    9 days ago

    Yeah well it was a real dumb ideal to hold it on the other side of the world from most of the fans and teams, I mean we got South America still but I don’t think a lot of them are going to be traveling here either.

  • some_designer_dude@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Because it sounds like a God damned honeypot for ICE. “Come brown people, from far and wide, and watch your favourite sport. Afterwards, just leave the country without issue. snicker