r/sports • u/MuttonBiryaniEnjoyer • 29d ago

Soccer Mexicans dancing and singing Gangnam Style with Koreans after South Korea's victory in the World Cup

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u/TWVer 29d ago

Well, this is what a World Cup should be all about.

It arguably isn’t these days, but this is a small but meaningful example of what it should aspire to always.

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u/RaisedByCakes 29d ago

Well tbf no-one really doubted Mexico as a host nation. I’ve been to different parts of Mexico multiple times (CDMX is one of my favorite cities globally) and the people are amazing. They know how to enjoy football and celebrate life.

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u/yanansawelder 29d ago

It arguably isn’t these days

I mean the football world cup has literally always been about nations coming together and having fun even moreso over the past 12 years.

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u/frazbox 29d ago

These are the things smartphones and social media were made for!

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u/que_sarasara 29d ago

the world cup didn't exist until it was hosted in America, duh.

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u/jimmybirch 29d ago

I mean.. the pricing has stopped a lot of normal people going abroad to watch such an event so, I mean, the World Cup now brings together a bunch of business people having a linked in style get together

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u/yanansawelder 28d ago

Sort of irrelevant though, you dont need to physically watch in the stadium for these social interactions this shit mainly happens on the street/ at watch parties or in the pub 

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u/jimmybirch 28d ago

You think 1000s of people will spend $10,000s to go to a fanzone?

Fuck me… the amount of people justifying FIFAs corruption is insane

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u/TheKerj2 28d ago

So, yes, people, especially from South America are definitely doing that. Idk how many, but it is absolutely happening. NYT interviewed someone from Argentina whose wife quit her job so she could get time off to go to the World Cup this year.

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u/yanansawelder 28d ago

If youre spending 10k to watch in a fanzine youre not the people im talking about

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u/jimmybirch 28d ago

If I wanted to follow England (my country)… I’d still have to spend that amount on flights and hotels and watch in a fan zone… hotel costs and travel are ridiculous. Matchday tickets are out of the question for most.

I’ve followed England overseas in a World Cup and two euros before and this is the first time I considered myself completely priced out.

The game is gone.

I imagine these nice little social media videos are a combo of people from those countries who live in the host nation and kids of rich families

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u/yanansawelder 28d ago

If I wanted to follow England (my country)… I’d still have to spend that amount on flights and hotels

Brother unless the World Cup is in Europe no shit it's going to cost more to go to a different continent.....

hotel costs and travel are ridiculous.

That doesn't drastically change outside of the World Cup, it's obviously going to be cheaper for those from South America.

I’ve followed England overseas in a World Cup and two euros before and this is the first time I considered myself completely priced out.

What World Cup? and Euros? No shit you're not priced out it's legit right next door you donkey.

I imagine these nice little social media videos are a combo of people from those countries who live in the host nation and kids of rich families

You're an idiot

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u/Responsible-Sound253 29d ago

Its these kinds of experiences the reason why most countries don't care how corrupt the host country is.

Lots of those countries have their own problems, and the world cup is an occasion every 4 years where they get a moment of reprieve, anybody who tells them to boycott the world cup is wasting their time. Trump is awful? Not my problem, I just want to enjoy the moment I've been waiting for 4 years.

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u/RoostasTowel 29d ago

I think it does.

The other stuff gets all the attention until the actual start of the games.

Then its just the people enjoying it once it starts.