N.J., N.Y. attorneys general announce investigation into FIFA ticketing practices

New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a joint investigation into FIFA’s ticketing practices for the upcoming World Cup as prices soar and controversy brews.

In a joint release, the attorneys general said fans have reported being “misled” about where the tickets they were purchasing would be located, and, in some cases, failed to receive the tickets they paid for. Davenport and James said they will also investigate ticket pricing, a complaint of thousands of soccer fans who say they’ve been priced out of attending a game this summer.

“Being honest about ticket sales is not complicated,” Davenport said. “But FIFA has turned buying a ticket to the World Cup into a gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity, and impossibly high prices – all at the expense of consumers and hardworking New Jerseyans.”

Tickets for the best seats at the World Cup Final, which will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, have surpassed $33,000. At MetLife group-stage matches, the cheapest of the tournament, tickets still regularly reach north of a thousand dollars.





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