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  • World Cup 2026: Fans in Houston deterred by soaring ticket prices Pierrick LEURENT
    The fan zones are open, the stadiums are ready and the biggest World Cup in history is officially underway in the US, Mexico and Canada. SevenΒ matchsΒ are planned in Houston, Texas. The host city expects to attract around half a million visitors and an economic windfall of $1.5 billion. Yet some hotelsΒ remainΒ half empty and many fans complain that soaring ticket prices have made the tournament unaffordable. FRANCE 24'sΒ Pierrick Leurent and Wassim Cornet report.Β 
     

World Cup 2026: Fans in Houston deterred by soaring ticket prices

The fan zones are open, the stadiums are ready and the biggest World Cup in history is officially underway in the US, Mexico and Canada. SevenΒ matchsΒ are planned in Houston, Texas. The host city expects to attract around half a million visitors and an economic windfall of $1.5 billion. Yet some hotelsΒ remainΒ half empty and many fans complain that soaring ticket prices have made the tournament unaffordable. FRANCE 24'sΒ Pierrick Leurent and Wassim Cornet report.Β 

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