alt Hacker NewsThe way that the Iran team was only allowed into the USA on match days was a disgrace.
Refusing entry to a Somali referee on the spurious grounds of links to terrorism was a disgrace.
The overturning of Falorin Balogun's ban was a disgrace.
The ticket prices were a disgrace. The transport to the stadiums was a shambles.
I could go on.
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ajmurmann • yesterday at 10:21 PM
Ticket prices cannot go down unless you just want more money for scalpers. It's a simple function of supply and demand
chase_flick • yesterday at 8:36 PM
I attended games in Dallas and was shocked at how well the city / FIFA handled transportation. Especially for a city that usually has none.
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NetMageSCW • yesterday at 11:15 PM
Which of those were FIFA’s fault?
> The transport to the stadiums was a shambles.
This bit was kind of baffling to me. Like, the US has a bunch of large stadiums. Presumably they sometimes get used for stuff. How is it not a constant disaster?
There’s a medium sized (50k capacity) stadium near me, and even _with_ a train station with a train each way every ten minutes right beside it, and within easy walking distance of about five high capacity bus routes, it’s always a bit of a shitshow when a big event finishes. I’ve no idea how it could work _at all_ if you’re just depending on buses and cars, which a bunch of the US stadiums seemed to be.