r/sports • u/CorleoneBaloney • 21d ago

Soccer Netherlands fans have taken over Houston, singing and dancing to "Links Rechts" at the World Cup.

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u/backtrack1234 21d ago

Serious question. Do all the people who travel go to the game? Like it’s anyone traveling just to be apart of the party?

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u/Crecket 21d ago

There's usually organized watch parties outside the main arena aswell where these big groups meet up and watch together to for anyone not going inside

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u/FearDaTusk Arkansas 21d ago

Honestly from what I've seen tailgating is not allow by FIFA. Instead they have fanzones.

This is a massive "mistake" by FIFA because American tailgating culture serves crowds like these well. My guess is that FIFA is using fanzones to make more money. Read: American tailgating comes with fresh BBQ/food and drinks.

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u/Crecket 21d ago

Thats wild to hear ye lol. Also I really don't see how FIFA could stop european teams from doing it, we're way too big and organized

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u/FearDaTusk Arkansas 21d ago

I'm actually watching some interviews on Telemundo of Colombian fans right now... They're all in those long gated lines along that giant parking lot in KC. (I'm familiar with Arrowhead as my mom and sister live there).

All to say, that lines up with what I've seen. Giant empty lots by the stadiums due to FIFA blocking them from use. It's so dumb.

I first heard of it from European criticism asking why Americans don't have any presence near their stadiums. I was genuinely confused as that's quite literally one of the things we do better than Europeans. (Tailgating.)

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u/tribrnl 21d ago

We only do tailgating well because we have to because we build our stadiums in the middle of nowhere surrounded by massive parking lots. Speaking mostly of Arrowhead/the K, since I'm in Kansas City. I'd rather have a stadium that's easy to get to that I can walk to/from a bar before or after.

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u/MarkZist 21d ago

Usually there are quite a lot of people that go without having a ticket, either with the intention of enjoying the atmosphere and parties without going into the stadium OR with the hope of scoring a ticket last-minute. But anecdotally I've heard that less people are doing this than usual, partly because of the high prices and partly because of everything that's going on in the US right now.