World Cup 2026: Fans with disabilities 'excluded'

Exorbitant costs and logistical hurdles are creating an insurmountable barrier for disabled supporters hoping to attend the 2026 tournament. | Contesto: cronaca

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• World Cup 2026: Fans with disabilities 'excluded'

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament largely hosted across the United States, is facing a growing crisis of accessibility as fans with disabilities report being systematically excluded from the event. Widespread and constant complaints have shifted from general concerns about high costs to specific, impassioned accounts from disabled supporters who say the combined financial and logistical barriers are making attendance an impossible dream. For this community, the promise of a global celebration of football is being broken before a single ball is kicked. The core issue extends far beyond the already staggering base price of tickets. Disabled fans, many of whom require a personal assistant for travel and matchday navigation, are confronted with a pricing structure that effectively doubles their expense. Organizations representing disabled supporters note that FIFA's ticketing policy mandates the purchase of two seats—one for the fan and one for a companion—at full price for accessible seating areas. This requirement, absent of any companion discount common at many domestic leagues and events, transforms an expensive outing into a prohibitive financial burden for individuals and families. Compounding the financial strain is a severe shortage of available accessible tickets. Early sales phases have revealed a deeply inadequate allocation of spaces for wheelchair users and others with mobility requirements. Stadiums with capacities exceeding 60,000 are reportedly offering only a few hundred accessible seats per match, a figure advocates describe as grossly insufficient for a tournament of this scale and symbolic importance. This scarcity creates a frantic and often futile scramble, leaving many long-time supporters locked out entirely from the official sales process. The challenges are not confined to the stadium turnstiles. The geographic scale of the North American host nations, particularly the vast distances between venues in the U.S., introduces a layer of complexity rarely faced at previous World Cups. Accessible, affordable inter-city transportation—whether by air, rail, or road—is a significant concern. Furthermore, the cost and availability of accessible...

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