World Cup dreams shattered as StubHub tickets cancelled at last minute
Hundreds of fans who bought World Cup tickets on resale site StubHub say they have had them cancelled at the last minute.
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""I was so sad and so frustrated, and so filled with rage, anger, it was a mix of feelings that is hard to explain.""
— Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo , Other
""They basically had to just leave us there, and so my son was just devastated.""
— Eben Pingree , Other
Key People
Eben Pingree is a fan who faced ticket cancellations for the Scotland v Haiti match.
Julie Reeker Moghal is one of the fans suing StubHub over ticket cancellations.
Reuben Renteria is one of the fans suing StubHub over ticket cancellations.
Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo is a fan who bought World Cup tickets on StubHub that were cancelled at the last minute.
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Hundreds of fans who bought World Cup tickets on resale site StubHub say they have had them cancelled at the last minute.
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