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Haiti ki team 1974 ke baad pehli baar World Cup mein khel rahi hai, aur sab log excited hain. Par bhai, tickets aur travel ka kharcha itna zyada hai ki sabka sapna toot raha hai. Aur upar se ek travel ban bhi hai jo bahar se aa rahe fans ko rok raha hai.
Boston mein rehne wale Julio Midy ne kaha, "Tickets bahut hi zyada mehenge hain aur hum afford nahi kar sakte." Massachusetts mein rehne wale Haitian community mein se kisi ne bhi ab tak tickets nahi kharide hain.
Boston City Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune ne bhi kaha ki affordable tickets ke liye koshish fail ho gayi, kyunki prices itne high hain ki community ke log afford nahi kar sakte.
Sirf Tickets Nahi, Sab Kuch Mehnga Hai
Scotland ke khilaaf Haiti ke match ka ek ticket FIFA ki website par $2,100 mein mil raha tha. Uske alawa, stadium mein parking ka $150 aur door parking ka $50 alag se hai. Boston se stadium tak jaane ke liye train ticket bhi $80 ka hai.
Midy ne bataya ki unko laga tha tickets $200 ke aaspaas honge, par yeh toh usse chaar guna zyada nikla. Unhone yeh bhi kaha ki kaafi bade log online booking nahi kar paate.
Steevenson Chanson, ek young footballer, bola ki yeh uska sapna tha desh ko khelte dekhna, par paisa bahut zyada hai.
Travel Ban Ne Aur Mushkil Badha Di
Aur ek problem yeh hai ki Trump administration ke travel ban ki wajah se USA ke bahar rehne wale kai Haitians team ko support karne nahi aa sakte. Massachusetts Senator Edward J. Markey ne is baat par naraazgi jatayi hai.
Ab community log sponsorships ya FIFA se aur tickets maangne ke tareeke dhoondh rahe hain. Hoops for Haiti jaisi organisations ise young logon ke liye ek chance maanti hain, par ticket aur travel ka kharcha ek bada barrier bana hua hai. Kuch fans toh yeh keh rahe hain ki FIFA ke profits aur unki attending capacity ke beech itna gap hai ki unko 'officially kicked out' kar diya gaya hai.