I’ve been looking forward to this World Cup for years. As an American, I won’t need a Saily eSIM to follow the games in my own backyard, but I’ve been thinking a lot about the friends flying in from Brazil, from France, from Japan, from everywhere. For them, landing in New York or Los Angeles or Dallas with a dead foreign SIM and a roaming bill already running is a real problem, and it’s one that tends to get sorted out at the airport in a hurry and at whatever price is on offer.
Which is why the deal Saily put together for this tournament is worth knowing about. The coupon code GIZMODO gives 35% off the North America plan for the duration of the World Cup. That plan covers the USA, Canada, and Mexico on a single eSIM, so fans bouncing between host cities don’t have to think about it again.
For everything else Saily sells (individual country plans, regional plans, global plans), the same GIZMODO coupon code gives 15% off with no expiry date. It’s the best coupon code on Saily you’ll find anywhere right now.
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Saily is owned by Nord Security, the company behind NordVPN, and that creates an interesting situation this summer. A big chunk of international fans at this World Cup will want to watch matches that aren’t on local TV in their home country, and switching your apparent location with a VPN is the quickest way to get around that. NordVPN subscriptions go up every time a major tournament rolls around, and a six-week event spread across three countries is the longest window they’ve had to work with. Nord Security is essentially running two complementary plays at once this summer, one for travelers who need data, one for fans who need access.
ExpressVPN got the FIFA badge, Saily got the better deal for travellers
The one card Nord Security is not holding this summer is the official FIFA partnership. That went to ExpressVPN, their main competitor, which became the first VPN company in history to sign with FIFA. The deal came with a promotion of its own: 80% off two-year plans through June 19, down to $2.29 a month, plus a ticket draw for Category 1 seats through the Final.
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But official partnerships sell brand recognition. They don’t solve the problem of a fan from Argentina who lands at LAX with no local data and needs to figure out the metro before the group stage match tonight. For that, the Saily North America plan with the GIZMODO 35% coupon code at checkout is a more direct answer. One eSIM covering three countries at 35% off, with no need to swap plans at the border.
I’ll be watching from my couch, probably, but for everyone making the trip, it’s worth knowing before you board. Sort the eSIM now, sort the VPN if you need it, and you can focus on the actual football when you get there.