President Donald Trump on ticket prices for USMNT World Cup opener: 'I wouldn't pay it either'
The U.S. opens the World Cup on June 12 against Paraguay in Los Angeles.
President Donald Trump has weighed in on the high price for tickets to attend next month’s World Cup opener for the United States against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium, and he is not a fan. “I did not know that number,” Trump told the New York Post when informed of the ticket prices for the June 12 match in Los Angeles. “I would certainly like to be there, but I wouldn’t pay it either, to be honest with you.
” According to Ticket Data , the lowest-priced ticket to get into see U. S. -Paraguay is $980 as of Thursday afternoon.
For the USMNT's second match against Australia at Lumen Field in Seattle, it's $1,017. The group stage finale back at SoFi Stadium against Türkiye is currently $709. If you want to attend the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, that will run you at least $8,416.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended ticket prices during an appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills this week. Some tickets for the final have been placed on the resale market with prices north of $2 million. Infantino said market rates have to be applied and joked he would meet the person who paid that much for a seat.