2026 World Cup Thread (General)

Discussion in 'Columbus Crew' started by Paul171121, Dec 4, 2025.

  1. Crewster

    Crewster Member+

    Jan 28, 2005
    Worthington
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They will create another one to give to Trump
     
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  2. eboe

    eboe Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    May 23, 2006
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The FIFA Imperialism Trophy - shockingly enough, it doesn't go to Italy or the UK, though both of them are getting lifetime achievement awards in 2027.
     
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  3. foozer

    foozer Member+

    Dec 19, 2005
    Indy
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Y'all are more plugged in than me. What are the official USMNT supporters sections for the Belgium game on 3/28? Is it 136, 101, and 102? I see some moderately reasonable priced resale listings in 103 and 135 that I have my eyes on, but just want to know what I'd be getting myself into.
     
  4. Hamburgler03

    Hamburgler03 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 31, 2000
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Can’t find my ticket for Belgium but for
    Portugal we are in 101. Not sure if AO has sent out their actual tickets yet but 101 is where we are for Sammers
     
  5. speedye1

    speedye1 Member+

    Dec 31, 2002
    I am still holding out long odds hope for a ticket to see the USMNT in games 2/3 in Seattle/LA. I will be going solo and need a ticket that is less than $500 a ticket. I am thinking about upgrading my US Soccer Insiders package from free to VIP Insiders which runs $185 a year. Based on the below link it will significantly increase my odds. I am a Sammers member which might get me an increased chance as well. Only time will tell and good luck to all hunting tickets.

    https://www.ussoccer.com/insiders-2...tm_campaign=wcticketinfo_join_upgrade_dec2027
     
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  6. Hamburgler03

    Hamburgler03 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 31, 2000
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Found my ticket and indeed we are in 101. List price was around $35-40 so hopefully you do see some reasonable pricing. I also believe this game (might be Portugal too) was part of Atlanta United Season Ticket package so might be because some folks selling off their tickets.
     
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  7. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From the email:
    To unlock a unique FIFA Participating Member Association (PMA) access code, Standard Insiders will need to complete a $1 verification. This step helps prevent bots and duplicate accounts, ensuring access is reserved for real fans.

    [​IMG]


    Will there be bots? Oh yes.
    Will there be duplicate accounts? Absolutely.


    To top it off, it's not even refundable, nor does it even appear to be applicable towards the cost of the tickets. Someone is making a small fortune on these $1 payments.
     
  8. Hamburgler03

    Hamburgler03 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 31, 2000
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I’m not worried about $1 when I’m going to apply for $6,000+ in tickets. Is it dumb….yes
     
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  9. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I agree 100%.

    To the customer, spending $1 is nothing. To the customer that doesn't get any tickets, it might be a different story. To the ticket seller, who's making thousands of easy dollars here, well...
     
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  10. Hamburgler03

    Hamburgler03 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 31, 2000
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just wait till you read that if applying for conditional tickets (knockout rounds) where US doesn’t end up playing, FIFA has until December to pay you back
     
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  11. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    People are such rubes, spending their tax returns like it's free money.

    Just wait until they realize the US government takes it out of their paycheck in, say, June and pays it back in April. (Interest, anyone?)

    Then again, I've witnessed people at amusement parks asking if rides are "free" when they paid to get in.
     
  12. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    To get your code from US Soccer, you also need to enable location sharing in browser.

    You can then select premium supporter and after a few clicks accept down grades, to potentially have a shot at Premium supporter, standard supporter, and value supporter. I might try to swing seattle but ill have to take a red eye back that night for a wedding
     
  13. Hamburgler03

    Hamburgler03 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 31, 2000
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As indicated above, emails are going out from US Soccer in waves about applying for tickets.

    For the love of all that is good.....PLEASE READ THE EMAIL. Read it twice (or thrice) if you need to. It gives all good information about the process.
     
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  14. Crew96Fan

    Crew96Fan Member+

    Jul 27, 2013
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Applied for 4 in Seattle - 2 in the FIFA draw and 2 in the US Soccer Insiders draw. Good luck, everyone lol
     
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  15. Hamburgler03

    Hamburgler03 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 31, 2000
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    May the odds be ever in your favor
     
  16. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    Croatia picked Alexandria
    2011713282659254370 is not a valid tweet id
     
  17. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  18. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  19. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Was it?

    I remember plenty of people voicing opinions about those countries hosting; I don't remember people threatening to boycott. I could certainly be wrong.
     
  20. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Guinness

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There was some discussion about boycotting the TV broadcasts.

    Will the teams boycott the World Cup and pass up the exposure it brings?
     
  21. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  22. Paul171121

    Paul171121 Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Dec 14, 2018
    #97 Paul171121, Jan 29, 2026
    Last edited: Jan 29, 2026
    Ecuador's base camp will be columbus
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  23. Meddlin' Truckstop Owner

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Aug 21, 2022
    #98 Meddlin' Truckstop Owner, Feb 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
    Last edited: Feb 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
    Watching the Six Nations rugby on ITV in Britain.

    ITV introduced in-game ad breaks tonight.
    30 seconds each.
    During clear stoppages of play.

    Split screen, no action missed.

    People are melting down on social media.
    #itvsixnationsadverts


    The reactions to multiple ads during 3 minute water breaks ... each half ... during the World Cup are going to be a hoot.
     
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  24. speedye1

    speedye1 Member+

    Dec 31, 2002
  25. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is me, finding out I'm not going to be able to watch Six Nations this year because it's paywalled. Boo hoo.
     

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