🌍 Did you know that Oceania is the least-represented continent at the World Cup? That a trio of non-independent nations are taking part? Or that a double-landlocked country has qualified for the first time ever?
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The only way this doesn’t suck is if they made it mandatory to include more mid majors. But we all know it’s going to be a bunch of mid big conference schools
This is a potential future-altering crossroads for the league and the sport in this region in my opinion.
All of the expansion and movement in the 90s and early 2000s was one thing for a brand new league with little funding… (continued in thread)
When the 2026 World Cup was announced for the United States back in 2018, I told myself there was no way I’d miss it. I was going to be there in person, experiencing a World Cup on home soil and I know so many of you felt the exact same way.
Fast forward to now, and the ticket prices are completely astronomical. Outrageously unaffordable. What was supposed to be the dream of a lifetime has been priced out of reach for regular fans like me. I’m going to miss watching my country host the biggest event in sports… something I may never get to experience again in my lifetime.
Yes, they’re going to make money off this massive event on U.S. soil. But the greed has gone too far. It’s ruining the beautiful game and turning it into something only the wealthy can enjoy. A World Cup should be for everyone not just those who can drop thousands without blinking.
This is an absolute shame.
President Donald Trump's executive order regulating college sports:
- College athletes can only play a maximum of 5 seasons in a 5-year window
- Maximum of one transfer before graduation, otherwise, need to sit a full season
- Schools that violate risk losing federal funding