Trump balks at $1,000 World Cup ticket price for US match
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Former President Donald Trump criticized the sky-high World Cup 2026 ticket prices, saying he wouldn’t pay $1,000 to watch the US play Paraguay in LA, while FIFA defended pricing as in line with major US sports. Group-stage tickets average about $567, with the final averaging around $13,000, and resale prices for sought-after seats can reach thousands as the tournament unfolds across 16 venues in the US, Mexico and Canada.
- Trump says he would not pay $1,000 to watch US at World Cup Al Jazeera
- U.S. lawmakers seek transparency on FIFA WC ticket pricing ESPN
- FIFA triples price to $32,970 for its best available tickets to the World Cup final ABC7 Los Angeles
- World Cup 'prices will drop' but too late for traveling fans DW.com
- Andrew Giuliani defends $1,000-plus World Cup ticket prices after Trump says 'I wouldn’t pay it' New York Post
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