Andrew Giuliani defends $1,000-plus World Cup ticket prices after Trump says I wouldnt pay it
Andrew Giuliani defended soaring World Cup ticket prices as proof of surging demand for the tournament after President Trump told The Post that he wouldn’t shell out more than $1,000 to watch Team USA’s opening match next month.“We look to FIFA as a private entity here, we don’t really believe in price controls,” Giuliani, the Trump administration’s executive director of the White House Task Force on the 2026 World Cup, told the Financial Times.“That’s kind of like what dynamic pricing can do.”Giuliani’s comments came as Trump himself acknowledged in an exclusive interview with The Post this week that he wouldn’t pay four figures to watch the US men’s national team’s opening World Cup match against Paraguay next month.“I would certainly like to be there, but I wouldn’t pay it either, to be honest with you,” Trump told The Post.The soaring ticket costs have triggered mounting backlash ahead of the World Cup, which will be staged across the US, Canada and Mexico beginning in June.The cheapest official ticket for the US-Paraguay opener on June 12 at SoFi Stadium in California was listed at $1,120 through FIFA’s official portal, according to the Associated Press.Prices for later-round matches are even steeper.The cheapest tickets for the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey were listed at $5,785, while premium seats climbed to $10,990, according to AP reporting this spring.FIFA has also rolled out “front category” premium inventory for marquee games — ultra-premium seats positioned closest to the field.Some of those tickets for the final were listed at a staggering $32,970.On resale platforms, prices remain punishing.The cheapest resale tickets for the World Cup final have hovered between roughly $7,000 and $9,000 on secondary marketplaces including StubHub, SeatGeek and Viagogo.FIFA has leaned heavily on dynamic pricing — where algorithms adjust ticket costs based on demand — a strategy that has fueled anger amon...