"FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended World Cup ticket prices, insisting that football's global governing body was obliged to take advantage of laws in the United States that allow tickets to be resold for thousands of dollars above face value."
"FIFA's own World Cup resale website, FIFA Marketplace, last week advertised four tickets to the July 19 final in New York at a cost of more than $2m each."
"Infantino was adamant that the steep increase in face-value prices was justified. We have to look at the market we are in the market in which entertainment is the most developed in the world."
FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the high prices of World Cup tickets, stating they reflect market demand and the US laws allowing ticket resales. Fan organization Football Supporters Europe criticized the pricing as extortionate and filed a lawsuit against FIFA. Infantino noted that while some tickets are listed for exorbitant prices, it does not mean they will sell at that price. He justified the increase in ticket prices compared to the Qatar World Cup, emphasizing the entertainment market's development in the US and the necessity to apply market rates.
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