Picture this: it’s a few months from now, and tickets to the 2026 FIFA World Cup have gone on sale. A friend you met during your semester abroad in Barcelona twelve years ago sends you a message:

“The family got tickets to the Dallas games!” Your friend, whom we will name Mateo Pérez for the sake of this exercise, says via Facebook Messenger, “There are 14 of us coming to town. Where should we stay?”

First, you should be a good friend and tell Mateo that his World Cup experience will revolve around the suburban hellscape that is Arlington, rather than Dallas. Then, you’ll need to let him know that if he’s looking to find an Airbnb or VRBO near the stadium, he’s likely SOL.

“Prepare to spend a chunk of your trip crawling through Interstate-30 traffic,” you tell Mateo. “The real North T

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