Donald Trump has publicly broken with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, his close political ally, by declaring that World Cup 2026 ticket prices are simply too high, even for him.
The remarks landed just days after Infantino stood at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills to defend prices that have left millions of fans locked out of a tournament ostensibly being held on their own soil. Trump told the New York Post, 'I wouldn't pay it either, to be honest,' referring to the £796 ($1,000)-plus prices for World Cup matches, adding, 'I did not know that number.' It is one of the sharpest public divergences yet between the two men, who have cultivated a conspicuous friendship in the lead-up to the tournament.
