“I'll personally bring you a hot dog and a coke”

According to the head of world football, FIFA had to comply with American laws, which allow tickets to be resold at a much higher price than the original one.

Gianni Infantino commented on ticket prices for the World Cup final: “I'll personally bring you a hot dog and a coke”

FIFA is facing criticism from many quarters in this regard, after four tickets for the July final in New York recently emerged at a value of almost $2.3 million apiece.

“First of all, that ticket has no such value, even if it appeared on the secondary ticket market. If anyone buys a ticket for that amount, I'll personally bring them a hot dog and a coke to make it a great experience. We have to simply look at the market,” said Infantino, quoted by the AFP agency.

Many point to a significant increase compared to the previous World Cup in 2022, played in Qatar. For the final game, the most expensive ticket was worth about $1,600, now it's about $11,000. According to Infantino, FIFA received 500 million requests for tickets.

“At a professional match of a certain level, in the United States of America you can't go under $300. This is the World Cup,” added the FIFA president.

2026 World Cup groups

• Group A: Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Czech Republic

• Group B: Canada, Bosnia, Qatar, Switzerland

• Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland

• Group D: United States of America, Paraguay, Australia, Turkey

• Group E: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador

• Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia

• Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand

• Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay

• Group I: France, Iraq, Senegal, Norway

• Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan

• Group K: Portugal, DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia

• Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama