The verdict is in: Europeans are obsessed with rural America during 2026 World Cup stay
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially begins with fans from around the world flocking to North America to watch the beautiful match.
However, many people who have never seen America up close are learning firsthand just how amazing this country can be when they truly stop and consider all it has to offer.
USA fans celebrate a goal during an international friendly between the USA and Germany at Soldier Field on June 6, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Michael Miller/ISI Photos)
The internet has been well-acquainted with a German fan named Freddy documenting his trip to South America, but everyone’s favorite guy from Germany isn’t the only foreign soccer fan who’s in awe of the United States.
While pickup trucks, country music and trips to Hooters may be commonplace to most of you reading this, for one British fan who made the pilgrimage to the beautiful USA-of-A, it was a mind-blowing experience that few Europeans can understand.
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Look at the excitement! So who can blame him?
He probably went from eating fish and chips with mashed peas to throwing down a basket of wings surrounded by beautiful women.
U.S. fans go through security checks as they arrive to watch practice in Irvine, California, on June 8, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
You may not be aware of this, but in many European countries refills are not free.
Fear! But the situation is getting worse. They don’t even put ice in your drinks there.
Check out how this Italian rocks his world with endless refills of his ice-cold soda.
Calm down, murderer! We’re not using real sugar here, so who knows what a dozen of these will do to your body?
Ribs rest on a dipping rack as John Witt prepares to present his ribs at the Kansas City Barbeque Society World Invitational Championship on Nov. 13, 2022, at Noccalula Falls Park in Gadsden. Witt is part of the Shmack Q BBQ team in Chicago. Kcbs World Invitational Championship
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But nothing compares to the pure joy a Scottish man experiences as he drives to Buc-ee’s, the center of gas stations.
If you’ve never been before you’re missing out, but here I’ll let our Scottish tourist explain in detail just how magical this ode to capitalism is.
“A gas station mixed with Disney World wrapped in a gift shop” is such an apt description of Buc-ee’s that I don’t think I could do a better job of it.
Speaking of Scotland, what about the Scots who rented a house in Boston for the World Cup and decided to share their people’s song with the rest of the neighborhood at 6 in the morning?
I’m also not talking about a Bluetooth speaker.
Their weapon of choice? Bagpipe.
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If I had to wake up to music I’d probably choose bagpipes over Taylor Swift or Bad Bunny, it’s good that these Scots are changing that.
And this doesn’t just apply to Europeans.
Check out this Japanese sports reporter who came from the Land of the Rising Sun to sample local delicacies.
I bet you don’t have any Nashville hot chicken or GooGoo Clusters at home.
Simply incredible.
That’s the whole point of the World Cup; to show visitors all the wonderful things our country has to offer.
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It started with Freddy and has reached countless visitors from far away places, showcasing everything that makes America special.
A 2026 FIFA World Cup commercial is shown during a Major League Soccer match between Toronto FC and FC Cincinnati at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario on April 11, 2026. (Indrawan Kumala/NurPhoto)
As I said before, you don’t have to be European or Japanese to appreciate what we have in the United States.
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It has almost become “fashionable” to view America as a wasteland or a place devoid of culture, but there is so much beauty in every direction.
Hopefully, by the end of this year’s World Cup, everyone’s eyes will be opened to the fact that this country is a great country, and it doesn’t take a lot of visitors to tell us that.
