Tickets to attend the upcoming friendly between Mexico and Brazil in Texas are apparently selling fast. Reporter Felipe Cardenas has claimed that over 50,000 people have already purchased seats for the matchup in just one week. The game will be in Texas A&M’s massive college football stadium on June 8th.
Mexico has a huge following here in the United States, particularly in the southern portion of the country. In fact, it was recently determined that Mexico national team games in the States averaged significantly higher attendance than even the United States men’s national team matches.
The upcoming friendly being playing near Mexico also plays a major part in the impressive ticketing information. Along with Mexico’s massive following, Brazil is also a very popular team as well. The South American giants regularly feature one of the most exciting lineups of any national team in the world.
Friendly likely to set ticketing record for Mexico match in US
With almost two months remaining until the Mexico-Brazil match takes place, the game could very well break records. The aforementioned journalist reports that the friendly may potentially set the record for the largest attendance for a Mexico game in the United States.
A 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup matchup between Mexico and the USMNT previously featured just over 93,000 total fans. The game took place in California at the historic Rose Bowl. The legendary arena was sold out for this particular match. Mexico’s largest ever attendance for a friendly here in the States came against New Zealand in 2010. This particular game was also held at the Rose Bowl and featured just over 90,000 fans.
Nevertheless, Texas A&M’s Kyle Field has an even larger max capacity and many assume that the Mexico-Brazil game will sell out as well. The college football arena currently holds up to 102,733 fans on game days. The friendly is set to become the first ever international soccer game held in the gigantic arena…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-04-13 15:54:22
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