New York City will offer 1,000 affordable World Cup tickets to residents through a lottery program. Tickets cost $50 each and are available for seven matches at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, including five group-stage matches and two knockout-round matches. The World Cup final is not included. Winners receive free round-trip bus transportation to the stadium. The lottery opens at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25, and NYC residents can enter once per day. Eligibility will be verified, and chances are not affected by personal connections. Tickets are intended for fans who otherwise might not afford matches and are not transferable.
"Mamdani said the city has secured 1,000 affordable World Cup tickets for New Yorkers. The tickets will be split across seven matches at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey: five group-stage matches and two knockout-round matches. Each ticket will cost $50. Mamdani joked that the price is about "five lattes in NYC." The discounted tickets do not include the World Cup final. Fans who receive tickets will also get free round-trip bus transportation to MetLife Stadium."
"The lottery opens at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25. New Yorkers can enter once per day. The lottery is only open to New York City residents, and eligibility will be verified. Mamdani said a person's chance of getting tickets will not be affected by who they know. The tickets are designed to go to people who otherwise might not be able to afford a World Cup match, not scalpers. They will not be transferable."
""As we prepare to host the World Cup, we know that tickets have soared to thousands of dollars," Mamdani said. "We have supporters desperate to see a World Cup match." He said he made ticket access part of his campaign before taking office. "Last year I said that we would change that," Mamdani said. "I said we had to make it cheaper for New Yorkers to attend these matches. We are doing exactly that. We are making sure working people will not be priced out of the game they love.""
Read at FOX 5 New York
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