Infantino approves World Cup ticket hike

This is due to the huge increase in ticket prices World Cup For the year 2026, which led to dissatisfaction among fans in attending the competition.

“The biggest, and so far the only, source of income,” L’Equipe quoted Infantino as saying FIFA It’s the World Cup.”

The FIFA president added: “We get money in one month, and in another 47 months, until the next World Cup, we spend this money.”

And that was it Infantino He previously said that the increase in tickets is normal due to the high demand for them after FIFA received 150 million requests for them.

This comes amid a number of issues surrounding the ticketing process, with price hikes reaching several thousand dollars, as well as technical issues that have surfaced with the online booking site, and rising parking fees.