{"id":36096,"date":"2026-06-12T10:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/world-cup-live-ticket-price-dispute-leaves-thousands-of-seats-empty-ahead-of-canada-vs-bosnia\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:14:27","slug":"world-cup-live-ticket-price-dispute-leaves-thousands-of-seats-empty-ahead-of-canada-vs-bosnia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/world-cup-live-ticket-price-dispute-leaves-thousands-of-seats-empty-ahead-of-canada-vs-bosnia\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Live: Ticket price dispute leaves thousands of seats empty ahead of Canada vs. Bosnia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div tabindex=\"0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Japan national team midfielder Wataru Endo, who was forced to withdraw from the national team, has announced that he will also withdraw from international soccer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 33-year-old, who announced the sad news on X (formerly Twitter), said he had &#8220;done everything he could&#8221; after the injury, adding: &#8220;I have no regrets.&#8221; Wataru said, &#8220;I have done everything I could since my injury, so I have no regrets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Obviously I&#8217;m disappointed not to be able to participate in the World Cup, but even more than that, I&#8217;m proud that I&#8217;ve been able to lead the team as captain since the Qatar World Cup, and that we&#8217;ve grown into a group that can take for granted &#8220;winning the World Cup.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The current team is truly a great team. I believe they will overcome any adversity and show us something we have never seen before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37285082\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37285082\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wataru Endo\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37285082.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Japan-v-Iceland-International-Friendly.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37285082.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Japan-v-Iceland-International-Friendly.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37285082.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Japan-v-Iceland-International-Friendly.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37285082.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Japan-v-Iceland-International-Friendly.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Wataru Endo will miss the World Cup through injury\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Wataru Endo to miss World Cup due to injury<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/world-cup-football-live-ticket-37283791\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan national team midfielder Wataru Endo, who was forced to withdraw from the national team, has announced that he will also withdraw from international soccer. 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