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United States President Donald Trump says he “wouldn’t pay it either” when asked about the potential $1,000 (\u00a3736) ticket price to watch his country play Paraguay in their 2026 World Cup opener.<\/b><\/p>\n
The competition starts on 11 June and the US, who are co-hosting the tournament with Canada and Mexico, will open their campaign in Los Angeles on 12 June.<\/p>\n
“I did not know that number,” Trump told The New York Post, external<\/span> when asked about fans having to pay $1,000 (\u00a3736) to watch the USA’s first Group D match.<\/p>\n “I would certainly like to be there, but I wouldn’t pay it either, to be honest with you.”<\/p>\n Fifa has been criticised for its “extortionate” pricing strategy for the 2026 World Cup for which, in a departure from recent tournaments, group-stage games were priced based on the perceived popularity of the teams involved, rather than a flat rate. <\/p>\n Fans also face having to pay vastly inflated prices for most games through Fifa’s official resale platform, while world football’s governing body is taking a 30% fee – 15% each from both the buyer and seller – of each ticket which is sold.<\/p>\n “If people from Queens and Brooklyn and all of the people that love Donald Trump can’t go, I would be disappointed, but, you know, at the same time, it’s an amazing success,” added Trump. <\/p>\n “I would like to be able to have the people that voted for me to be able to go.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n