New York state, New Jersey probe FIFA World Cup ticketing practices
The probe focuses on alleged misleading seat maps and variable pricing that raised some ticket prices by an average 34 percent, officials said.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Wednesday they subpoenaed FIFA over World Cup ticketing practices, citing reports that fans were misled about seat locations and faced sharply rising prices for matches at MetLife Stadium, which will host the final on July 19.
- For the first time, FIFA employed dynamic pricing with group-stage tickets starting at $60, yet resale markets revealed cheapest tickets at $553, while prices for most of the 104 World Cup matches rose on average by 34% between October and April.
- FIFA initially divided MetLife Stadium into four zones with Category 1 as most desirable, then created new "Front Category" zones after tickets sold, leaving early buyers "excluded from those seats and instead assigned less desirable seats, including seats far from the field or behind the goals."
- New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Samuel A.A. Levine said the agency takes "allegations of blatantly deceptive conduct very seriously and will not hesitate to take enforcement action," while Davenport emphasized fans should trust tickets they purchase match what they receive.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta has similarly sought answers from FIFA over misleading seating maps, as the tournament running June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Mexico and Canada marks the first jointly hosted World Cup; New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured 1,000 tickets at $50 each for working-class fans.
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The New York and New Jersey attorney generals have launched a formal investigation into FIFA's ticket sales practices for the 2026 World Cup. Authorities have ordered the organization to provide mandatory data after allegations that it artificially inflated prices and misled fans. New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has sharply criticized the process, calling it a "trap of confusion, apparent ticket shortages and prohibitively high pr…
The attorney general of New Jersey and New York also requested data from the soccer organization.
Before the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada many fans are angry. The reason: high prices and an opaque allocation of tickets by FIFA. Now several U.S. states determine.
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