Anyone on here serious about going? I am looking to go and have set aside money for this, I'm not keen on travelling all of Brazil and ideally just want to make base in Rio and watch every live match there and all the others on TV whilst taking in the atmosphere/culture/alcohol. Would like some information on people that have been to Brazil and I'm interested if anyone has serious plans similar to mine as yet to plan anything and also don't know if packages would be worthwhile.
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One day did have a free day in the City and it seems a really nice (overly) relaxed place, i.e. went to one place for a pizza and the bloke took an age just writing the order (had to chase a few times too), there is always Volleyball / Soccer going on at one of the beaches but be warned the sand is extremely hot if you go on barefoot.
I hope my small guide has been able to help a little bit - Am sure others have been and will be able offer better opinions than myself
If you join Englandfans, you should be able to get tickets for England games ok (provided we qualify), as given the distance and cost of getting there, the allocation should be fine.
It should be good fun though, if expensive. I'm hoping England firstly qualify, and then are in either groups H or B, as they would then have a chance of playing in Sao Paolo and Rio for the group games. The fact that groups aren't tied to geographic areas is scandalous, the distance between some of the venues is crazy, particularly in a country with no train system!
I'm told that if you are going to travel, book internal flights as soon as the draw is made as these will soon rocket, whilst the flights there shouldn't change in price too much. Though as they are currently £850 at best via Lisbon, I'm not sure how true that is!
Looking forward to it!
Euro 2012 you could buy tickets for a lot of games off the UEFA website a few days in advance. I was very close to going to the England vs Italy match but got put off by the flight costs. The tickets were just sitting there waiting to be bought on the Thursday before the game.
They get to see all the games for free as well as part of the contract.
I've still got no one to go with since my friend pulled out and I have no one else who wants to go. I am desperate to go to a World Cup and would also like to see Brazil but probably wouldn't go there without the World Cup as a push.
I haven't booked my flights or accommodation yet so I feel like I should either send my tickets back to FIFA, sell them 3rd party or keep trying to find someone to go with but I think I have exhausted this option, point blank I'll ask now does anyone on here have a serious interest in going? I'm sceptical about asking around on the net but if there is any forum I would ask on it would be this one.
Any help or advice on it would be much appreciated as I'm starting to run out of time to decide.
There will be so many people all with the same interests.
You are bound to meet people throughout the city wherever you go.
With plenty of fan events etc.
There is nothing like football, or a bar with a pool table for meeting people.
I was apprehensive going island hopping in Thailand for a month after I took redundancy a few years ago, but I met many people just through watching football on the tv in the bars.
Do a bit of planning, research the areas backpackers/travellers go in the city and you will be laughing.
I would go for it mate.
You meet some great people and it gives you the ability to do what you want, when you want, without having to rely on ensuring the other people your with are enjoying themselves too
I'm going. Going Sao Pao, belo Horizonte and rio.
Unfortunately the £90 tickets aren't available on the FIFA website so looks like I'm going to have to find somewhere else to buy a ticket at a much inflated price! But with my student loan just coming in I guess its what the govt toffs would want it to be spent on!
Anyone know of any reliable sites or had any luck getting tickets other ways?
Football-best-tickets website seems to be popping up a lot but need to do some research on if its legit, anyone on here used it before and can confirm? Not done anything like this before in all honesty.
Just wanna experience it all, world cups in south america are said to be the best and there hasn't been one in my lifetime yet so it really is a once in a lifetime chance! Got a very funny feeling about us doing well this year anyway, shall do all i can to get behind the woys boys! Hope I make it!