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Mayor cuts limited World Cup tickets for New Yorkers to $50 after furore
Key takeaways
- Pricing for 2026 World Cup has been under heavy scrutiny, including in New York where city mayor cuts limited tickets.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Thursday that 1,000 tickets costing $50 will be made available to city residents of the city of more than 8 million for the world’s most watched sporting event.
- “To put that into perspective, that is five lattes in New York City,” Mamdani quipped from a bar in Harlem’s Little Senegal neighbourhood, alongside US men’s national team star Timothy Weah.
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Pricing for 2026 World Cup has been under heavy scrutiny, including in New York where city mayor cuts limited tickets.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani makes the World Cup ticket price reduction announcement in New York [Adam Gray/AP]By The Associated Press Published On 21 May 202621 May 2026Some lucky New York City residents will soon get a chance to snag cheap seats to this summer’s high-priced World Cup.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Thursday that 1,000 tickets costing $50 will be made available to city residents of the city of more than 8 million for the world’s most watched sporting event.
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