Philadelphia, Pa. (WHTM) — Multigenerational World Cup dreams delayed were not, after all, multigenerational World Cup dreams denied for the Fullmer family.
Aaron Fullmer had last attended a World Cup match as a child, with his own parents, the last time the tournament was in the U.S., back in 1994. He, his wife Mandy, his parents and his own two children were supposed to watch Senegal face France in a first-round matchup last month, but the six tickets Aaron bought as a Hanukkah present never showed up, and the family was left outside the stadium in the Meadowlands, in New Jersey, as the match started.
A StubHub agent acknowledged the mistake offered to refund the tickets, but the Fullmers said simply going back to zero wasn’t enough after six months of anticipation plus hundreds of dollars in other costs including parking, gas and tolls.
Contacted by abc27 News, the company said it was working with the family and was “committed to making this right,” and Mandy Fullmer said the company did that.
More specifically: France won Saturday in Philadelphia (a 2-1 victory over Paraguay), and so did the Fullmers. StubHub gave them six tickets to the match, in addition to a refund for the first-round tickets.
“We made it!” Mandy Fuller said in a message to abc27 News, attaching photos of three generations of Fullmers outside — and, this time — inside the stadium. “Thank you for making this possible for us.”
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