FIFA World Cup Travels

Born in Argentina to an Italian dad and Argentinian mom, soccer has always been in my blood. But my wanderlust kicked in after I graduated from Ohio State.

Overall, I have traveled to 57 countries (FIFA nations?), attending or working soccer games in 34. And every four years, these two passions intersect.

• MAP: Sporting Venues I’ve Been to Around the World

I have now been to games at nine consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments since 1994, totaling 67 combined games. More on each in the links below.

I have also worked eight other World Cups with four U.S. Soccer Federation teams: FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2015 New Zealand; 2019, 2022, 2024 IFCPF World Cup Spain; FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 Lithuania; FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2019 Paraguay, 2021 Russia, 2024 UAE.