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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 14 hours ago
  • Packages still available for 102 of the 104 matches

  • Fifa selling individual suites in former group sections

Fifa does not comment on commercial deals, but insists overall ticket sales are ahead of projections

Lying their ass off as usual. Will be interesting to see how much money and prestige this whole mess costs them and the Mango Mussolini 😄

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 30 points 22 hours ago
[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Hope Trump finds a way to make fifa insolvent.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

He'll find a way to give FIFA taxpayer dollars for luxury accommodations.

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 22 hours ago

Fucking cunts trying to ruin football

[–] magnue@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

I'm currently on a training plan to get a prestigious Strava KOM on a slightly dangerous route and my plan is to make an attempt during every England world cup game because it's the only time there's nobody on the roads. Don't plan on watching any of it this year.

[–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 8 points 22 hours ago

North Korea and their long range missiles could do the funniest thing in a month or so.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

The “suite essentials” category promises “the beautiful game, simplified” and offers access to a hospitality suite, a numbered seat and “prepackaged snacks, soft drinks, and a commemorative gift”. Starting at $650

Wait, I thought nosebleed seats started at twice that?

[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

"hospitality suite" is not a private suite, it's one big room with a shitty buffet and is so crowded you won't want to be in there if you care about the game at all.

[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

There were like fifteen tickets at a $60 price point, which were technically the cheapest tickets but were basically just a fiction. The nosebleeds for the final do start at like twice that, but group stage matches are cheaper. I do think your broader point is spot on — this is a way to lower prices without admitting they’re lowering prices due to suppressed demand.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago

I think I was looking at the final game prices too. But yeah, they're definitely not selling as well this year.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Nelson Laugh

[–] Elilol@fedinsfw.app 2 points 21 hours ago

a new category – “suite essentials” – has been added to lower-profile games, allowing customers to buy an individual ticket for a suite that would previously have been sold to a group.

GOOD! more things for the rich and less for plebs.