The bad thing about the 2026 world cup and even previous world cups is getting auto qualification when they host the world cup. I mean when they host the world cup they get some advantages, for example, they will have more visitors for their country and it helps the country financially while getting an auto qualification is not necessary and they should get qualified like other teams.
If my country is hosting the World Cup and it failed to qualify for the competition, I will never go to the stadium to watch any game. The majority of people that go to watch these games are from the host country. Apart from the supporters club of most countries, the stadium will be empty without the citizens of the host country. For the competition to be entertaining and profitable, host nations should be given automatic qualification tickets. Don't also forget that these host nations will also spend millions of dollars on football facilities, infrastructures, personnel, and other essential services. We shouldn't assume that it is FIFA that finances all the projects, so they need to be compensated with automatic qualification.
I think that even if your country dont fail to quality, you would still dont go to stadium. Because you are not a football fan. For example, I am not a huge football fan, probably I dont like football at all, but if I was in Qatar and had a chance to buy a ticket, I would visit any match. Or you think that if two team play, then the stadium is filled only by two nations? Take recent Qatar cup, think there were many locals on the stadium? I think a lot of Qatar werent able to afford to buy tickets.