Meet the World Cup superfans who follow their team through it all - ESPN

By the numbers, the 2026 World Cup has been mammoth: 102 games have taken place over the past 35 days, with players, coaches and supporters crossing Canada, the United States and Mexico along the way.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino himself has travelled over 50,000 miles via private jet. But some fans from the final four teams playing this weekend in the tournament's third-place playoff and all-important final have somehow managed to be there every step of the way.

We tracked down three World Cup superfans to find out what their journey has been like, how much money it has cost them, and whether it has all been worth it.

ESPN's Lizzy Becherano, Connor O'Halloran and Lluis Bou contributed to this story.

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Spain's trumpeter
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Sete Fernández is the sound behind Spain's 37-game record equaling unbeaten run. He's been at every single game in that spell — including their run to the World Cup final.

Fernández: «I'm really making the most of it. I arrived on June 14 and have had so many experiences since then. Now, when I think back to when we were in Guadalajara [against Uruguay in the final group game], it already feels like ages ago. It's been a rollercoaster of emotions throughout this time, mixed feelings.

»You can feel the tiredness because we've been bouncing from one airport to another for over a month, travelling by road, by car… To be honest, there comes a point when it gets tiring. I think the reward is coming through in the national team's performance; they're doing very well in the tournament from a sporting perspective.

«Being a fan means travelling from one place to another, waiting to see what each journey has in store as we set out to catch up with