CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — FIFA announces cancellation world cup Due to a website error, tickets were issued to about 60 fans who had mistakenly gotten them for free.
The ticket was “allocated free of charge (0 USD) due to a prior payment issue during the checkout process”. FIFA said in a statement on Thursday..
“FIFA regrets this error and the inconvenience it has caused,” soccer’s governing body said. “Tickets requested by these fans remain on hold and affected fans are advised to complete payment of the correct amount.”
This is the latest glitch in the oft-controversial World Cup ticket sales program, with the Attorney General New York and New Jersey are investigating Because it may violate consumer protection laws.
FIFA said in an email message to buyers that the incorrectly priced tickets were sold through the World Cup’s official website on May 21.
That day came more than three months after he took office as FIFA president. Gianni Infantino said All 104 games of the World Cup were sold out.
Tickets are still on sale by FIFA In preparation for the World Cup matches, which begin next Thursday in Mexico City. It is unclear whether seats at low-demand games will become cheaper under FIFA’s surge pricing model, which is controversial among fans.
FIFA also operates its own resale platform to remove ticket sellers from the market, taking a 15% commission from both buyers and sellers. However, sales platforms such as seat geek Many games became widely available on Friday.
Tickets for the 2026 World Cup are very expensive It was higher than any previous edition, and FIFA justified it as helping to generate billions of dollars in revenue for member federations to develop the game globally.
FIFA took control of ticket pricing and sales as part of bringing World Cup operations in-house. The long-standing model in previous editions was to work with the host country’s local organizing committee.
When the U.S., Canadian and Mexican soccer federations won the hosting rights in 2018, they promised to sell hundreds of thousands of tickets for group stage games at $21 each.
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