I had big plans to stay in Monterrey or Guadalajara with a group. Stay for 10-14 days, see as many group matches as possible.
We even had an Airbnb in Monterrey locked in. Once the ticket prices and schedule came out, everyone bailed. It's not like it used to be. You could chill in one city and see a few group matches in a shorter amount of time.
Now with the inflated ticket prices and stupid # of cities, it just doesn't make sense.
I'll be in LA the Friday before the USA / Paraguay match. I considered extending. Last I checked a single nosebleed seat was ~1400. Hard pass.
The other option was just to drive from Denver to KC to party with the Argentinians and just try to get a ticket for the Algeria match. Well that's on a Tuesday, so fuck it.
Predictions to win it all? I got Spain.