High ticket prices keep World Cup fans in Jamaican Diaspora at bay

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Lester HindsJournalist at Jamaica Gleaner

June 11, 2026

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High ticket prices keep World Cup fans in Jamaican Diaspora at bay

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When the FIFA World Cup kicks off later today in Mexico, many Jamaicans in the Diaspora will be seated in front of their television sets watching the games rather than attending matches.

The main reason, they say, is the high price of tickets.

Allan Cunningham told The Gleaner that he would love to attend some of the matches being played in South Florida, where he lives, but the price of tickets makes that an impossibility.

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