Infantino accepts the “high” prices of the World Cup

And touching Infantinoin his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about concerns about hospitality US For this summer’s World Cup finals, amid growing internal conflict.

In his statement, which was quoted by several journalists, he said: “It was World Cup 2022 (In Qatar) a fun festival, and the next edition in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be the same. People want time to meet, communicate and spend time celebrating, and this is what we want to help them with.”

Infantino explained that the final game will be “the biggest celebration of humanity,” although human rights organizations are concerned about several policies implemented by the administration of US President Donald Trump.

In his speech, Infantino responded to criticism of ticket prices World Cup 2026This increase was justified by the increase in demand.

FIFA has announced that it will receive more than 500 million tickets during the last application period, which ended on January 13.

The price of the second cheapest category of tickets for the final game was $4,185, only a fraction of the tickets available in the cheapest category, which led to a lot of controversy.

The Swiss Infantino said: “Tickets are not cheap. Germany And England, of course. “

He went on to say: “Now the United States is at the top of the list of countries that are most in demand for tickets, followed by Germany and then EnglandBecause everyone wants to come and participate. “

FIFA did not provide details on how the demand for tickets will be distributed among the 104 matches in the World Cup, or the price groups, but Infantino said confidently: “All the tickets for the matches will be completely sold out.”

He added that thanks to the International Federation’s ticket sales platform, these tickets could be sold at higher prices, explaining: “This is surprising, but it clearly shows the impact.”

He emphasized: “To give you another number, for comparison, FIFA has sold about 50 million tickets in its history.” World Cup It takes more than 100 years, but in this magazine of the World Cup, within these four weeks, we received a request equivalent to a thousand years of the history of the World Cup at the same time.”

“This is something special,” emphasized Infantino. “It’s surprising, but I think it shows that people have faith in FIFA, their faith in Canada as wellMexico And the United States. He wants to travel. He wants to come.”

Regarding the issue of US visa denials to fans from other countries, he said this is “not true.”

Fans from other participating countries are expected to have difficulty obtaining visas to the United States, but Infantino said: “The United States will welcome, as well… Canada And Mexico, in the world next summer, and this is what we are waiting for. “