World Cup traveler takes the ultimate college football tour

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>For anyone who’s been active on X (formerly Twitter), the account @FreddyLA7 has taken social media by storm as a European World Cup traveler from Germany experiencing the United States for the first time. A true-life Borat story.

>On his U.S. tour, he’s stopped by several notable college football landmarks along the way, including stadiums, cities, and other notable locations.

>Some of his notable stops and cities include Atlanta, New Orleans, Tiger Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and even Buc-ees.

Breaking down the tour“Freddy” first touched down in the United States on June 5th, flying into Atlanta, the home of the Peach Bowl and College Football Hall of Fame. He was mesmerized by Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the site of the Peach Bowl and SEC Championship as well as several World Cup matches.

What a fucking stadium. pic.twitter.com/atWmunhZrS

— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 6, 2026His tour continued on June 8th, crossing into the Volunteer State, Tennessee, in Chattanooga, where Rocky Top nation let their presence be known in his comments.

TENNESSEE!!!!

New state unlocked. pic.twitter.com/v66UOeZebc

— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 8, 2026He later got his first glimpse of a college football stadium when he attended the Argentina vs. Iceland friendly match at Jordan-Hare Stadium, where they let Ware Eagles VIII fly as “Swag Surf” played throughout the crowd.

There’s an eagle flying around the stadium pic.twitter.com/luC6ENq7oM

— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 10, 2026One of his more notable stops to SEC fans came on June 10th when he stopped at Buc-ees at 1 am for a late-night bite.

Dinner from Buc-ee’s at 1am😋 pic.twitter.com/1p0iZLfmOW

— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 10, 2026As his account and following continued to grow, more and more notable names began to notice him. That said, he was passing through New Orleans, where the New Orleans Pelicans and New Orleans Saints hosted him on tours of Smoothie King Arena and the Caesars Superdome, home of the Sugar Bowl.

Quite the surreal morning in New Orleans today. We got a tour of the Saints and Pelicans facilities.

Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity. Once in a lifetime. pic.twitter.com/AW0Ar3a30v

— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 12, 2026Just down the road in Baton Rouge, LSU did the same thing and gave him a tour of Tiger Stadium in his most recent stop.

Little tour around the LSU campus and a quick visit to Mike the Tiger🐅 pic.twitter.com/0FWdGsclkP

— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 13, 2026