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'I spent $6,000 on a World Cup trip but was left stranded at the gate'
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- Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo Image caption, Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo, 45, with his family at a watch party in Dallas, Texas
- When Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo paid $1,700 (£1,300) on Stub Hub to surprise his father with World Cup tickets, he envisioned an unforgettable Father's Day watching Lionel Messi play.
- Instead, after flying his parents from Mexico to Dallas for the Argentina v Austria match, and spending nearly $6,000 (£4,600) on travel and hotels, the family was left stranded outside the stadium gates.
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Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo Image caption, Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo, 45, with his family at a watch party in Dallas, Texas
When Sergio Enrique Alvarado Montalvo paid $1,700 (£1,300) on Stub Hub to surprise his father with World Cup tickets, he envisioned an unforgettable Father's Day watching Lionel Messi play.
Instead, after flying his parents from Mexico to Dallas for the Argentina v Austria match, and spending nearly $6,000 (£4,600) on travel and hotels, the family was left stranded outside the stadium gates.
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