"Supporter groups say soaring ticket prices threaten to turn 2026 tournament into Corporate Games'. Football's leading fan organisations have demanded FIFA immediately stop selling tickets for next year's World Cup, to be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico, warning that prices reaching nearly $9,000 for premium final seats will exclude supporters from the tournament. Football Supporters Europe, which called the ticket pricing extortionate, issued the call on Thursday after national associations began circulating price lists showing costs up to seven times higher than the 2022 World Cup in Qatar."
"A fan attending every match next June and July from the group stage through the championship game faces costs of at least $6,900 via official supporter channels, based on price details released by Germany, England and Croatia's football federations. Premium tickets for the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in New York are priced at $8,680, compared with roughly $1,600 for the equivalent category in Qatar."
"FIFA is already under the microscope in the wake of its President Gianni Infantino's effusive praise for US President Donald Trump and the doling out by the world football governing body of an inaugural peace prize award to the US leader, who was infuriated to be bypassed for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. That has triggered a formal complaint over ethics violations and political neutrality."
Fan organisations have demanded an immediate halt to World Cup ticket sales amid ticket prices that reach nearly $9,000 for premium final seats. National associations circulated price lists showing costs up to seven times higher than the 2022 tournament in Qatar. A supporter attending every match via official channels faces at least $6,900 in costs. Fan groups described the pricing as extortionate and a monumental betrayal of tournament traditions, calling for urgent consultations before further sales. FIFA faces separate criticism and formal complaints related to its leadership's political gestures and decisions.
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