Football fan or not, travel to the US during the 2026 Men’s World Cup is getting cheaper by the day. One month ahead of the Fifa tournament – which is also being hosted by Canada and Mexico – The Independent has found air fares at well below normal summer levels. Hotel rates are sinking, too. The tournament runs from 11 June to 19 July 2026 . Both England and Scotland have qualified. The Independent has been tracking specific air fares for football fans since the draw was announced in December. One is an open-jaw itinerary outbound on 16 June from Newcastle to Dallas – location for the first England game – and returning from New York on 27 June, the day after the last group match for the team. The fare has fallen from above £1,000 to £945. This deal is on British Airways outbound via Heathrow and New York JFK (with the onward flight to Dallas on American Airlines), returning on BA from Newark via Heathrow. Flying via Dublin is even cheaper. Ireland failed to qualify for the World Cup, so demand is weaker.…