I'm really not a fan of the 2 group stage games per team.
Cool, so I have 3 years to make a 5 year old or 8 years to borrow one just for the World Cup.4.5 if they're born in the spring/summer and 5 if they're born in fall/winter.
How old do you think a kid has to be to actually engage with the game?
It's complete and utter bullshit.I'm really not a fan of the 2 group stage games per team.
I think ways of engagement change over time. Right now (at four) she'll pay attention to the game for a few minutes at a time and ask questions. I brought her to the Orlando City match, and she was stoked all through pregame and then wanted to go home right after the match started. So who knows?How old do you think a kid has to be to actually engage with the game?
I LOLed at this. Maybe you should downgrade from Pitchside A to Pitchside B.Serious question, does this event change any young person's opinion about having kids. I think if you're in the 20-28 age range and you want to follow the USMNT through this World Cup or travel and see multiple cities/games, not having a child at 2026 will increase savings to support your World Cup activities. Just a thought...
That’s what those of us in the biz refer to as the “thank God, I’ll have a job another 8 years” cry.
Nashville will def host. They had at least one in Birmingham at that shit stadium Legion last time. (Shit being relative and all)I think they drop Miami and keep Orlando instead. I would go:
NY, Philly, DC, Boston, Seattle, SF, LA, Orlando, Dallas, Atlanta
*Note, that's what I think they do, I would honestly drop Orlando and add Nashville or Denver from the above
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Saving about $22 a month right now since the beginning of the thread. Can hone in on a more accurate goal now with accurate ticket prices.
What do you think the best way to get US tickets is going to be? Worth it to join American Outlaws or another group?
I think I read somewhere US v Switzerland at the Silverdome was the first World Cup game ever to be played indoors.I'm not sure if that is a new regulation, but '94 also had the Silverdome in Detroit as a host stadium, so there definitely has been WC matches played indoors before (that may have been the only place to host one).
I'm using Betterment.What service are you using there and what is the investment situation? I like easy to use software!
For those without one, and within the income limits, open up a Roth IRA and throw money into it. Take out your contribution s for the world cup, and the earnings stay with the IRA towards your retirement. So you get the world cup, with some tax free money towards retirement, win win!
(Sorry, I've done a lot of research on the general lack of retirement preparedness so I always push people to invest and use whatever motivators I can!)
I realize it’s more likely tied to percentage of teams in each confederation, but it’s tough to agree that there are 8worthy teams in AFC and 9worthy teams from CAF while CONCACAF has 6 slots. Off the top of my head, those last three are going to be fought for by Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica and possibly even T&T - a lot can happen with the quality of their programs rising (or falling) in 8 years.
For AFC, who goes after Japan, SKorea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Australia??? China - they’re beyond bad. The next 3 slots will produce some really tough matches to watch which will undoubtably skew goal differential.
I think they drop Miami and keep Orlando instead. I would go:
NY, Philly, DC, Boston, Seattle, SF, LA, Orlando, Dallas, Atlanta
*Note, that's what I think they do, I would honestly drop Orlando and add Nashville or Denver from the above
I don't see how they would drop any of the cities listed, save for Orlando, for Miami.No Orlando AND no Miami?
Say what you will about Miami, it is unequivocally made for a World Cup.
They’ll dump Orlando and keep Miami.