FIFA's World Cup ticket sales outraged fans. Now they are under investigation ^41.9%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Rafael Nam - 5/28/2026, 5:56 PM

Negativity Bias 39% - Unattributed Quote 23.9% - Biased Writer Voice 14.9%

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has had an answer when asked about the sky-high ticket prices for this summer's World Cup: They are simply adapting to the North American market. That's the justification FIFA has used to sharply increase ticket prices for the World Cup taking place in the United States, Mexico and Canada this summer... more