Gianni Infantino: FIFA president offers $2 million World Cup ticket buyers ‘a hot dog and a coke’

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said anyone who buys a $20 million ticket to the World Cup final will “personally bring a hot dog and a Coke”.

High ticket prices for this summer’s tournament have been the subject of significant criticism, but Infantino joked that if a ticket was sold at such a price, he would deliver to ensure the supporter “has a great experience”.

Many tickets for the tournament have been sold Listed for a five figure fee On FIFA’s resale platform, four tickets for the final in New Jersey last month fetched just under $2.3m (£1.693m).

“If some people put some tickets for the final on the resale market at $2m, number one, that doesn’t mean that the tickets are $2m and number two, that doesn’t mean that anyone will buy those tickets,” Infantino said.

he has Consistent value protection for tournaments And said they are in line with other sporting events in the United States.

“In the United States, tickets are also allowed to be resold, so if you sell tickets at a very low price, those tickets will be resold at a much higher price,” Infantino said Tuesday at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills.

“And in fact, even though some people are saying that our ticket prices are higher, they still end up on the resale market at a higher price, more than double our price.”

“We have 25% of group stage tickets available for under $300.”

Infantino suggested it was comparable to going to a “college game” in the US, adding “and it’s the World Cup”.