• 13 Jul 2026, 4:07 p.m.

    If it wasn't for the fact I'm in Europe until Friday, I'd certainly be going at that ticket price. Stop messing about and just book it, how many times are you going to have the opportunity to watch a WC Semi Final in the US...

  • 13 Jul 2026, 4:14 p.m.

    Well, in about 12 years if Gianni gets his way, given the continental rotation and the fact only a handful of countries will be able to host a 64-team WC.
    2030 - South America, Africa and Europe (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Morocco, Spain, Portugal)
    2034 - Asia (Saudi Arabia)
    2038 - Nowhere in Oceania (remembering Australia are part of the Asian federation) able to host a tournament that size, so North America it is.
    It's almost like using three federations at one tournament is deliberate so it gets back to the USA sooner.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 4:42 p.m.

    If only the world worked this way.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 4:46 p.m.

    Compared to what I've heard from some folks that didn't seem too bad a price somewhat crazily.

    Though this is Chic so they are likely fake and he'll need to litigate with StubHub to gain entry.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 4:51 p.m.

    Finally caught up fully with the last two matches. Unfortunately that meant having to listen to Matterface commentate like even more of a tart than usual. Anyway, England's run in this tournament kinda reminds me of Forest's Europa League run: relying on a handful of very good players, and dollops of good luck, plus hampered with injuries/deficiencies in key areas that are somewhat of their own making -- and liable to get a shellacking when they come up against a team with quality throughout and strength in depth. Also, I enjoyed every single aspect of that Embolo sending off. Hopefully Kane takes note and stops his bullshit gaming antics like when he went down in the build up to Norway's goal, and when he feigned a head injury in the 118th minute to try waste time and the ref told him to get the fuck up.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 4:51 p.m.

    On which planet is $2860 (minimum) a ‘not bad’ price to watch a game of football? I think some of you might be slightly deranged.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 4:57 p.m.

    ?!!

  • 13 Jul 2026, 5 p.m.

    Yeah sub $3K is quite a bit less than I expected.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 5:58 p.m.

    thats what 15 years of living in the US will do for you...

    and one thing I have definitely learnt, using the play off final as a prime example, where with flights, car hire, hotel etc I paid close to that - those memories are priceless and last a life time.

    besides he'll pay more than that for his comics...

  • 13 Jul 2026, 6:11 p.m.

    If Chic wants to pay more than $2860 to move his comics, I will personally carry them to his front door.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 6:12 p.m.

    No wonder he’s mortgaged to the hilt and will have to work 20 hours a day, 7 days a week until he’s 95.
    Of course he’ll be too bolloxed to read his comics by then, and not long after he’ll cark it and his next of kin will drop them all off at the charity shop for nowt.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 6:30 p.m.

    Yeah same, that's about what playoff final weekend cost me (plus an achilles tendon), to watch one of the most rigged and messy matches I've ever seen. Don't begrudge a penny of it.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 6:32 p.m.

    I think you are all forgetting about the real victim in this ridiculous comic-con.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 6:34 p.m.

    @chicago you've found your courier.

    I've no idea how Jake is going to do it for that price but he seems confident.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 7:13 p.m.

    Alright jake let's private message. Seems like a good deal for the comics.

    As for the game. I cannot go without wifey. So that is double the price. Plus last minute flights. We are looking at 8k. I would also have to cancel 24 clients on Wednesday but most of them are cunts anyway....

    It's something i want to do. Something I should do is another thing altogether. Also the ticket prices keep fucking going up!!!! The Spain/France game is half the price those tossers.

    Chicago: Working with a massive headache.

  • 13 Jul 2026, 7:15 p.m.

    Why the hell not?