But then again, not sure if a lot of people would actually go to the US, as many governments are warning against it
In fact, despite all the problems, I believe that in terms of security, Qatar is much better than the United States, Canada and Mexico.
But even so, I believe that this is the least of the problems that could prevent tourists from going to watch the 2026 World Cup games in person.
The main factors that could make this difficult, I still believe are:
- The money: Even believing that it will be cheaper than the Qatar Cup, this is still a privilege for few people in the world;
- The visa: Unlike Qatar, it is much more complicated to get a visa to enter the USA, which will host most of the games, not to mention that citizens of certain countries are prohibited from entering there... they cannot even apply of the process.
- The culture of the country: The United States has a bad reputation in many countries or religions, something that will certainly prevent much of the world from visiting them.
Qatar 2022 was very expensive for most of the fans. The Qataris were exploiting the fans, by overpricing the hotel rooms and services. The only positive point was that all the world cup venues were located in close proximity, and therefore it was possible to easily move from one venue to the other. And the biggest advantage with Qatar is obviously the visa process. It is very easy to get a Qatari tourist visa, which will enable you to reside in Qatar for a period of up to 90 days. I don't know whether the Americans are going to relax the visa requirements, but it is extremely tedious to get a US tourist visa.
BTW, the third point is illogical. US is much better than Qatar, in terms of respecting different cultures and customs.