Who we are
Matchday48 ("we", "us") is a free trip-planning guide for fans travelling to the 2026 World Cup across the USA, Canada and Mexico. You can reach us at hello@matchday48.com.
Matchday48 is built in collaboration with IsTheFootballOn.
What we collect
We do not require accounts and we never collect payment details. The only personal information we collect is what you choose to give us:
- Your email address, when you request a free PDF trip guide.
- Optionally, which other teams you follow, so we can send you relevant updates.
- Standard technical data your browser sends to any website (for example IP address and device type), used by our hosting and advertising partners as described below.
How we use your email
We use your email address to deliver the guide you asked for and to send occasional, relevant updates — for example when playoff-path guides are published in March 2026, or when fixtures firm up during the tournament. Every email includes a one-click unsubscribe link.
Our email is sent and stored by EmailOctopus, which acts as our processor. We tag subscribers by team and scenario so the updates you receive are relevant.
Advertising and Google AdSense
We show ads through Google AdSense to keep Matchday48 free.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to Matchday48 and other sites on the internet.
You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies at aboutads.info. For visitors in the UK and EEA, Google presents a consent choice before serving personalised ads.
See our Cookie Policy for the full list of cookies used.
Affiliate links
Some links on Matchday48 are affiliate links, including Amazon Associate links. When you click one, the destination site may set its own cookies. We only ever recommend gear we would pack ourselves. See our Affiliate Disclosure for detail.
Cookies and retention
If you complete the guide download form, we store a first-party cookie for 90 days so you do not have to re-enter your email on return visits. We keep your email on our list until you unsubscribe. Advertising and affiliate cookies are governed by the respective third parties.
Your rights
If you are in the UK or EEA, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, to object to or restrict its processing, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these rights, email hello@matchday48.com or use the unsubscribe link in any of our emails.
Children
Matchday48 is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version date is shown in the site footer.