FIFA defends record-high World Cup ticket prices as tournament begins across North America
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FIFA is charging record prices for the 2026 World Cup across 16 stadiums in the US, Mexico, and Canada, using dynamic pricing that has pushed list prices into five figures. FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the pricing as appropriate for the North American market, despite widespread criticism. Several venues are sold out as the tournament approaches its opening day.
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· 3 pulledFIFA is using dynamic pricing and has repeatedly raised the prices since tickets first went on sale last fall.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended those prices Wednesday as fitting in the North American market, but they have been criticized for list prices that have reached five figures.
Several venues have sold out, but there a
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