New York Attorney General Letitia James joins FIFA investigation into possible ticket price gauging
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New York Attorney General Letitia James joined New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport on Wednesday to launch an investigation into FIFA’s high World Cup ticket prices. The New York Post reported.
Officials say the high prices have triggered “confusion, fake shortages and incredibly high prices” ahead of next month’s football tournament.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James stands silently during a news conference at the New York Attorney General’s office on December 15, 2025. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Both James and Davenport announced the joint investigation (which included subpoenas issued to FIFA by the two attorneys general) to focus on numerous issues arising from the football association’s ticket sales for the tournament; This includes reports that fans are being misled about where their seats are, in addition to overpriced prices.
“It’s not that complicated to be honest about ticket sales. But FIFA has turned buying World Cup tickets into a mess of confusion, fake scarcity, and incredibly high prices, all to the detriment of consumers and hard-working New Jerseyans,” AG Davenport said in a statement. he said.
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While the draw for the 2026 World Cup European qualifiers begins on December 13, 2024, the winning trophy of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is on display at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu)
The joint investigation by both states seems significant given that a number of World Cup matches, including the final on July 19, will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Sky-high ticket prices for the World Cup appear to be a bipartisan issue, as the investigation comes after President Donald Trump made disparaging comments earlier this month about high prices routinely said to be over $1,000.
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President Donald Trump dances at the end of the 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington on December 5, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)
“I didn’t know that number,” President Trump said. “I would definitely like to be there, but I wouldn’t pay that money either, to be honest with you.”
The 2026 World Cup will start on June 11 between Mexico and South Africa.
