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What I found travelling through the World Cup's US cities | BBC News

2026-07-16 News & Politics
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In many countries, football is a lifelong obsession. In the United States, not so much. Throughout the tournament there has been plenty of debate around ticket prices, extreme heat and whether American fans have truly embraced it. BBC Sport's Sam Harris travelled through New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Houston to find out what the FIFA World Cup experience in the USA is really like. In this video… 00:00 - US road trip begins 00:32 - New York Knicks hype 02:06 - Philadelphia arrival 02:34 - Curaçao v Ivory Coast 03:32 - USA watch party 04:00 - Brazil fans 04:26 - Philadelphia reflections 05:16 - Boston stadium 06:19 - Cape Verde energy 07:05 - Houston arrival 08:18 - Coping with heat 09:13 - Ronaldo mania 09:44 - Our takeaways Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #WorldCup #US #BBCSport #BBCNews

Top Comments (10)

@TianmaoMa-rd1rn 2026-07-17

Perks of being a journalist. Travel the world and meeting all walks of life. To do so with BBC News as anchor is definitely top shelf. Enjoy life bro.

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@aguawassereau3372 2026-07-16

I’m sorry but I’m dying laughing at you even entertaining the possibility that NY would care more about a World Cup game (any game, even the final) than the Knicks winning it all for the first time in over half a century. Especially after that historic comeback in game 3.

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@al28854 2026-07-17

so a 40 minute drive to ''Boston Stadium'' outside of Boston is considered '' .... has been so far to get to''.

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@FMFvideos 2026-07-17

I thought you were going to show the cities and not just a bunch of random fans.

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@Marg-elle 2026-07-18

This was a very superficial lightning-fast romp through major welcoming sites.His insight is "the vibes are incredible."

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@Marg-elle 2026-07-18

Is the BBC really interested in showing the truly interesting and great things re the US?????

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@rickjames21 2026-07-17

Cabo Verde got some baddies out there.

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@thebookkeeper0851 2026-07-17

Man, y'all left the West Coast out of the picture

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@rebekahlittle2131 2026-07-16

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@JakefrmWNDYCity 2026-07-17

Wow, you guys really left out the West Coast.

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