Zohran Mamdani to announce $50 World Cup ticket lottery for New York City residents

• NYC mayor has taken aim at Fifa over ticket prices

• 1,000 tickets on offer for $50 each, including transport

• Tickets available for every NY/NJ game excluding final

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday will announce that a new tranche of 2026 World Cup tickets will be made available to residents of the five boroughs at $50 per ticket. The tickets, which will be distributed via random draw, will be made available for every game at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium other than the final. They will notably also include bus transportation to and from the event.

It is expected that a total of 1,000 tickets will be available as part of the program, totaling round 150 for each of the seven games. The tickets will be located in the upper bowl of the 82,000-capacity MetLife Stadium.