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Do FIFA need World Cup ticket prices to be high?

That point was underlined this week, as the FIFA Council approved a record prize fund for nations competing in the upcoming World Cup. Across prize money, preparation money and the enhanced CBP, FIFA ... Read More

The World Cup’s $8,000 Tickets Unite Football Fans in Dismay

Football unites the world,” according to FIFA’s motto. The sport’s global governing body has gone some way to achieving that with a World Cup ticketing policy that’s provoked a near-universal ... Read More

World Cup 2026: FIFA Needs to Act on Human Rights

(Washington, DC) – FIFA, the international soccer governing body, needs to match its lofty rhetoric on rights with concrete action, a coalition of human rights organizations, trade unions, and fans ... Read More

FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash

FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams’ most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. Read More

FIFA not entirely to blame for World Cup ticket prices. But it made one big mistake

FIFA is an easy target for something that likely would've happened anyway, but it could've catered more to specific sects of fandom ... Read More

Fifa accused of excluding disabled fans from 2026 World Cup with ‘unfair tax’

Extortionate ticket prices, and having to pay for a companion, have been described as ‘an unfair tax’ by a football supporters’ group ... Read More

2026 FIFA World Cup faces human rights scrutiny

Human rights experts are warning against possible threats ahead of next year’s FIFA World Cup, highlighting the need to protect immigrant communities, foreign visitors and the journalists covering the ... Read More