Of the 80 thousand 619 of the Rose Bowl Stadium for the PSG-Actlético at the 3 thousand 142 of the Explicia Stadium for the Ulsan-Mamelodi. The Alternate Club World Cup full stadiums and other semi -deserts. The 30% occupation in Chelsea’s debut had a stir. Sports attraction, prices and migratory vetoes, among the possible factors that explain the phenomenon.
Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium brought together 60 thousand 927 spectators for the opening match, with the Inter Miami of Leo Messi against Al Ahly. Boca Juniors-Benfic had more than 55 thousand fans and 62 thousand 415 went to Real Madrid-Al Hilal. But to those party images are added other semi-empty bleachers, such as those of Atlanta, where only 22 thousand 137 fans went to Chelsea-Los Ángeles FC in a Mercedes Benz Stadium with capacity for 71 thousand spectators.
The Metlife Stadium of New Jersey, a NFL temple with capacity for 82,500 barely filled half of the seats on average in its first two sheltered games, a Palmeiras-Suporto and a fluminense-tortmund.
FIFA recently said that the million and a half million entries is touched, with fans from more than 140 countries. And President Gianni Infantino stressed that he is not worried about conversations about the public response to the New FIFA Club World Cup.
The New York Times published this week a report in which it ensures that the governing body of world football has invested more than 50 million dollars in marketing campaigns to sell tickets and has offered tickets for $ 20 to the students of the Miami Dade College (more than 100,000 registered) to approach the total full in the opening match.
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Political uncertainty
There are several factors that can explain the ups and downs in the sale of tickets. Of the merely sports and the different attraction among colossative of world football and less known clubs, to the political situation in the United States, where President Donald Trump has imposed prohibitions and limitations for about twenty countries.
Trump, who maintains a close relationship with the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, signed on June 4 a proclamation in which the entrance and concession of visas to Citizens of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
In addition, it imposed partial limitations to citizens of Cuba, Venezuela, Burundi, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo and Turkmenistan.
In this sense, the aggressive raids of migrants ordered by Trump and the fear that the customs immigration and control service (ICE) is raised in the stadiums is considered as an added reason that explains the problems in ticket sales.
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The FIFA said that almost 1.5 million tickets have been sold for the Club World Cup and estimated that more than 340 thousand fans were in the stands in their first eight games of the tournament.
The governing body of world football also reported that fans from more than 130 different countries have bought tickets for the matches.
Infantino said that the tournament is developing fluently despite the migratory veto and said he does not feel worried about discussions about ticket sales.
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He also mentioned the concept of “dynamic price” in the United States, where ticket prices range based on demand.
With EFE information
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