FIFA drew fire (again) this week after fans discovered the tickets they bought to the Women’s World Cup in France might not be together
FIFA, soccer’s often-criticized governing body, gave fans across the globe another reason to grumble this week: seat assignments for the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France that in some cases separated parents from their children.
Fans who bought tickets as early as October were notified Monday that seats they thought would be together are instead scattered across rows and sections. Families and couples learned they would sometimes need to head for seats in different decks.
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