- World Cup opens with “thousands” of empty seats in Guadalajara NBC Sports
- Why World Cup attendance figures don’t match the empty seats fans see – The Athletic The New York Times
- FIFA defends attendance figure amidst empty seats for South Korea vs. Czechia ESPN
- Empty seats seen at World Cup game after controversy over ticket prices Yahoo
- World Cup 2026: Fifa claims fans staying on concourses are reason for empty seats BBC