Hols

Chesterfield Gashead. Ex-Seoul expat. Horfield born and raised. Bristol Rovers all the way. UTG! Work in a shite office job.

[Nahuel Lanzón @nahuelzn]

🇸🇴 Nunca vi algo así. En Somalia hoy se llenó un estadio para recibir como héroe nacional a Omar Artan, el árbitro al que Estados Unidos le negó la entrada al Mundial. Increíble.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Those looking for fun at Mexico City's World Cup fan zone will be disappointed, as it's been taken over by a tent city due to teachers protesting over pay.

Sky's @robharris reports from there

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

I received an interesting update to my post about FIFA dumping inventory onto 3rd-party resale platforms from an expert industry insider:

"One thing you didn't notice/mention in your Seatgeek tweet, is those seats are marked as INSTANT DELIVERY. Not just "In-Hand Now". [...] These listings from FIFA show up on Seatgeek as "Instant Delivery" meaning, the tickets are instantly deposited into the buyer's FIFA account directly. No transfer required.

So when you click on "Show Instant Delivery Only" on Seatgeek on the various matches, it will instantly show you all the listings that are from FIFA directly.

They have been listing Cat 1 for M4, the high row 200-levels, on Seatgeek for several weeks now at $1,300ish (face value $2,735). Also instant delivery. And if you zoom into those sections on FIFA marketplace, none of those were ever posted there. Because they were never sold."

[José I. Araoz @Gazpachen]

EL GRAN GESTO DEL MUNDIAL LO HIZO ALEMANIA.

Como bien se sabe, los precios del transporte en New York se han elevado considerablemente por el Mundial. El ticket de metro ida y vuelta de Manhattan al MetLife Stadium se llevó de los 12.90 dólares a los 150 dólares.

Después de semanas de negociaciones, ese precio se rebajó a 98 dólares, lo que sigue siendo un precio carísimo si comparamos con lo que podría costar en Europa.

Ante esto, según información de Sky Sports, el equipo liderado por Joshua Kimmich ha decidido pagar autobuses para la gran parte de los 4000 aficionados que se organizan en el club de fans de Alemania y que darán el presente en el MetLife cuando jueguen contra Ecuador.

Un gesto enorme para paliar el aumento usurero del transporte.

[Hols @roamingbrit]

@bla_bidza @Kathleen_Tyson_

[Pseudo Nym @SudoNym25]

The Epstein World Cup is about to kick off soon and the new promo dropped

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[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

Erling Haaland has featured in a Walovi advert in China in time for the World Cup - and locals say it's too catchy and too funny.

Not going to lie, it's a banger. 🤣

Walovi is a traditional Chinese herbal beverage.

[Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney]

In 2023, Indonesia were stripped of the under-20 World Cup for refusing to allow the Israeli team entry.

Fifa's justification then was the vague "due to the current circumstances".

Quite a contrast to the hardline "FIFA is not involved in host immigration processes" now.

[Dean Ammi @AlgerianFooty]

🗣️ “I want to say thank you to Algeria for choosing Lawrence, Kansas.” 🇺🇸

The locals in USA are all getting behind Algeria. 🇩🇿

[Dan Roan @danroan]

Iran's allocation of fan tickets for the group stage of the World Cup has been revoked just days before the start of the tournament, says the country's football federation. https://t.co/tjaeXEHvqX

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

Big up, Uncle Ian Wright for speaking up, and he's 100% correct.

Look how Qatar got dragged when they were hosting the World Cup.

[mati H. @mati586386]

Mistrz Świata oraz narodowość selekcjonera:
1930 🇺🇾🇺🇾
1934 🇮🇹 🇮🇹
1938 🇮🇹 🇮🇹
1950 🇺🇾🇺🇾
1954 🇩🇪🇩🇪
1958 🇧🇷🇧🇷
1962 🇧🇷🇧🇷
1966 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
1970 🇧🇷🇧🇷
1974 🇩🇪🇩🇪
1978 🇦🇷🇦🇷
1982 🇮🇹 🇮🇹
1986 🇦🇷🇦🇷
1990 🇩🇪🇩🇪
1994 🇧🇷🇧🇷
1998 🇫🇷🇫🇷
2002 🇧🇷🇧🇷
2006 🇮🇹 🇮🇹
2010 🇪🇸🇪🇸
2014 🇩🇪🇩🇪
2018 🇫🇷🇫🇷
2022 🇦🇷🇦🇷

[Ryan Cummings @Pol_Sec_Analyst]

How to sneak a chocolate bar into a FIFA World Cup match in the USA

[Luiz Carlos Largo @LARGOESPN]

CENA INUSITADA ANTES DE PAÍSES BAIXOS X UZBEQUISTÃO! 🇺🇿🇺🇸

Os jogadores da seleção do Uzbequistão foram submetidos a rígidos controles de segurança ao chegarem para o amistoso contra os Países Baixos, em Nova York. 🐶

A polícia realizou inspeções com cães farejadores e detectores de metais enquanto a delegação desembarcava do ônibus da equipe.

As imagens chamaram atenção nas redes sociais pela intensidade do protocolo de segurança.

[Gus @ballstothis]

A beer from all 48 countries playing at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA. Here we go!

[Fisted Away @fistedaway]

Please: be respectful of the host nation’s culture and traditions

[talkSPORT @talkSPORT]

🤯 "I'm gobsmacked at how badly this has gone!"

😫 "I've waited 28 years to get to a World Cup... it's [cost me] well over £10k!"

This Scotland fan reveals why he looks set to miss watching his nation at the World Cup! ⛔️😳

[Canary @TheCanaryUK]

Visa refusals for journalists from Iran, Senegal, Ivory Coast mean this World Cup is a disaster before it even begins
https://t.co/b4I4JUZP3N

[Canary @TheCanaryUK]

Moroccan fans are left devastated after heavy US visa refusals block their 2026 World Cup plans, costing them thousands
https://t.co/bUs95tiBxO

[george @StokeyyG2]

Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to referee at the World Cup, was denied entry to the United States.

He received a diplomatic passport from the Somali embassy but was turned away upon his arrival.

Omar Artan was elected Best African Referee in 2025.