She spent $6,000 to give grandpa, 89, his World Cup dream then disaster struck at the gate

An 89-year-old San Diego man’s lifelong dream of attending a FIFA World Cup match became a $6,000 heartache at the stadium entrance.Paola Hernández, 26, told The California Post how excited her grandpa Chico Mendez had been about attending his beloved Mexican national team’s match against South Korea on Thursday.Speaking from their hotel in Guadalajara, Jalisco, she recalled the excitement as their made their way to how excited about attending They flew down earlier in the day and made their way to Estadio Akron in Zapopan, six hours before the game to partake in the pre-game festivities.But the once-in-a-lifetime granddaughter-grandpa sporting experience went offsides when Hernández noticed her tickets, which she’d paid $6,000 for on StubHub, were not loading.“Everything seemed fine – it was confirmed, and the payment had gone through,” Hernández said.“I’ve used StubHub before and bought tickets there without any issues.

We arrived at the event, and well they still hadn’t sent them to me.”Worried that she had been the victim of a scam, Hernández reached out to StubHub multiple times and was told wait because they needed to provide the seller enough time to transfer the tickets via FIFA’s app.Hernández was devastated when StubHub’s customer service center told her she’d need to wait until halftime to get the tickets.But the tickets never arrived.After a scoreless first half, Luis Romo sent one past the Korean goal keeper Kim Seung-gyu.That’s when it all became too much for Mendez, dressed head-to-toe in Mexican soccer merch, including a jacket, green track pants and white cap, who broke down in tears as he heard the roars of 45,522 fans inside.“It broke my heart.

I was in tears seeing how his little heart was broken,” Hernández said.“He had come with such excitement and high hopes – I mean, it was his dream – and seeing that literally stolen from him … seeing him cry outside the stadium just broke my heart.”Herná...