With just days left, the U.S. opening match at the World Cup is still not sold out ^28.4%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Rafael Nam - 6/9/2026, 2:13 PM

Optimism Bias 14.9% - Negativity Bias 12.6% - Availability Heuristic 11.3%

Something unusual is happening with only a few days remaining before the U.S. men's national team opens its World Cup campaign against Paraguay: Tickets for the match are not sold out. Although numbers fluctuate regularly, FIFA's ticketing website still shows 132 tickets left to sell for a game that's set to take place in Los Angeles on... more

With just days left, the U.S. opening match at the World Cup is still not sold out ^32.2%

NPR - By Rafael Nam - 6/8/2026, 6:03 PM

Anchoring Bias 19.1% - Optimism Bias 14.2% - Negativity Bias 10.8%

Something unusual is happening with only a few days remaining before the U.S. men's national team opens its World Cup campaign against Paraguay: Tickets for the match are not sold out. Hundreds of tickets are still available for the U.S. and Canada opening matches for the World Cup on Friday. Even more are available in resale platforms —... more

FIFA's World Cup ticket sales outraged fans. Now they are under investigation ^41.9%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Rafael Nam - 5/28/2026, 5:56 PM

Negativity Bias 39% - Unattributed Quote 23.9% - Biased Writer Voice 14.9%

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has had an answer when asked about the sky-high ticket prices for this summer's World Cup: They are simply adapting to the North American market. That's the justification FIFA has used to sharply increase ticket prices for the World Cup taking place in the United States, Mexico and Canada this summer... more

Hotels have a big World Cup problem: Bookings are running far below projections ^66.1%

NPR - By Rafael Nam - 5/4/2026, 9:56 PM

Hasty Generalization 25.4% - Appeal to Emotion 19% - Framing Effect 16.3%

Hotels warn World Cup bookings are far below expectations Nearly 80% of hotels surveyed by a body representing the industry reported bookings were running below projections — a worrisome sign with only weeks to go before the World Cup. With only six weeks to go before the start of the World Cup, hotels at most of the cities hosting the... more

These fans are boycotting the World Cup. Will they make it a bust? ^70.4%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Rafael Nam - 5/1/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 40.2% - Biased Writer Voice 23.2% - Appeal to Emotion 18%

When Ty Malugani in Alabama heard the World Cup was coming to North America, he was thrilled. This was finally his chance to go to a World Cup right in the U.S and take his four little ones to experience the game he loves. The U.S. is co-hosting the tournament with Mexico and Canada starting in mid-June. "We always talked about going to... more

From the U.S. fate to the group of death, here are 5 takeaways from the World Cup draw ^59.3%

NPR - By Rafael Nam - 12/5/2025, 10:00 AM

The 42 teams that have qualified so far for next year's FIFA World Cup now know who they'll face in the initial phase of the tournament taking place across the U.S., Canada and Mexico next year. That's after the draw for the men's flagship soccer tournament was held on a cold, wintry day at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing... more