First Game Honduras:::::::::Who´s coming down? 2009 we had a great time. Doghouse Tavern again for the night before the game party!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, if I do go to a game, it would be this one (already been to Costa Rica and Panama, don't have much of an interest in going to Jamaica, and between Mexico and Honduras, I'd rather visit Honduras). Spirit only has flights to San Pedro Sula on the weekends and Wednesday ONLY though, and the game is Wednesday, meaning I'd have to take an entire week off to go (fly in the weekend before, fly out the weekend after), or I'd have to use a more expensive company to be able to come in later/leave earlier. Ugh. But how would we go about getting tickets to the game? Just show up at the stadium or is there a way to buy them in advance?
tickets will be sold in advance most likely and quite possibly the USSF will have some tickets for supporters as well. i would think that the cost of staying extra days would negate any savings by flying Spirit
Ugh. Azteca is seriously on the worst possible date for me (CPA in tax season). The partners already frowned at me when I took days off to watch the US in the World Cup. I can't imagine what their reactions will be when I tell them I'm off to Mexico City for a few days in late March. My brother and I already have an idea of when and where we're going there, as we've planned a Mexico City trip out for years it seems like. I'm definitely interested to hear what everybody else is doing whenever those plans are made. Any tips from vets would be great too. Plane tickets are way more expensive than I expected (Roughly $600-700 for me, from North Carolina)
Your brother fell in love with a Mexican sweetheart and naturally, family is an important part of Mexican culture so she wants the wedding in Mexico. You can thank me later.
a wedding on a Tuesday? im in a similar situation with work, although for different reasons. i may have to take a pass on Azteca this time around. pretty disappointing.
Weddings in Mexico take on a long and difficult after party that will require several days of attendance. You have the Dia de la Bandera, which is the Mexican version of the bacherlor party for the men that happens after the wedding unlike in America. Then on Tuesday you will have the Grito de Dolores, where the entire family goes out to bid the couple a happy honeymoon as they leave after the customary four day post wedding celebratory period, which is very traditional in Mexico. You will be able to make it back to work on Wednesday and thank your boss for the understanding.* *If your boss is hispanic or has any knowledge of Latin American culture, I would advise you abort this attempt.
No problem getting tickets via ussoccer, or if not, last world cup, i bought about 20 for people coming down. I live down here. I wouldn´t bother with spirit, american is just about 100 dollars more.
Panama sounds good, mid October the surfing starts getting pretty good, plus as a bonus a WC qualie!!! Azteca I will be there!!! Trolly to border then taxi to Tijuana Airport for cheap domestic flight.
Nice. Not sure anyone will be making it back to work on Weds. though given that it will be a night game on Tuesday and celebrating the win afterwards to the wee hours. Anyway I'm definitely in (my first quali for a while - rugrats tend to put a damper on these trips). I'm assuming several of my old skool homies are up for it too - Colin, John from Atlanta, Ed, Flip, Sansone and the NY/NJ crew, etc.? Who's in?
WTF. I just noticed the profile on the side by my post. superlimey New Member Member Since: Jun 6, 1999Who knew the last century was new?
I thought "New Member" was based on how many posts you have rather than when you registered, but you have 519 posts so that shouldn't make you a New Member either. Maybe ask in the Customer Service forum.
Was really thinking about Azteca, but I havent been to Honduras before (havent been to DF but spent plenty of time in Mexico). The match on a Wednesday really blows though. And flights are fairly expensive right now, even from San Diego. $630+ to get down to Tegucigalpa, $527 to San Pedro Sula. (Do we know where the match will be?)
My other question is, there seem to be a lot more people that want to get on the Azteca bandwagon this year. Is it a possibility that USSF will not be able to meet ticket demand?
Going to attempt either Costa Rica or Panama with my airline miles. The Panamanians at the FCD games in support of Blas Perez are super cool, so I'd hope some Blas fans would be able to show me some cool spots in Panama City.
Airline tix bought for Mexico. I'm in. Seaman Santa that week so it should be quite a party in Mexico that week.
I plan on going to Mexico for the 3/26 match. Has anyone had experience getting tickets for international matches? I have had a couple emails from US Soccer and their lack of commitment on tickets is worrisome. Perhaps someone can walk me through the process so I can feel comfortable knowing I won't be down there and get shut out. I realize they will have 106,000 tickets for sell, but I would like to get decent seats if that is even possible.
Of Course. Like at the Rose Bowl in 2011, I was surrounded by Mexico Fans. They were all very friendly and respectful. I didn't go nuts when the US went up 2-0 and we had a mutual respect for each other. I don't think I will paint my face and take off my shirt and screem like I want to, unless I enjoy getting his with a urine bomb.
In 2005, I bought a ticket from US Soccer for the away supporters section in the lowest level of Azteca. In 2009, USSF offered a lottery for US Supporter tickets (through USSSC) in the uppermost general admission section of Azteca. I think everybody that applied for tickets through the lottery got them from USSF. Rather than risk a lottery (and with a plane ticket already bought), I bought general admission tickets from ticketmaster.com.mx and sat with the rest of the US supporters. It was way cheaper, like $15 per ticket, if I remember correctly. For this cycle, I don't know what the situation will be. I know that USSF had tickets for sale for the friendly in Azteca in August, but I didn't attend.
So what are the chances the MEX-USA match will not be played in Azteca? 1 in a 1000 ? Just curious as to when this venue will be confirmed.