{"id":6356,"date":"2026-07-03T18:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6356"},"modified":"2026-07-03T18:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T18:31:17","slug":"fans-file-lawsuit-against-stubhub-over-world-cup-ticket-cancellations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6356","title":{"rendered":"Fans file lawsuit against StubHub over World Cup ticket cancellations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6355\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f307ee58a861a8aaf18aef06b846691d.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f307ee58a861a8aaf18aef06b846691d.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f307ee58a861a8aaf18aef06b846691d-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>FILE-Fans of England celebrate the team&#8217;s 2-1 victory in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 32 match between England and Congo DR at Atlanta Stadium on July 01, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Briggs\/Getty Images)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6353\">Mother, 2 kids killed in apparent murder-suicide at Braeswood hotel<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>Fans filed a lawsuit against StubHub alleging the company failed to deliver expensive tickets they purchased on the secondary market for the 2026 World Cup.\u00a0<\/p> <p>Reuters reported that the proposed class action lawsuit was filed on June 30 in a Manhattan federal court. Fans in the suit alleged they didn\u2019t get &#8220;what they paid for&#8221; because StubHub didn\u2019t deliver their promised tickets.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages of roughly $5 million for thousands of people in the United States who never got their World Cup tickets purchased through StubHub, with accusations of violations of consumer protection and false advertising laws.<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><u>How to watch today\u2019s World Cup matches: Friday, July 3<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>FIFA encouraged fans to only use its own official \u200bresale platform, according to Reuters.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6350\">Shooting reported at Houston church in Sunnyside<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>Soccer fans hopped on social media during the World Cup tournament criticizing StubHub for last-minute ticket cancellations and for withdrawing from guarantees fans could receive replacement tickets.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>Most World Cup ticketholders expressed to Reuters that they journeyed long distances to attend tournament matches, and ticket refunds offered little solace since they remained stuck with airfare and hotel expenses.<\/p> <!-- --><h2>StubHub responds to fans lawsuit<\/h2> <!-- --><p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><p>StubHub said in a statement obtained by Reuters that it would not \u200bcomment on pending litigation, adding that &#8220;Our singular \u2060goal is to get fans into events, and if anything goes wrong, \u200bour FanProtect Guarantee provides replacement tickets or a full refund.&#8221;<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><u>France-Paraguay set to be hottest World Cup match yet<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;The World Cup is \u200bno different, and the issues fans have experienced are largely driven by problems with the event organizer&#8217;s own ticketing infrastructure,&#8221; StubHub concluded in the statement.\u00a0<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6349\">Houston man arrested after allegedly attacking homeless people with motorized water gun<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><br\/><br\/>\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>StubHub is facing a lawsuit from fans who are accusing the online ticket marketplace of not fulfilling their ticket request to attend the World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,37,106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consumer","category-fifa-world-cup","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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