{"id":771847,"date":"2026-07-19T10:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/771847\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:06:13","slug":"how-much-did-it-cost-to-attend-the-2026-world-cup-7-fans-shared-their-receipts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/771847\/","title":{"rendered":"How much did it cost to attend the 2026 World Cup? 7 fans shared their receipts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"g-wrapper_meta g-text-align-left svelte-fkyd84\" style=\"--g-caption-display:inline;--g-caption-margin-bottom:0;\">Tuntland (bottom left) traveled to the U.S. from Norway with 10 of his friends. He called the trip a \u201cmagical\u201d experience.   Courtesy of Patrick de Souza Tuntland<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Norway had gone nearly three decades without playing in the World Cup, so when the country finally qualified for the tournament, Patrick de Souza Tuntland decided he would travel to New York with 10 friends to cheer, party and row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">In all, he spent 12 days in the United States, attending games and sightseeing along the East Coast. It was \u201cso much better than we could have dreamed about,\u201d he said. \u201cHonestly, it\u2019s been the time of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">In all, his trip cost $5,619: \u201cTalking about the cost almost doesn\u2019t make sense,\u201d Tuntland said. \u201cI would do it all again 100 times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">When Norway played Senegal, the friends began their day at a party in Manhattan. They took a train to MetLife Stadium ($98 roundtrip) and dodged a downpour on their way to more pre-game festivities. After the game, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7376691\/2026\/06\/22\/norway-haaland-goals-result-senegal-world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3-2 victory<\/a> that guaranteed Norway would make the Round of 32, his friends all agreed it was one of the best days of their lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Tuntland\u2019s ticket for that game, purchased through the Norwegian soccer federation, cost $465. (To ensure they\u2019d be selected in the draw to buy World Cup tickets, Tuntland and his friends attended some of Norway\u2019s qualifying matches.) Tuntland saved by staying at a friend\u2019s house in New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Tuntland, whose father is Brazilian, took a day trip to Philadelphia to see Brazil play Haiti ($804 for the ticket, $50 for the bus). He and his friends also traveled to Boston ($89 by train) for a couple of nights ($273 per person in a shared Airbnb) to go to Norway\u2019s final group-stage game, against France ($265).<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">Tuntland estimates he spent $1,400 on food and drinks and another $700 on sightseeing \u2014 for instance, attending a show (\u201cThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,\u201d $77 and \u201cvery funny\u201d) and visiting the Empire State Building ($80). He also went to the Knicks parade (free and \u201cvery cool\u201d).<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-kxgec5 g-text_last\">In hindsight, perhaps the friend group could have saved money by going to less expensive restaurants. But Tuntland has no regrets. Now that he\u2019s back in Norway \u2014 where he\u2019ll spend the rest of the summer because the World Cup wiped out his travel budget \u2014 he said he still daydreams about the trip.<\/p>\n<p>    Ticket$465Train to and from stadium$98 Airbnb, split among friends$273Ticket$265Hotel$230Train$89Uber rides to and from game$30 Food and drinks$1,400Round-trip flight from Norway$1,175Sightseeing$700Visa$40  <\/p>\n<p>Total $5,619<\/p>\n<p> Spending by category <\/p>\n<p>Tickets  27% $1,534<\/p>\n<p>Food and drinks  25% $1,400<\/p>\n<p>Flights  21% $1,175<\/p>\n<p>Sightseeing  12% $700<\/p>\n<p>Lodging  9% $503<\/p>\n<p>Transit  5% $267<\/p>\n<p>Visa  1% $40<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tuntland (bottom left) traveled to the U.S. from Norway with 10 of his friends. 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