Zohran Mamdani announces $50 World Cup ticket lottery for New York City residents
NYC mayor has taken aim at Fifa over ticket prices1,000 tickets on offer for $50 each, including transportTickets available for every NY/NJ game excluding finalNew York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, on Thursday announced that a new tranche of 2026 World Cup tickets will be made available to residents of the five boroughs at $50 per ticket. The tickets, which will be distributed via random draw, will be for every game at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium other than the final. They will also include bus transportation to and from the event.A total of 1,000 tickets will be available as part of the program, with a block of about 150 tickets for each of the seven games. The tickets will be located in the upper bowl of the 82,000-capacity MetLife Stadium. Continue reading...