2026 World Cup

5 minutes ago, Maddogbob said:

Obviously I wanted gabba tickets. The three first days went pretty sharpish before I got to them England wise. I could have got Australia tickets but didn't want to take away from local fans. Plus the football fan in me, well you don't sit in the home end.

 

I'll try and pick some up on re sale, if not TV for me. I'll likely be busy with work that time of year.

 

Depending if I'm still here, I'll try for England rugby league world cup tickets. No way England football play in Brisbane any time soon.

Any idea if there’ll be some one dayers or limited over matches ? Have England released their warm up matches ?

I think all the limited over games are India and South Africa mate. I clicked around thr ticketing sight if I could get a limited over game with England. 

(Was kinda hoping one would have been on the Gold Coast, I used to live 10 mins from the ground9.

I've not seen anything about warm up games either. Id imagine they would be Victoria or NSW based, if he very surprised if they tipped up in Queensland.

Scrap that, had a Google.

Two warm up games.

One in Perth and one in Canberra. 

If you want limited over cricket, the bbl might be on so id suggest looking at that, it's a cheap night out imho. While your over.

You've also got the A-league on as well, if you really need to scratch that football itch.

On 13/09/2025 at 02:25, Maddogbob said:

Scrap that, had a Google.

 

Two warm up games.

 

One in Perth and one in Canberra. 

 

If you want limited over cricket, the bbl might be on so id suggest looking at that, it's a cheap night out imho. While your over.

 

You've also got the A-league on as well, if you really need to scratch that football itch.

I went to the last ashes over here, just sat In with the Aussies at the SCG. Wasn't as painful as you might think. Lots of banter, beer and Ritchie Benaud masks! 

I have zero interest in getting ripped off going to a game. 

I think "dynamic pricing" is the wrong term for what we are seeing. The correct term is "course correction" 

The starting prices are absurd, but some will pay, to organise tickets, hotel, transport etc...

The local host city, days & hours before the games, will then be privvy to $50-$100 dollar tickets to make sure attendances are high per game.

So you'll have James from England, travelling and paying £3000+ for 1 game, but John from Canada will get to see the game for £40 as a neutral. 

I think my plan is to attempt to be in America for 3 weeks during the world cup, to atleast be on the same time schedule. 3 weeks in Las Vegas will probably cost the same as going to 1 England game?

46 minutes ago, bigash_swfc said:

I have zero interest in getting ripped off going to a game. 

 

I think "dynamic pricing" is the wrong term for what we are seeing. The correct term is "course correction" 

 

The starting prices are absurd, but some will pay, to organise tickets, hotel, transport etc...

 

The local host city, days & hours before the games, will then be privvy to $50-$100 dollar tickets to make sure attendances are high per game.

 

So you'll have James from England, travelling and paying £3000+ for 1 game, but John from Canada will get to see the game for £40 as a neutral. 

 

I think my plan is to attempt to be in America for 3 weeks during the world cup, to atleast be on the same time schedule. 3 weeks in Las Vegas will probably cost the same as going to 1 England game?

 

 

I like the sound of that. 

Hope you get a job at FIFA in the the next few weeks

52 minutes ago, edmontonowl said:

 

 

I like the sound of that. 

 

Hope you get a job at FIFA in the the next few weeks

 

 

They wouldn't have me.

I wouldnt align with their thinking.

Taking the game away from the working man or woman, in the name of greed isn't a job I'd like

Did Trump just effectively ban the Iranian delegation from the world cup draw?

On the face of it, you'd say this WC will be a farce, but I thought right up until 6 months before it happened that Qatar 2022 would collapse with teams pulling out etc...ended up being brilliant football wise.

Football always to find a way..Brazil corruption, Russia , Qatar..all with issues but it came rogether on match day. 

They said on the radio the other day that because of the problems of high temperatures many of England's matchs may kick off after midnight UK time.

4 hours ago, Bannofan said:

On the face of it, you'd say this WC will be a farce, but I thought right up until 6 months before it happened that Qatar 2022 would collapse with teams pulling out etc...ended up being brilliant football wise.

 

Football always to find a way..Brazil corruption, Russia , Qatar..all with issues but it came rogether on match day. 

This one is 1 too many now though and adding in Trump who will make it all about him . And midnight kick offs our time means no sod will be watching anyway. 

I was excited about taking my kids to a WC Game. But now I’m thinking we wouldn’t go even if we could afford it.
 

FIFA is beyond repair. You would think that Blatter was still in place.

7 hours ago, darra said:

They said on the radio the other day that because of the problems of high temperatures many of England's matchs may kick off after midnight UK time.

Always been the case for World Cups being hosted in the Americas, which used to be every alternate one until 2002, many games have been on after midnight European time. 

With the number of games being played now, I'm sure there's no way that they can fix it so that all the European teams play their matches later in the day due to the temperature. 

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12 hours ago, Maddogbob said:

Did Trump just effectively ban the Iranian delegation from the world cup draw?

Yes he has and fifa has folded like a temu deckchair

They should tell the US that Iran gets reinstated or the WC won't have any games in the US

Maybe trump should crown the US team as winners now...