"I have long been quite troubled by how the supposed stewards of the game have opted for profit time and time again at the expense of the people that love this game, said Mamdani. And I think what is stunning to me is these demands that we are putting forward, they are just demands that go back to what [Fifa] has done in previous World Cups."
"Mamdani dipped into World Cup history, saying that the last time the men's World Cup was held in the United States, in 1994, tickets could be had for less than $200. Indeed, Fifa in 1993 set a low-end ticket price of $25 (worth about $56 in 2025), with the most expensive ticket to the final going for $475 (worth about $1,000 in 2025)."
Zohran Mamdani launched a public petition against FIFA's use of dynamic pricing for World Cup tickets and framed the move around affordability. Mamdani rose from a little-known state assemblyman to a leading Democratic mayoral frontrunner in New York City while identifying as a socialist. He criticized FIFA for prioritizing profit over fans and cited projected revenue increases of up to 400% compared to Qatar. He contrasted accessible 1994 U.S. World Cup ticket prices with 2026 base prices that are expected to rise considerably once dynamic pricing is applied.
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