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FIFA president Gianni Infantino appears to blame US resale market for sky-high World Cup prices

Nypost · · 766 words · By James Franey
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18 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the cost of a ticket to the final is nearly $13,000, compared to about $1,600 for the 2022 championship”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Ticketmaster landing pages and general Wikipedia entries for the 2022 World Cup. No specific pricing data for the current final or the 2022 final was found in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 22nd edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match was played at Lusail Stadium in Lusail…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the eighth edition of the Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20. It was played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November 2022. In the fin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Men's_T20_World_Cup
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“Infantino said Tuesday at the glitzy Milken Institute conference in Beverly Hills, Calif.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Gianni Infantino spoke at the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 5, 2026 (which was a Tuesday).
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web search NEUTRAL — FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 5, 2026.
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/football/article/2001…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, attends the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 5, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake
https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/milken-institute-global-…
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web search NEUTRAL — FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 5, 2026.
https://punchng.com/infantino-defends-world-cup-ticket-price…
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“Tickets for the US Men’s soccer team’s opening match on June 12 against Paraguay start at $1,000.”
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The evidence provided contains generic Ticketmaster search results and unrelated Wikipedia entries. There is no specific mention of ticket prices for a US vs Paraguay match on June 12.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following are the scheduled events of association football for the calendar year 2026 throughout the world. This includes the following: In countries whose league seasons fall within a single cal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_association_football
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the 11th edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It is due to take place in Australia from 1 O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_Men's_Rugby_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour is the seventh concert tour by the Colombian singer Shakira. The stadium tour commenced on 11 February 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is currently schedule…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Mujeres_Ya_No_Lloran_World…
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“resale vultures are asking as much as $2.2 million for four seats for the final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that tickets for the final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium have been listed on FIFA's resale site for approximately $2.3 million each, with one source specifically mentioning four tickets for $2,299,998.85 each.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deep Purple are a British rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical style has varied throughout their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani
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“global soccer’s most senior fat cat, who rakes in $6 million a year himself.”
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The Wikipedia entries provided for Gianni Infantino and the 2026 World Cup do not mention his specific annual salary of $6 million.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup, also marketed as FIFA World Cup 26, will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member asso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FIFA ASEAN Cup is an upcoming international football competition sanctioned by FIFA for the men's national football teams of Southeast Asia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_ASEAN_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino (born 23 March 1970) is an Italian-Swiss-Lebanese football administrator and the president of FIFA since 2016. He has also been an International Olympic Committee member si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino
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“FIFA, a tax-exempt international organization based in Switzerland”
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Wikipedia and general web search results confirm that FIFA is a sports governing body (international organization) based in Switzerland.
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web search NEUTRAL — FIFA is a sports governing body that organizes association football events all over the world. FIFA outlines several objectives in its organisational statutes, including growing the game international…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA
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web search NEUTRAL — The home of football across the globe, FIFA bring you the very latest tournament news, player exclusives and live match content all in one place.
https://www.fifa.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Follow all the latest FIFA World Cup football news, fixtures, stats, and more on ESPN.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/league/_/name/fifa.world
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“FIFA... says it has been flooded with more than 500 million ticket requests for the 48-team tournament co-hosted this year by the US, Canada and Mexico and kicking off June 11.”
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No evidence was provided or found during the search to support the claim regarding 500 million ticket requests.
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“FIFA will rake in a whopping 30% fee for all tickets sold on its official resale platform.”
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The provided evidence consists of general FIFA homepages and Wikipedia summaries that do not mention the specific 30% fee for the resale platform.
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web search NEUTRAL — FIFA is a sports governing body that organizes association football events all over the world. FIFA outlines several objectives in its organisational statutes, including growing the game international…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA
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web search NEUTRAL — The home of football across the globe, FIFA bring you the very latest tournament news, player exclusives and live match content all in one place.
https://www.fifa.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Follow all the latest FIFA World Cup football news, fixtures, stats, and more on ESPN.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/league/_/name/fifa.world
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“Uncle Sam designated matches hosted on US soil as National Special Security Events.”
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No evidence was provided or found during the search to support the claim regarding National Special Security Events designation.
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“Congress approved $625 million in federal funding, distributed through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to 11 US host cities.”
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No evidence was provided or found during the search to support the claim regarding $625 million in FEMA funding.
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“the 78 matches scheduled across the States.”
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“The designation... places the Secret Service as the lead federal agency”
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“international visitors to the city last year totaled 12.3 million, which is 2.4 million below industry projections and far short of the 13.5 million who came in 2019”
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“a separate survey by the American Hotel & Lodging Association, or AHLA, showed that about two thirds of New York City hotel operators reported softer-than-expected World Cup bookings.”
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“Citywide, hotels had sold just 18% of available rooms for the tournament window as of April, down from 26% at the same time last year, according to CoStar Group data”
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“Nationally, nearly 80% of hoteliers in World Cup host cities in the US said bookings are tracking below initial forecasts.”
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“In New York, more than 60% of hotel respondents pointed to international travel barriers, visa delays and geopolitical concerns as major obstacles.”
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“FIFA has released up to half its pre-booked room blocks”
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