Pete Ross
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Spain, for example, play twice in Atlanta, which is obviously quite far south in the US, but then they go to Monterrey in Mexico.
Teams will also boing about between Canada and the US.
The tournament is split into three regions, roughly west, central and east.
But that could take you all the way from Seattle, for example, in the northwest of the United States, all the way down to California and San Francisco.
So these are big areas for teams and fans to try and navigate.
I think with more teams, more games, all this extreme travel, it is going to be bigger than ever.
But that comes with a lot of caveats.
The ticket prices are so prohibitive for so many people.
On the flip side, it would be argued that the opportunity is there to buy tickets because of the secondary resale market.
But since we found out where people are going to be playing and what groups they're going to be playing in,
Some tickets have gone up more than 100%.
You're talking hundreds of dollars for even the least high-profile games.
And yes, there's another ticket window coming up, which should give people the chance to hopefully buy tickets through a lottery, but it's a logistical challenge, this World Cup.
So it'll be interesting to see what happens in terms of fan zones and if the people living in the 16 host cities can actually feel a part of this tournament, because ultimately that's what we want.
It'll be here on the doorstep.
Will people actually be able to see it is the question.
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