In the aftermath of this weekend’s full release of the 2026 World Cup schedule, matches involving Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and the Argentina side which hope to count upon Lionel Messi saw staggering increases in ticket prices, with some quadrupling in value.
When U.S. President Donald Trump wasn’t taking credit for saving “millions of lives” while accepting the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize at Friday’s protracted draw ceremony, he was hailing FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s ability to sell tickets for this summer’s global soccer tournament. “I can report to you that we have sold more tickets than any country anywhere in the world at this stage of the game,” Trump claimed, adding that FIFA had “broken all records.”
