Trump Says He ‘Wouldn’t Pay’ High World Cup Ticket Prices

BreakingBusinessTrump Says He ‘Wouldn’t Pay’ High World Cup Ticket PricesByConor Murray,Forbes Staff. Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends.Follow AuthorMay 07, 2026, 01:22pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.ToplinePresident Donald Trump told the New York Post in a phone interview he “wouldn’t pay” the thousand-plus dollars being charged to attend the United States’ opening game at the World Cup next month, shortly after FIFA’s president defended the high cost.Trump said he "wouldn't pay" the thousand-plus dollars World Cup tickets cost. (Photo by Jia Haocheng - Pool/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey FactsTrump told the New York Post in a Wednesday evening interview he “did not know” tickets for the United States’ opening World Cup match next month cost four figures, saying, “I would certainly like to be there, but I wouldn’t pay it either, to be honest with you.”“If people from Queens and Brooklyn and all of the people that love Donald Trump can’t go, I would be disappointed,” Trump said, adding, “I would have to take a look at it.”Trump, though, touted the “extremely successful” World Cup ticket sales—FIFA president Gianni Infantino previously said more than 5 million tickets have been sold—claiming the organization is “setting every record in the book. They’ve never had anything like it.”The U.S. team makes its 2026 World Cup debut on June 12 in Los Angeles against Paraguay, with most of the tickets for the match selling for above $1,000. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('ty...