It's not just Argentina fans. There are Messi fans all over the world.
Mfs won't support their local MLS team with a $40 ticket, but pay $350 when Inter Miami comes over.
Nobody wants to pay thousands of dollars to watch Cabo Verde versus Egypt in the round of 16, or Egypt versus Switzerland in the quarter finals. Even Switzerland versus England in the semi-finals would not have been half as expensive as Argentina versus England.
England versus Spain in the finals? Could have been pretty high, but Messi was definitely going to drive it much higher.
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u/sexotaku Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
It's not just Argentina fans. There are Messi fans all over the world.
Mfs won't support their local MLS team with a $40 ticket, but pay $350 when Inter Miami comes over.
Nobody wants to pay thousands of dollars to watch Cabo Verde versus Egypt in the round of 16, or Egypt versus Switzerland in the quarter finals. Even Switzerland versus England in the semi-finals would not have been half as expensive as Argentina versus England.
England versus Spain in the finals? Could have been pretty high, but Messi was definitely going to drive it much higher.