So this week I got obsessed with finding tickets for Spain vs Denmark after seeing the fixture pop up. Figured I’d track my whole mess of an experience for you guys. Started on Monday morning when my buddy Marcos pinged me saying “they’re finally playing here in three weeks man!” – cue the panic.
The Wild Goose Chase Begins
First I just googled “Spain Denmark tickets” like an absolute rookie. Big mistake. Page after page of shady reseller sites popped up with prices that made my eyes water. Saw seats behind the damn goal going for over 600 euros? Nah. Couldn’t even tell which were legit so I noped out real fast.
Then tried the official route. Spent two hours refreshing the federation’s ticket portal before I even saw a “BUY” button. Clicked it so hard I nearly broke my mouse. Got to the checkout screen and boom – needed some fancy Spanish fan ID I’d never heard of. Registration form was longer than my grocery list. Gave up.
Getting Sneaky
Next day I tried every trick in the book:
- Messaged five Spanish coworkers begging to use their addresses
- Tried paying with my Danish friend’s Nordea bank card – got declined
- Even fired up a 加速器 to make it look like I was booking from Barcelona
Nothing worked. Kept hitting “payment error” screens or getting stuck in verification loops. My browser history looked like a cybercrime investigation.
The Great Price Rollercoaster
Midweek prices went completely nuts. Check this madness:
- Tuesday 11AM: Corner seats at 180€ seemed kinda okay?
- Wednesday 3PM: Same seats suddenly 450€ after news broke Ramos was playing
- Thursday 9AM: Back down to 220€ when Morata’s injury got announced
Felt like day trading crypto, not buying football tickets. Refreshed pages until my thumb cramped.
How It Actually Went Down
Finally scored yesterday through my barber’s cousin who knows a security guard at Bernabéu. Paid 150€ cash for an upper tier seat. No receipt obviously. Got told to meet outside Burger King two hours before kickoff to “get scanned in”.
Real talk? After burning 30+ hours checking twenty sites, dealing with currency conversions, foreign card declines, and watching prices swing more than a pendulum – this whole system feels rigged. If you don’t have local connections, just accept you’re gonna pay tourist tax. Or watch from a bar.
Honestly next time I might just save my sanity and watch illegal streams. This ticket hunt crap is worse than doing my taxes.