Why the World Cup Is So Expensive
Video Overview & Insights
This year’s World Cup has more teams (48) and more host nations (3) than any previous World Cup. It’s also going to make FIFA billions of dollars, but complications including dynamic ticket pricing and mounting costs are leaving ordinary fans priced out and host cities under financial strain.
They brought the World Cup to a country that calls football "soccer"...
The worst World Cup ever.
The tournament's economics are further complicated by politics. US President Donald Trump has placed himself at the center of the event, even receiving a newly invented “FIFA peace prize” from FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Meanwhile the US-Israel war with Iran has triggered an energy crisis that’s squeezing supplies of jet fuel, leading to higher prices and canceled flights for fans already wary of Trump’s immigration policies.
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00:00 Introduction
02:17 US soccer
Greedy fifa. Forget it not worth it.
03:04 Costs of hosting
05:28 Transportation
It gonna cost not just money at this point, it would also cost your dignity and sanity dealing with the traffic, security and pricey tickets
06:18 International fans
07:29 Infantino & Trump
The pricing is consistent with the policies of the current administration. As Marco Rubio said, going to America is a privilege, and that privilege will be reserved for those who have plenty of money to spend.
08:39 FIFA revenue
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World Cup 2026: the most expensive vacation you’ll never take.😅😅😅
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Imagine a country in ME hosting a better World Cup than US of A due to corporate greed. 😂
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More User Perspectives
What's the song at the end of the video?
@Excelsior2043Imagine being an adult and buying a 2k+ ticket to assist one football match
@darkkskeyeFIFA intersects Trump and the result is grift and chaos.
@PaulKefferGreediest sport organization on the world (FIFA) meets Greediest country in the world (USA)
@dzaki8331And they are the same ppl who attacked Qatar world cup 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@mohammadsif95This is going to be one of the worst world cups ever
@ChuyinilAt this point Fifa should have just stop pretending to be an organization promoting football, register as a company, and just go full on IPO
@Pattawut-z7dFootball has been destroyed by greed.
@AlmightyAjaxNonton di rumah adalah solusi terbaik dari pada kau datang tiket mahal dan keamanan belum terjamin Russia better than you Amerika
@megavschikaIts already broken when they say Soccer
@varunkrishna5007Simple answer: Pure Greed by USA and FIFA
@Fiq1049Football won't be the football in the 90',2000'.
@moa3605BOYCOTT this one in every way, including TV broadcasts on official channels from the comfort of your own home. Think of who’s pockets you’re lining. We CAN put FIFA in its place and create space for better alternatives. For the love of humanity & the g@me, sit this on3 out 💯 It has gone too far!!!
@jsvensson8234FIFA is a mafia
@boomsugaGreed and more greed
@abec8929It's football not soccer
@VictorAdegbayi-u2wIt's not soccer
@onativoWorst WorldCup btw!!
@myfinbo5186No longer people's game.
@yusufahmed786-IThis documentary lost me on the first sentence.
@zhang_hanGouge fest
@seandalton2580That's how you recover >$40 trillion debt.
@reversed_meYe kisne traslate kiya h hindi me 😂😂😂😂
@RiteshK-us5fn1:26 It is football, you sucker!
@knightfox1461Nothing I wish for more than the failure of this tournament
@stevensamuel4634Most of the points on this video is valid. And I appreciate it. I want to discuss one point from my perspective that it makes sense to me as an American, which is immigration, there is nothing wrong of being protective about it, it is a huge factor that causes chaos in the last year. And Yes prices are insane and shouldn’t be like that.
@Ashry13113Most of the points on this video is valid. And I appreciate it. I want to discuss one point from my perspective that it makes sense to me as an American, which is immigration, there is nothing wrong of being protective about it, it is a huge factor that causes chaos in the last year. And Yes prices are insane and shouldn’t be like that.
@Ashry13113Lesson on economics: this is what state-sponsored monopoly looks like
@Tommah1000Going to the FIFA World Cup in the United States will be a miserable experience for even the most passionate international Football fans. The obstacles to enjoyment include: U.S. visa paperwork and fees, expensive and poor domestic airline service, large paperwork and licensing requirements to rent a vehicle (needed for transportation), heavy handed fourth amendment violating security at the games, the pitch absorbing so much ball and player energy that fewer than normal in play goals are scored, restaurant dining that is understaffed, heavily enforced alcohol use and purchase laws that make enjoyment of alcohol difficult and risky, and a TSA search on the way out of the country. The U.S. government and corporations will be very proud of there efforts to "ruin the beautiful game atmosphere". The press on this world cup will be worse than a broken metal stamping machine.
@charlescoon577I genuinely hate capitalism and greed!!
@mthokozisimyende787Fifa plus usa
@keybrakerI live in Dallas. If I were to go to every match at AT&T stadium including the semifinal for the same seats as I would in a Cowboys game, I would be out about $17,000 USD. Keep in mind that doesn't include parking, hotels, exorbitant concessions, airfare, land transport, and whatever else they could pull off. I could buy season tickets for the Cowboys and FC Dallas for half that much.
Instead of being angry about not getting my tickets early enough, I will take that money I saved and actually travel to England and Spain to see the Premier League, La Liga, and Champions League matches in a proper environment.
Trump saying Gianni Infantino is a friend of his tells me everything i need to know about that man
@geibipi21DO NOT GO; DO NOT PAY A PENNY TO FIFA. PIRATE THE LIVE SENDINGS !
@solosouletSTOP CALLING IT SOCCER FFS
@gyallis4life617The American greed
@kengyssens5376Usa public transport sucks
@gomamon15Football has turned into GreedBall
@bdp7888Imagin this was in 2022 world cup! The entire world will turn against Qatar!
@thunderthunder9251Paying $200 for a ticket is absurd to me. I don't know how fans afford it. Now, this? Hahahaha. WTH is this? 🤯
@NepalNabin