Exclusive | Eager singles dropping thousands on World Cup tickets hoping to score international hunks: Dating pool just expanded

Like a fairytale princess on a magic carpet ride, Dee Vel-Baque’s ready to explore a whole new world of dating.But without a genie to grant her romantic wish, the New Jerseyan’s letting it all ride on the sexy soccer fanatics — and professional athletes, if she’s lucky — in town for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which kicked off Thursday. “The World Cup is here; there are so many outings between New York City and North Jersey, so many parties and activities for locals and people who’ve traveled here for the games,” Vel-Baque, 33, a nanny based in Union County, told The Post.“The dating pool just expanded so much more.”The single is just 30 quick minutes away from MetLife Stadium, the host of eight face-offs, including last Saturday’s matchup between Brazil and Morocco and the upcoming France versus Senegal bout. The weeks-long tournament, back on US territory for the first time in three decades, is expected to attract approximately 6.5 million visitors from across the country.A promising 56 percent of those out-of-towers will be men, who, per a June 2026 study, are interested in America’s nightlife, eateries, bars, clubs and pubs, and, of course, “meeting local people.” That’s where Vel-Baque, alongside thousands of other gals on the prowl, is hoping to score. Natalie, a lifestyle influencer from Los Angeles who didn’t give her last name, urged single women to spend the next two months focused on hooking a hottie who “doesn’t even speak English,” rather than a local louse. “It’s giving, ‘I met your dad [during] the FIFA World Cup 2026,’” the cheeky content creator joked in a post, practicing telling her fictitious future children how she landed their father this hot season. And she’s not limiting her hunt for Mr.

Right to guests of the Garden State and the Big Apple. “I’ve got a leg up because I invested.I’m going to games in Philly, Kansas, Boston and Dallas,” boasted the brunette, who’ll also b...